A week ago I was getting very nervous. It was the night before our 5-month ultrasound scan and I was getting anxious about whether the doctors would confirm everything is ok with our little one or not… My life is currently so hectic that apart from dealing with the pregnancy symptoms, I haven’t had the Read More
Tag: secondtrimester
Hello second trimester aka honeymoon trimester!
I love the second trimester!! Just like the first time I was pregnant, it was as if someone switched off the worst pregnancy symptoms like nausea and fatigue. I started gradually feeling better after 10-weeks but in comparison to the early weeks, weeks 13-15 totally rocked! I even took my first pregnancy fitness class, reformer Read More
Half way assessment – how “fit” has my pregnancy been?
When planning our pregnancy I was very much hoping for a healthy and fit pregnancy. I really believe staying active and eating healthy during pregnancy could help to avoid some potential pregnancy problems and with the postnatal recovery. Having some physical strength on the labour day can’t hurt either! Of course it’s not always up Read More
What has pregnancy done to our relationship?
Disclaimer: reflects mummy’s views only (also, a bit cheesy) 🙂 Short answer – it’s made it stronger. When we decided to start a family (about nine months ago) I felt like we had a solid foundation for our relationship and the kind of friendship/partnership I haven’t experienced before. And I’m glad we did because although Read More
Enjoying the honeymoon trimester – 17 weeks pregnant
Without getting all scientific here, I’ve always believed that time cannot be constant, at least not in the way we experience it. From the positive pregnancy test until the 12-week scan, time was passing so slowly… I was counting days to get passed the “red zone”, would have sat my legs crossed all day if that Read More
Why I washed my hair with ketchup
Pregnancy is a new thing for me. With it has come all kinds of more or less surprising and not always pleasant symptoms – I’m still waiting for that pregnancy glow! What I really didn’t expect was ending up with GREEN hair! Ok, in fairness, it’s not a direct result of my pregnancy. But indirectly Read More
Summer holiday planning – Babymoon in Greece in August
It’s almost July and that means summer holidays are approaching! It’s our last kid-free summer and we really want to invest in our relationship and enjoy this time <3 On our wish list we had two main things: Babymoon just for the two of us Somewhere beautiful but within a short, direct flight from London Read More
First baby kicks at 16 weeks!
The most exciting recent pregnancy development by far is feeling the baby’s movements for the first time! I cannot describe the feeling – a mixture of amazement, wonder, disbelief, LOVE… The most bizarre yet wonderful experience. It did made me think of the movie “Alien” a bit though, sorry! 🙂 We are 16 weeks pregnant Read More
Prenatal yoga – baby and me all “zen”
Once I reached week 13 of my pregnancy I was finally welcome back to my yoga studio – yay! I could start the pregnancy yoga classes which are not recommended during the first trimester. Yoga is excellent physical exercise but for me it’s always been more of a mental practice, helping me to stop, breath, Read More
Prenatal weight training programme – PT session 2
I mentioned earlier that I was going to have a session also with the prenatal personal trainer at the gym I joined, and indeed I did! Here are some thoughts about this experience and the strength training program we planned for my second trimester. The reason for meeting with two different prenatal PTs was that Read More