All Things Motherhood
Many women will agree that one of the toughest things you could endure is the loss of a child. It is not any easier to deal with when you have not yet met your baby outside of your own body. You might have already formed a strong bond with your baby mere weeks into discovering …
Have you seen that meme of the large bellied orangutan with an eviction notice painted over its belly? That might be how you feel if you have hit 41 weeks pregnant with no sign of labour. You may be wondering how to cope with being overdue. No matter how much you have enjoyed your pregnancy, …
Are you currently pregnant and experiencing morning sickness? More like all day sickness? You might feel like there is absolutely nothing that will make you feel better. No food you can stomach or that will stay down. That one thing that might make you feel better is probably already in your cupboard at home. There …
Throwing a baby shower for yourself or someone else? You might be looking for an outdoor venue instead of throwing it in a living room or a rented room or house as baby shower events tend to go. Outdoor baby shower venues are refreshing and pleasant and can also be prettier than indoor venues. This …
Control. If you are pregnant and anything at all like me, you might find that a lot of your birth plans come down to one thing: control. You realise that the majority of your considerations are about how much control you can have over your labour and delivery. If you want to deliver your baby …
Moms deserve to feel and look good when pregnant and in the postpartum period. We deserve to feel sexy even. Going to the beach or spending time at the poolside while pregnant does not mean being covered up from head to toe or trying to squeeze into your pre-pregnancy swimwear. There are maternity swimsuit options …
There is the glow that people say pregnant women get. It is real for some women. Not so much so for others. For some women, pregnancy can be an uncomfortable time. A time when you find it difficult to look beautiful. For some women, no matter how hard they try, they do not seem to …
If you have been following this blog for long enough, you would have read about my first C-Section experience. It was not horrific by any means. It was, however, an emergency c-section procedure and therefore totally unexpected for me. Now that I have gone through a planned C-Section, I can say what my view is …
Pregnancy is a 40 week journey. Depending on the different weeks of pregnancy, many changes take place. Pregnancy symptoms at week 2, for example, may vary widely from symptoms at 4 weeks. Firstly, how does one determine how to calculate the weeks? Well, your OBGYN will take a detailed medical history if the labs hint …
It would seem that in the UK (and probably in other countries where healthcare is “free”), people do not consider getting private maternity care unless they have previously had a traumatic birth experience. The best private maternity hospital for an expectant mother should therefore be able to offer her the assurance that she will not …
