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How can it be that my little Jelly Bean is already 1 week old?! It doesn’t seem 5 minutes since I was waddling around with a huge bump, inadvertently rolling my eyes every time someone commented to me “isn’t it time you had that baby yet?”. As it turned out, Jelly Bean was only 5 … Read more
Every now and then an email drops into your inbox which really puts a smile on your face. The most recent of those emails was one saying that I had been nominated to receive a SnUGGly pair of slippers from UGG Australia by my friend Karin. Karin had recently reviewed the UGG slippers herself and … Read more
When it comes to being pregnant it’s not just your bump that grows and needs support, the boobs do too! In fact, for many women that’s the first sign that they are pregnant, I remember when I fell pregnant with Little Bean I was still working in a mainly male orientated garage and most of … Read more
Seriously, I’m not asking for a lottery win (although it would be nice), I’m just asking for things to start going right with me and Jelly Bean health-wise because I am beyond fed up now. Last week I wrote this post and still things aren’t right. I have now finished the antibiotics that were prescribed … Read more
For the last few weeks the tiddlers have been excitedly asking me and Hubby most days “when is Jelly Bean going to come?”. When you’re talking to a 2 and 4 year old it can be quite difficult to explain about due dates and babies coming early/late. Then we struck upon an idea! In the … Read more
Pregnancy is amazing and I am so grateful for the babies that I already have and the ones that I am carrying at present BUT as I sat this morning in A&E contemplating my pregnancies I can honestly say that I haven’t really had a good track record with any of them.
When speaking of my actual pregnancy, this one has been reasonably plain sailing BUT, and this is a big BUT as far as my health is concerned I feel like I have been poorly when pregnant for 8 months. A poorly pregnancy In the beginning, there was the morning sickness, or in my case, all … Read more
With this pregnancy, I wanted to embrace it and feel more feminine. With the new Blooming Marvellous range from Mothercare, I have been able to do just that!
Bearing in mind this is my third baby you’d think I would have a pretty good idea about what happens during pregnancy and when but with baby brain, each pregnancy feels like the first. At the time you think you will remember every single detail of your pregnancy but sadly over time, you do forget … Read more