Chances are if you’re a first time mama to be like me then you’ll also be blissfully unaware of what happens throughout that precious period. Yes, we’ve all heard about morning sickness, tiredness and swollen ankles and we’ve definitely all looked out hopefully for the pregnancy glow but what about the things they don’t tell you? Here are 10 things I wish I’d known before embarking on the ‘journey of life (giving)’.
Flapjack, anyone? It’s the weekend, diets have flown out the window and frankly, what better way is there to get acquainted? Now, in the interests of honesty and because I don’t want you to think I’m a dirty great liar from…
The first week of maternity leave was punctuated primarily by phone calls from my loved ones; “Any news? Any twinges? Anything!?!” I spent the entire week fielding calls and staying close to home in the distinct fear that at any moment…
Ten days ago I started my maternity leave. Or as my loving husband says, I went on holiday. I left the office on a Wednesday with a pile of cards and a hamper of baby goodies but for various reasons…
Firmly into the third trimester, we’re 29 weeks in and up to our eyeballs in paint. Yep, I’m nesting! In the heady pre-pregnancy days, back when bending was comfortable and evening activities went beyond passing out on the sofa at…
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Hayley x
