Now that Isla is well over a month old, it’s high time to share my third trimester experiences! [ Read More… ] …
Fashion | Maternity Essentials
Let me start this post by confessing that I am really, really excited to not wear maternity clothes ever again. Even though choices have become far more wearable over the past few years, the truth is that maternity clothing is expensive, you can’t wear it for very long and there just isn’t very much that would look flattering on a big bump. Having said that, it’s entirely possible to feel both comfortable and more or less stylish in maternity wear, and it’s relatively simple to achieve this without breaking the bank if you plan ahead a little bit. I’ve put together my five absolute must-have pieces that are getting me through all four seasons (from February to October, possibly the most annoying time period to be pregnant).
Pregnancy | Expectations and Reality
Before I got pregnant, and even during the first few weeks of pregnancy (before the sickness set in), I had lots and lots of expectations of how things would go. As with most things in life, everything turned out completely differently, and I thought it would be fun to share some of my somewhat naive expectations, and how they were (mostly) disappointed. [ Read More… ] …
Pregnancy | 5 Ways to Survive Pregnancy Sickness
During the first 15 weeks or so of my pregnancy, I was sick. Like, really, really sick. Sicker than I’ve ever been in my life. Morning Sickness is quite a common occurrence in pregnancy, and, according to the NHS, around 80% of all pregnant women experience nausea of varying degrees during their first trimester of pregnancy. This, however, was something else. [ Read More… ] …
Life | 3 Ways to Get Through the Tough Times
I’ve mentioned previously that, ever since we found out about our little Gnocchi, things have become difficult. To make it absolutely clear, things haven’t been difficult because of her, but rather, we had a run of unfortunate coincidences that seemed to come at the worst time possible – a time when stability, security and the ability to relax as much as possible would have been really important. I’m not going to go into massive detail because a) no one cares and b) what exactly is making life hard is completely irrelevant to the message of this post, but I was expecting the past few months to go a certain way, and they have turned out to be the complete opposite of what I was anticipating. [ Read More… ] …