"So, do you want a girl or a boy?" It's one of the first questions you get asked when you tell someone you're pregnant, and it's actually kind of an odd ...
Since announcing my pregnancy, I've had quite a few comments from kind people saying how much they're looking forward to seeing my maternity style... ... and all I can think when ...
Never in my life have I told so many lies, to so many people. The lies started as soon as I came off the pill. When you're actively trying to get ...
Until the day I found out I was pregnant, almost everything I knew about pregnancy came from soap operas – which, it turns out, are not actually all that accurate:…
For any pregnant woman, the first midwife appointment is probably always going to be a pretty big deal. For someone with extreme health anxiety, however, plus a generous dose of what ...
On May 3rd, right in the middle of our kitchen remodel, and at the exact point when the house most resembled a building site, this happened: I PEED ON A STICK ...
It's now been over a month since I got the all-clear after my ectopic pregnancy, back in November, and now that I've had time to recover, and start to process ...
Well, 2016 may have been one of the worst years of my life so far, but I’m relieved to say that it’s going out on a good note: I got…
Guys, the HCG went down by 62%! Sixty. Two. Percent. Given that the hospital are mostly looking for a 15% drop at this stage, and would consider that to be ...
Did I ever tell you about my favourite song? I don't think I did: because, actually, I don't think I can really call it my ABSOLUTE favourite - or not ...
Well, it seems I may have spoken a little too soon with my whole, 'Everything is fine, normal service will resume shortly, lalala" post from a few days ago. On Tuesday ...
[TRIGGER WARNIG / CAVEAT: I wrote this post as a diary entry back in December 2016, when I had just been diagnosed with, and was receiving treatment for, an ectopic…
Two months before I was diagnosed with my ectopic pregnancy, I had a miscarriage. (So, yeah, when I've described 2016 as a 'bad year', I really wasn't exaggerating. And when I ...
(If you'd like to read all my posts on ectopic pregnancy, you'll find them here...) ... and I have some good news at last! When my blood results were taken this morning, ...
You guys. You guys. I honestly don't know how to even begin to thank you for all of your messages of support on yesterday's post on my ectopic pregnancy diagnosis and ...
My ectopic pregnancy story… From the second I found out I was pregnant, I knew there was something wrong. Actually, let me rephrase that: part of the problem was that…