Maternity

Back to work…

Monday 1st July was my return to work date. I didn’t really think about it for a long time. It was one of those underlying stresses that you don’t really think you’re stressed about because you never really think about it until BAM! You realise that yes, in-fact. It is a really stressful situation toContinueContinue reading “Back to work…”

The labour

It turns out I was right… something wasn’t quite right with my waters. The midwife did a bit of rushing backwards and forwards. I felt calm but clammy, my palms where sweating and I could feel my heart beating a little faster than normal but all in all on a scale of 1 – 10ContinueContinue reading “The labour”

Packing your maternity bag…

I know people are waiting for the follow on post to the last, but I also promised in the last that my next post would be a helpful one on packing that maternity bag. I did A LOT of over thinking when it came to this bag! I posted in the mum’s and bumps groupContinueContinue reading “Packing your maternity bag…”

Induction date…

So…the hospital bag was packed. All the last bits for the baby had been purchased. The hospital had confirmed my next appointment for the following Friday with a meeting with a consultant straight after. The mayhem of rushing my hospital bags! On Tuesday, Riley’s movements slowed down. I was frightened but I waited for RichardContinueContinue reading “Induction date…”

The scary bit…

So, I bit the bullet and left work. My first day of maternity leave was spent with my mum … I know she took me out so that I didn’t sit and wallow about it all. But we had a great day and went out for a massive breakfast at Trebaron Garden Centre. On aContinueContinue reading “The scary bit…”

What do I wear…

I don’t know about you but I hate shopping! It’s horrendous on a normal day never mind a pregnant day! Also, maternity clothes are expensive for something you may never wear again. My go to for jeans was Asda, maternity jeans didn’t fit me, I tried New Look, H&M and ASOS but my bump wasContinueContinue reading “What do I wear…”

Extra Support…

No, I don’t just mean big knickers (but I would absolutely recommend bump support knickers for any sort of excercise you’re planning on doing). I am very much a 1 person person, I don’t have many friends but the friends I do have mean the absolute world to me, I’m a bit of an introvertContinueContinue reading “Extra Support…”

Thoughts and Feelings…

Having a baby is probably one of the biggest, if not THE biggest thing you will ever do in your life so it’s no secret that new emotions will be a huge part of your experience. Me…I’m an over thinker, it causes me anxiety and as a result I suffer with panic attacks. During pregnancyContinueContinue reading “Thoughts and Feelings…”

The Two Pink Lines…

Honestly, we where not planning a pregnancy (yet). We have been together 9 years and we are engaged so it was going to be in the cards soon … But not right now. In late January (2018) I started to feel a bit ill, out of puff doing the simplest things, exhausted ALL THE TIME.ContinueContinue reading “The Two Pink Lines…”