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
Category: Baby #2
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
At the hospital
[TMI alert, not for the easily grossed out.] Just a quick vent about yesterday which was a really, really bad day… As I wrote in my previous post the constant stress and exhaustion I’ve been dealing with since the summer (mostly work related but the mum life add-on has not helped) have lead to an Read More
An abrupt end to my life as a pregnant career mum
And just like that, it all stopped. The rush, the stress, the pressure – the feeling of drowning I’ve battled since January. There have been so many things I’ve wanted to do this year, so many things I’ve tried to do. But there are only so many things we can do. Right now, my main Read More
Baby prep – shopping for baby number two
I’m feeling totally exhausted from work (and it’s only Tuesday!!) and generally pretty “meh” today. I’ve been at home alone tonight as my husband is working late and Maia is sleeping, and I really needed to do something to cheer myself up… So after finishing my secret stash of chocolates, I decided to write about Read More
Fear of labour – finding the courage to do it again
“I birth fearlessly” said the note given to me by my yoga instructor. She told me I don’t need to learn to give birth, my body knows how to do that. This I of course know since it’s already done it once and did an excellent job at it. But my instructor is absolutely correct Read More
24-hour babymoon – weekend getaway at Luton Hoo spa
24-hours of no one demanding anything from me – I’m sure every mother can appreciate how blissful that was! I would not trade my life for anyone’s but especially recently it has felt that my every waking hour is spent responding to other people’s needs. Being pregnant of course means that even when I’m not Read More
25/26-weeks pregnant – baby kicks and practice contractions
The last weeks of the second trimester of my second pregnancy! Not the easiest but luckily the past couple of weeks have been quieter at work, or at least I haven’t been travelling which has made life calmer. This is good because growing this baby is becoming harder work! Still, I’ve been incredibly lucky and Read More
The highs and lows of my life as a pregnant career mum
On a good day I feel like a rockstar – the geeky type in a suit and wiping bottoms after work – but a rockstar nevertheless. I might have placed a successfully round of calls to my international clients, had interesting debates in meetings and received good feedback, and ticked off more things off my Read More
20-week ultrasound scan and gender reveal
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