The second trimester is supposed to be the good part of pregnancy. The sickness has stopped, your ‘pretty hormones’ kick in (hair thickens, skin starts to glow, people say ‘wow you look well etc etc’), you’re not yet as big as a house so can enjoy being pregnant without drastically […]
Parenting
A love letter to red wine
Dear red wine. I miss you. Since we’ve been apart (four months and 11 days, not that I’m counting), you’ve been everywhere around me. As I write this the lady next to me on the train is drinking you, from a mini plastic bottle decanted into a flimsy clear plastic […]
Things to do while pregnant – 20 weeks
Answer = Get new hair. Since I’ve been pregnant, I’ve thought of practically nothing else. Which I guess is normal, given that I’ve never grown another human before. But it can be pretty consuming: nine months is a long time to entertain just the one thought. I hadn’t been to […]
Feeling baby kick for the first time
I’d read online about feeling your baby kick, expecting to feel some ‘movement’ at around 18-20 weeks (thanks NHS etc) that felt like flutters. And I did – at around 16-17 weeks I felt bubble like feelings in my tummy that at first I couldn’t tell if they were the […]
The 10 things nobody told me about being pregnant
I knew nothing… And these things have surprised me thus far. Weird dreams: Things can get a little trippy in the dream department. Obviously you’re going to bed with a head full of thoughts and worries that you’ve never had before and it can play havoc with your dreamscape. The […]
The hunt for the perfect nursery wallpaper: Part 1
Over a year ago, before I was married or had even thought the word ‘baby’, I went to a House & Garden sample sale in Vogue House. From the fabric off-cuts, quirky painted light shades and beautiful coffee table books I picked out a roll of wallpaper. Pale green with […]