I left it a bit late to pack my hospital bag this time; almost until 37 weeks into this pregnancy! To be honest, I think I’d got swept into a false sense of security thinking that we’d just use all of M’s old things for the new baby. I failed…
When I was 36 weeks pregnant, I took a Strepelle test to find out if I was a carrier of Group B Streptococcus (more commonly known as Group B Strep or GBS). I didn’t even realise that Group B Strep was a ‘thing’ until I was sent this home testing…
I’ve never been one to really get worked up about things like baby showers. To be honest I find it a bit embarrassing being the centre of attention and don’t like my friends to feel the expectation that they need to shower me with presents. Especially with this being my…
There’s a bit of a spoiler alert in the title really! Sadly my efforts to get the baby to turn have been in vain and baby is still breech. It’s what I’ve been expecting given that her sister was breech from 28 weeks until the bitter end, so now I…
As you may have read, at my 32 week scan we discovered that much like M, this baby was breech. I was duly booked in for a caesarean section, ‘just in case’ the baby didn’t turn. To be honest, while I was (and still am) hoping for a VBAC (vaginal…
Before M was born, we spent ages choosing all of the furniture needed for her nursery. I needed it to be perfect. I spent hours (and a small fortune on tester pots) choosing the right colour for the walls. The thing that we found hardest, though, was choosing the perfect…
If you saw my post the other week about my 32 week scan, then you’ll know that I’ve got a C-section booked in to deliver this baby at 39 weeks. To say I’m not thrilled about this, is an understatement. Please don’t tell me that I can still opt for…
