Athena was born via an elective C section (you can read her birth story here) because of ‘maternal anxiety’ according to my hospital notes. In brief, my husband was a big baby (11’7lbs) and was born via an eventual C section, I was a very small baby 5’11lbs but my mum had a difficult labour… Read More
This months Project B box is for the seventh month of pregnancy, and is all about relaxing. My favourite box to date, sweet, simple and perfect for me as this was my Birthday month too, plus my husband is away for a week so I have ample opportunity for pamper and relaxation nights without… Read More
The vast majority of my maternity wardrobe seems to be in varying shades of black. This wasn’t the case last time but I sold anything that wasn’t breast-feeding friendly pretty much as we were moving house and I wanted to get rid of it! However I quite like black, it’s easy to accessorise and can… Read More
Much as it will be lovely to have ‘one of each’ (well, this is what people say when I find out we’re having a boy, anyway!) I am glad we found out the flavour of baby this time round to help us prepare a little better! I don’t dress Athena in all girly and pink… Read More
I actually feel pregnant again now, after spending most of the 2nd trimester forgetting that I was! I seem to have got off pretty lightly with symptoms in the middle, but over the last few weeks they’re either arriving or getting worse! My last update was at 24 weeks, so hopefully a month is… Read More
This months pregnancy subscription box from Project B was another good one! In it I received: What to buy for your baby book Alpha bites & Safari paws from Bear Aleva Naturals daily moisturiser Urban Veda day cream Teapigs fruit/herbal tea selection Divine fair trade chocolate Apothederm Stretchmark cream Femfresh wash Along with the normal… Read More
I feel like I’ve been ill for the last month non stop. First the abscess, then poor Athena was quite ill with a bug which I caught, then recovered from for a day and then re-caught (either from her or from Sam) Luckily baby seems to be fine and is wriggling around lots, and finally… Read More
Who doesn’t like getting parcels in the post? Project B is a lovely monthly subscription box to take you through your pregnancy from month three until the birth of your baby. Each box is designed to see you through the relevant month of your pregnancy with items to help you keep healthy and prepare for… Read More
We had our 20 week scan on Monday, everything was healthy including Athena’s lungs when she shouted a lot because she couldn’t get to my belly when the Sonographer was scanning it. Putting her head on my belly is her #1 favourite thing to do at the moment which is sweet when we are at… Read More
A week before I went on holiday I headed off to The Baby Show in London and was kindly invited to the Stokke Launch to take a look at their new Trailz pushchair and the winter packs. Stokke is a brand that I have always admired from afar, so this was my first chance… Read More