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What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
So, are your bags packed?
Forget what your due date is, a baby is considered full term at 37 weeks and so midwives recommend you haveβ¦.
Pregnancy Diary Week 8: Maternity Jeans
Ok, Iβve done it. I know I shouldnβt say it but I have. Iβve been thinking about it for a couple of weeks now, and I just couldnβt wait any longer. It feels wrong but now Iβve done it, it feels so right. Donβt judge me butβ¦ Iβve bought some bloody maternity jeans.
Pregnancy Diary Week 26: Changing Body
It has happened. Whilst getting changed for bed last night, I leant forwards without the support of my trusty maternity bra and my boobs met my belly. I was greeted by that warm and slightly clammy feeling of soft flesh on flesh, which as someone with a slightly less than well stocked rack, I donβt usually get.
Pregnancy Diary Week 31: Holiday
This week we have been living it up in the Isle of Wight. This is holidaying at its most intrepid. I would consider myself as reasonably well travelled and fairly adventurous on the whole, but since having our first son our passports have seen bugger all action. We've indulged in a long weekend in the new forest (ooh la la), another at the Suffolk Center Parcs (get us), and now we're jetting off to sunny Seaview, wait for it, for a whole week.
Pregnancy Diary Week 32: Leaking, Waters Breaking?
My Google search terms this week have been as follows: βwaters breaking earlyβ; βwhat does amniotic fluid smell like?β; βweek 32 dischargeβ; βwet knickers in late pregnancyβ. It turns out, my waters havenβt broken early and it is indeed quite normal to leak wee in late pregnancy. Oh good.