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How To Manage Your Anxiety Through Pregnancy and Motherhood
Dr Natasha Bijlani, a consultant psychiatrist at Priory Hospital Roehampton with a specialist interest in womenβs mental health issues and pregnancy-related mood disorders, has put together information and advice on how toβ¦
Pregnancy Diary Week 24: Massive Pants
Absolutely massive pants have completely saved me this week. Last week I was pretty much crippled with pelvic girdle pain, which arrived a few weeks ago just as my sickness stopped, and so felt like a double kick between the legs. I was pretty pissed off, trust me.
Pregnancy Diary Week 39: Maternity Leave
I had a pedicure this morning, then a two hour nap. I am now eating a BBQ beef Hula Hoops sandwich β officially winning at maternity leave. I finished work on Friday after a rather frenzied scrabble to get everything I wanted done but have now made it to that dream state where you book in doing bugger all, allow yourself treats and pampering and put your feet up.
Pregnancy Diary Week 40: Things I'm Looking Forward To
So today is my due date. Wow. But when I woke up this morning there were no fanfares, no fireworks, no balloons or bunting. No baby either. As I have read approximately 8000 times in my pregnancy apps over the past few weeks, only 4% of babies arrive on their due date, and so this day is of course fairly nominal. It is actually highly likely that itβs the one day I can relax, safe in the knowledge that I wonβt go into labour.