Christmas & The Third Trimester

HAPPY THIRD TRIMESTER TO ME! Christmas Eve marked 28 weeks of pregnancy. Only 12 weeks til my due date! I had my 28 week appointment with the midwife this week and I was able to listen to baby’s heartbeat which is now one of my favourite things to do. I’ve actually had the most stressful …

2 Days Til Christmas!

So I haven’t posted for a few days as the news of this new lockdown has hit us all hard. We weren’t planning to have a huge Christmas anyway but to know that this pandemic is now at its worst after almost 9 months already... it’s just heartbreaking. Instead of moping around though, here’s our …

Stay Safe This Christmas

Believe it or not, I’m actually at a loss for words right now. On one hand, I’m so sad for everyone in the UK who are frantically trying to change their Christmas plans following today’s announcement. On the other hand, I’m glad that the rules are now a bit more strict as it seems that …

Lockdown 3.0

On the 28th of December, Wales will be returning to a ‘stay at home lockdown’. There is no end date for this lockdown but there will be a review every 3 weeks. Of course this is causing a lot of worry, stress and anxiety for a number of people, including myself. After reading through some …

The Second Wave…

Before I start I should probably point out that I’m very emotional while writing this. It’s late at night and I’m tired but I’ve got all these thoughts running through my mind and I always find writing them down helps me to process. So the last few days the local news has been reporting that …

The Food I Miss!

As Christmas gets closer and closer, I’m starting to realise how much I miss all the little treats! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made up for it by eating all the Christmas chocolates I can find, but it seems like there are so many things I usually eat/drink around Christmas that I now can’t! 1. …

Overwhelmed

So the past few days have been really hard for me. Why? Who knows... is it just hormones? Am I overreacting to things? Overthinking? Or just getting nervous about the next few months? Honestly, it’s probably a combination of all of the above! I’ve had some lovely supportive messages from mums and mum-to-be’s who have …

Stretch Marks

As a first time mum-to-be, one of the things I’ve been most worried about throughout my pregnancy has been stretch marks. Seems stupid, right? I’ve always been really self conscious and I feel as if I’ve always been careful with my weight, staying at a UK size 8-10. (Ok, mostly a 10, but I would …

25 WEEKS

I’m 25 weeks pregnant today! Of course I’ve been excited from the start, but every Thursday when I hit a new weekly milestone I feel on top of the world! I went for my 25 week midwife appointment on Monday. I’m so glad these appointments are still happening face to face in my health board. …

Post Lockdown Plans…

With the rules and restrictions constantly changing, it feels like I’ve basically been in a full lockdown since March now. We did have a few weeks break in August where we were able to go out for dinner in groups of up to 6 people, but we hardly took advantage of it as we had …