Posts tagged pregnancy
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01 Nov
A Stitch in Time: 18 weeks
In week 18, Jane starts to feel both realistic and philosophical and looks to another cancer survivor for strength. ————–***————– At 18 weeks pregnant, I have now done 4 weeks on bed rest, and I have 4 weeks until my…
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27 Oct
Nicola’s Story: the 20-week scan
It’s the 20-week scan and you know what that means…finding out what sex the baby is! Or not. In our NCT group, we had 4 people who found out and 4 people who didn’t. Personally, I was so convinced Abdul…
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26 Oct
A Stitch in Time: 17 weeks
In week three of Jane’s enforced bedrest, Jane is settling into her routine and catching up on the news, something she never got to do when she was working. What she hears is distressing, especially in light of her situation.…
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18 Oct
A Stitch in Time: 16 weeks
In the second instalment of Jane’s story, she’s now entering week 16 of her pregnancy, week 2 of her bed rest. ——————–***——————– On the way out of the door this morning, while I was still half asleep, my husband reminded…
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13 Oct
A Stitch in Time: Part 1
How many of you enjoyed being pregnant? The massages, going to yoga, shopping for maternity jeans, going to the baby shops to grin inanely at little clothes, sharing a secret smile with other mums as they passed by with their…
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10 Oct
Nicola’s Story: the 16-week update
Here we are with another instalment from Nicola. She’s suffering from a lot of the “pregnancy crazy” that I did. I also drank loads of milk in pregnancy. When I was little, my dad actually put a lock on the…
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19 Aug
Leggo my preggo
Today is a sad day. You see, I’ve got a pimple and it’s the first one I’ve had in about a year. There are many great things about being pregnant, one of which is that I had the most glorious,…
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04 Aug
Project: Baby fat
My husband has just asked me if I need an intervention. This is because I ate five large oatmeal cookies and then moved on to crisps and hummus. And you know what? He’s right. I probably do need one. I…
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02 Aug
Karen’s Pregnancy Shoot
At our studio, we do a lot of pregnancy shoots, which I really enjoy. Having just been through it myself, I can appreciate what a special and beautiful time it is for a woman. Karen is one of the…
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12 Jul
Nicola’s Story Part 3
Welcome to part 3 of Nicola’s Story. Nicola is a fellow photographer who is kindly sharing the tale of her fertility struggles with us. We spend such a huge portion of our 20s and, sometimes, our 30s trying not to…