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Pregnancy Diary: 13 Weeks
I had my dating scan today and my due date is now 2nd January. I’d worked it out at 7th January, the doctor said the 6th, and one of the midwives said it was about the 9th or 10th, so I really didn’t...
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Pregnancy Diary: 14 Weeks
After the change to my due date last week, I’m out of routine and keep forgetting how many weeks and days pregnant I am. It’s good blogging a pregnancy because it makes me pay attention to it! After...
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Pregnancy Diary: 15 Weeks
I am 15 weeks and one day pregnant today. I am probably too tired to be coherent, but I’m determined to get this post up tonight! Baby is: the size of an orange, and can now control his/her own...
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Pregnancy Diary: 16 Weeks
I am 16 weeks and one day pregnant. I was really trying to get back on track and planned to write this post last night, but it was such a busy day. By the time I took the photos it was late at night,...
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Pregnancy Diary: 17 Weeks
Today I am 17 weeks and one day pregnant. Baby is: the size of a turnip. Long pause here while I wonder if that’s a Scottish turnip or an English one. And google it. Not sure I found the answer, but...
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Pregnancy Diary: 18 Weeks
It’s been a very busy week and I’ve suddenly realised that I’m 18 weeks and 6 days pregnant, so I’d better try and get this post published tonight. Baby is: the size of a sweet potato – these vegetable...
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Pregnancy Diary: 19 Weeks
Today I am 19 weeks and 6 days pregnant, and behind schedule with this post again. The photos were taken last Saturday before a garden party. I was quite pleased to be able to fit into my size 10...
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Pregnancy Diary: 20 Weeks
Today I am 20 weeks and 6 days pregnant. I had my scan yesterday which was lovely. Everything is fine and the baby is a boy. It suddenly seems more real now. Baby is: the size of a mango. He is...
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Pregnancy Diary: 23 Weeks
Today, I am 23 weeks and one day pregnant. I’m more behind with this diary than usual, having missed two weeks, but I did take photos each week. Week 21 Baby is: about the size of a large banana! His...
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Pregnancy Diary: 28 Weeks
This diary started as an attempt to pay at least a little bit of attention to baby number five, and recently I haven’t even managed to write once a week so the mummy guilt has started before he is even...
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Pregnancy Diary : 29 Weeks
Today I am 29 weeks and 6 days pregnant. Baby is: the size of a small cabbage! He is still very active which is reassuring, and I’m finding that watching my bump move is at least as entertaining as...
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Pregnancy Diary: 30 weeks
Today I am 30 weeks and 6 days pregnant – and leaving this to the last minute as usual, though I did take the photos last Friday. Baby is: the size of a butternut squash. All his organs are almost...
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Pregnancy Diary: 31 Weeks
Today I am 31 weeks and 6 days pregnant. Baby is: the size of a head of lettuce (about 18 inches, and 3.2lbs.) I can feel that he’s getting pretty squashed in there now, because there are all sorts of...
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Pregnancy Diary: 32 Weeks
Today I am 32 weeks and 6 days pregnant. Baby is: about the size of a coconut. Or, more accurately, as we’ve had another growth scan this week, about 4lb 4oz. All the measurements suggested that he’s...
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Pregnancy Diary: 33 Weeks
Today I am 33 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Baby is: the size of a honeydew melon (around 4.5 lbs.) Foot still firmly stuck in my ribs but I suppose I should just be pleased that he’s head down and...
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Pregnancy Diary: 34 Weeks
Today I am 34 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Baby is: as big as a pineapple. He has been wriggling around a lot and I feel a bit more comfortable so I think that foot is out of my ribs for now. I am:...
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Pregnancy Diary: 35 Weeks
Today I am 35 Weeks and 3 days pregnant. Baby is: about the size of a honeydew melon, approximately 5.5 lbs, and 20 inches long. I am: very tired today but mainly because I went to the theatre in...
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Pregnancy Diary: 36 Weeks
Today I am 36 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Baby is: the size of a large canteloupe, about 6lbs and 19-22 inches long. I am: hoping that the increase in intensity and frequency of the Braxton Hicks...
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Pregnancy Diary: the Last Week
The last pregnancy diary post I published was at 36 weeks and 2 days. Just over a week later I went into labour, and baby boy was born at 37 weeks and 4 days. In the last post I wrote that I was...
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The Calm Birth School
Towards the end of my pregnancy, I was offered the opportunity to review The Calm Birth School, an online course teaching hypnobirthing techniques. The course takes four weeks to complete, and I knew...
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