Pain control is one of the biggest concerns of any birth plan. This was most certainly true for me, when throughout my own pregnancy I had this huge fear of not being able to cope with the overwhelming pain of childbirth. My extreme period pain experience, […]
Now I’m well into my 38th week, it seems crazy to me that my pregnancy journey is full term and coming to an end. It doesn’t seem all that long ago I was sharing that breaking news, and through scans, symptoms and three trimesters, the […]
Group B Strep is currently a hot topic in the pregnancy world. Earlier this month I wrote about the issue of this bacterium causing much chaos to the expectant mum, and I touched on the new test kits that have just come to market. With the NHS […]
If you’re still hunting for the perfect comfort bra, today you can call off the search. Whether you’re after a nursing bra, sleep bra or just a really comfy wire-free bra for everyday wear, I swear I have finally found the holy grail of comfort bras that’s […]
If pregnancy doesn’t come with enough reasons to worry the whole nine months long, it turns out there’s another one to add to the list. Your midwife has probably never mentioned it, the NHS doesn’t routinely test you for it, but it’s one of the […]
Maternity lingerie can be too beige. Don’t get me wrong, beige has its place, it’s fantastic when you want a neutral colour that won’t show through your clothes. But sometimes neutral, basic colours don’t cut it, and maternity underwear can be guilty of being so niche, […]
Preparing the birth plan for my fast approaching due date, I’ve decided a water birth sounds ideal for me. I don’t cope with pain particularly well and have a long suffering history of painful periods and chronic pain, so all the positive stories I keep reading about water births […]
I know many of you love a high waist brief. The retro aesthetic and comfort fit can be hard to resist, and I must admit, right now I’m all about big knickers. Although normally I tend to prefer a lower cut brief, especially a high leg or […]
Pregnancy changes things, your breasts being one (or two) of them. While everything’s focussed on the little life inside you, there’s just as much going on in the bra department. In fact, even before your bump has begun surfacing, most likely your boobs are already looking different, […]
Recently I had the dilemma of needing tights, only I needed maternity hosiery and I was quickly surprised by how difficult this was to get a hold of. In the end I opted for hold ups – why I hadn’t thought of it sooner, I’ll never know! It […]
This week marks a new milestone in my pregnancy – I’m 28 weeks and officially into the 3rd trimester! Although I’m struggling with pre-exisiting health conditions coming back to haunt me and pelvic pain forcing me onto crutches, I am lucky enough to be otherwise enjoying […]
I’m continually amazed by how breast change in pregnancy falls in line with bump development. It took me until the start of the 2nd trimester for my tummy to really start growing, by which time my bras also started to feel less comfortable. While it didn’t […]
