I’ve struggled to stay in good spirits in the last two weeks… That’s why I’ve also felt reluctant to blog. But the truth is that everyone struggles sometimes, pregnant or not, and to pretend otherwise wouldn’t be right. The other day when I was feeling fed up with the discomforts of late pregnancy and complaining Read More
Tag: thirdtrimester
37-weeks pregnant – last update?
The end is near! 😃 I’m 37-weeks pregnant and my baby has dropped deep into the pelvis with head engaged – hello lightning crotch! Unfortunately he’s still taking up so much space in my belly that whenever I lean forward I vomit a bit in my mouth (yay). But I’m feeling excited – he’ll be Read More
34-weeks pregnant – Our toddler’s reaction to my maternity leave
Quiet at last! My first days on maternity leave were quite emotional and a stressful too (see my last two posts) and only now I feel like I can relax a bit. I’ve been exhausted to the bone and crying a lot and just generally being a bit of a hormonal mess, but it all Read More
38-weeks pregnant – counting down the days!
Baby is the size of a pumpkin – approximately 50cm and 3kg if I can trust my pregnancy app (which would be already bigger than I was as a newborn). She could come any day now – exciting! I had my 38-week appointment with the midwife yesterday. So despite her prediction of a very early Read More
Staying up at night with baby… while still pregnant!
At around 2am I’m still awake, curled up in the corner of the sofa in the darkness feeling my baby dance in my belly. What I imagine must be her fists make my belly button pop out momentarily while her feet are rhythmically kicking my right side. I’m snacking on whatever first met my hand Read More
37-weeks – early labour signs (possibly TMI)?
This week we reached a big landmark – we have now passed 37 weeks of pregnancy! If our daughter were to be born now she would no longer be considered premature and we could follow our birth plan of starting the labour at the birthing centre’s pool instead of going straight into the labour ward Read More
How do you take maternity leave from investment banking?
I don’t know. In theory, it’s very simple – just get pregnant and inform HR of when and how long you’ll be away- but in practice… it’s less obvious. Even a bigger question is how do you return to an investment banking career after having a baby, but since I don’t have to think about that Read More
Growing pains
Warning – a slightly less pink and fluffy post today 🙂 Nine months is a long time. But whoever planned this whole pregnancy process has really thought it through. Not only does the baby need time to develop from almost nothing to a human being but also we need time to grow into parents. Becoming Read More