My Blog is celebrating it’s 1st Birthday 🥳 and Liberty sat up unaided 🙌🏻 #DoubleCelebrations

I can't believe it's been 1️⃣ whole year since I started this blog! Celebrating with a glass of Prosecco (obvs) My first post was my pregnancy announcement at around 20 weeks and now I have a 7 month old daughter! #WhereHasTheTimeGone I am soo proud of my blog and how it has helped with my …

Pregnancy Summary

Born - 20:49 on 06.09.2018 Weight - 6lb 4oz Days over - 9 Throughout pregnancy I had the following appointments: Physio: 5Therapy: 19Consultant: 4Midwife Appointments: 15Blood tests: 83 hospital scans: 3 Fetal health scans: 24D scans: 2Injections: 2Family outreach appointments: 5 Multi-agency meeting: 1 Health visitor: 2.Antenatal classes: 3Aquanatal classes: 10Stretch and sweep: 3 Changes …

That top is a little too tight now! What Maternity Clothing essentials do I need?

TO FOLLOW

Times up Liberty! – My Labour Story – PART ONE

Finally I am at the point where I was able to write and relive my labour experience. It wasn’t what you would have classed as ‘bad’ as I didn’t have to have an emergency C section, lose blood, Liberty wasn’t in danger but to me it was horrific. I say that as I am traumatised …

WEEK 41 – Eviction Notice Issued for 07.09.18

OFFICIALLY 7 DAYS OVERDUE! I never thought that I would have to wait this long to meet her! I am trying to hold it together and thank everyone for their love, support and encouragement to help and distract me from stressing! So far I have had 2 failed sweeps over the last week and I …

Happy DUE Day!

DUE DATE! She isn’t giving me any signs! I am starting to let her know that her eviction is imminent so she can make the choice whether to leave on her one accord or not! Have a stretch and sweep at 4pm today so should get her moving 🤞🏻 🖤

Are you prepared? Physically ✅ Medically ✅ Mentally – ❌ – Overcoming my Fear and Mental Blocks – Open Letter to Liberty

As you have seen, I have prepared everything from Liberty's nursery to my visual birth plan, met with my care team several million times to prepare myself medically and packed my bags ready for labour. With all this, you could say that I was ready! That couldn't be any further from the truth! I am …

The scariest packing that I have ever done – What to pack in your hospital bag

With 2 weeks to go before Liberty is due to arrive, I have finally packed my hospital bag! (This meaning I have put things in the bag as I had already prepared it weeks ago #superorganised😊). I had read so many different sites, blogs and forums about what to pack and decided I would use …

Happy ‘full term’ day – 37 weeks today!

Happy 37 weeks! Classed as ‘full term’ so Lib is safe to come out at anytime! How about now please Liberty 🙏 I just CAN’T WAIT to meet you! My baby girl! #futurebestfriend 21 days until due date ! So feet up with living in a dressing gown, drinking tea and watching morning TV and …

My Visual Birth Plan (sorry meant preference)

So at Week 36 the countdown has officially commenced! I have finally written my birth plan (sorry meant preference) So here goes: MY VISUAL BIRTH PLAN: Where - hospital birth, Natural birth - Water birth Who  - Dave, my midwives as know them and feel safe and trust them and don’t wish to have any …