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There are two things in life for which we are never fully prepared – twins! That quote summed up my friend’s reaction to the news that she was expecting twins. There are no twins in the family, her previous pregnancy resulted in ONE big, bonny boy, so she was stunned when a beaming ultra-sonographer made the big reveal.
Now here’s something to get your teeth into – My Heartbeat Bear’s teething tricks to ease your baby’s discomfort as those first white pearls start to emerge. There are lots of old wives tales out there – some are worth a try but others perhaps best avoided, despite advice from different generations as each seem to have their very own ideas on the best ways to soothe and ease the process.
Victorian author Charles Kingsley got his feet wet with The Water Babies, a children’s novel which many of us oldies read as youngsters or watched the Disney film in the seventies which offered a liberal interpretation of the novel. Whether the idea came from the eccentric writer’s friendship with a wasp he once saved from drowning or whether it triggered the vision of a softer, enveloping underwater sanctuary is anyone’s guess.
Are you expecting a girl or a boy – that is the question? And do you want to know? That’s another question! And if you do want to know, do you want your friends and family to know too? So many questions – but everyone is different. Some mums and dads in waiting want to savour the 40 week moment and wait to be surprised in the delivery suite, others want to know early...
As we countdown to the joys and delights of the festive season, the stress naturally begins to build, however much organisation and planning has gone into your pre-Christmas preparations. How much harder then, if you have a new born baby or one due this month – after the initial euphoria and the thrill or that very first cuddle along with the overwhelming love you feel for your little miracle, the reality starts to set in.
It’s raining babies! Showers and showers of them if you can believe what the statistics are telling us. There has apparently been a massive surge in the number of parties being thrown to celebrate the impending birth of babies in the UK. But before we blame consumerism from across the pond - with multi-national retailers tapping into the great American dream – it appears that pregnancy celebrations have been around for a lot longer than we think...
First you feel that momentous first movement and immediately question it – was it baby’s first kick and did I really feel something? Then you reflect on how it felt because you may not feel that little kick again for a while. Some mums-to-be describe that first flutter variously as butterfly wings, flapping, gas bubbles, growling stomach, twitches or even little fishes swimming. You won’t feel it consistently until baby gets bigger packing a more powerful punch so it’s not until the third trimester that you have to keep a daily count of baby’s kicks.
During the 280 days of your pregnancy, you'll be offered a range of tests as well as routine ultrasound baby scans. They include urine, blood pressure and blood tests as well as screening for infectious diseases and gestational diabetes and are designed to help make your pregnancy safer and assess the development and wellbeing of both you and your baby. You don't have to have any of the tests – it's your choice and you can discuss this with your maternity team.
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." So says Romeo Montague when he falls in love with Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's lyrical tale of "star-cross'd" lovers doomed from the start as members of two warring families. And we know exactly what he meant - the name of a certain something is far less important than the quality of that certain something.
It’s the age old conundrum - how to prepare your child for the arrival of a new baby brother or sister. Whatever their age and character, they will each react differently to the changing dynamics a new born brings to the family.
So it’s been confirmed – you’re pregnant and your dream is to become a reality, 40 weeks or so down the line! Exciting times ahead and the days will pass so quickly with so much to do but where to begin? Aside from all the appointments, dietary changes, and fitness regimes you are scheduling you will also want to start to think about designing a nursery for your precious bundle.
Times change and with it advice – everyone from health visitors and midwives to pregnancy forum subscribers and influencers have a slightly different view on how to chart a successful course through the 40 weeks ahead and beyond! It can be daunting wading through all the do’s and don’ts out there, so with the help of my daughter-in-law Sally, now five and a half months into motherhood, we have put together some pregnancy tips which she found useful.
