What if there is no heart beat? What if I’m carrying a dead child? What if we’ll lose her? Yesterday was not a great day. Yesterday was the first day since the very early weeks of my pregnancy that I’ve really feared for my baby’s life. Why? Because she just went quiet. No kicks, no Read More
New training programme for the final two months of pregnancy
During the second trimester of my pregnancy I was able to remain active and continued my gym workouts keeping in mind the modifications and tips I got from the prenatal personal trainer in early pregnancy. To be honest, as soon as I regained my confidence at the gym and got my head around the idea Read More
29-weeks pregnant – Sciatica and whooping cough vaccination and all things fun… (and BIG news)
29-weeks and 1 day pregnant 🙂 Baby is getting a bit cramped in there and my bump is getting tighter and tighter. I have noticed that leaning or crouching forward presses my chest uncomfortably now that the bump is bigger, so I try to sit upright or lean back when working. This is very hard Read More
Being pregnant makes me vulnerable and being vulnerable is scary
I feel that pregnancy has made me vulnerable in many ways. When we fall in love, we take a risk of getting rejected and our feelings hurt. It’s hard to let our guard down and to be vulnerable in front of a new person but equally it’s necessary for love to grow. If things don’t Read More
Bump news at 28 weeks and my new best friend
Size of a coconut, our baby girl is growing well and mummy is also still coping alright! At 28-weeks my baby should weigh about 1kg and measure 38cm. Her lungs are mature enough that if born now, she would probably survive! She can now open her eyes although her vision would still be blurry. There 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
Shopping list for baby essentials
Every mum-to-be is bound to face this overwhelming question: what will my baby need? What do I need to buy? How to know what is good enough and necessary when the range of products (and prices!) is as wide as the gap in my baby-knowledge?! Asking around doesn’t always help either – babies and mums Read More
Babymoon vol. 3 – throwback to the Greek Islands
It’s been a grey and rainy September Sunday. A perfect day to go through holiday pictures and look back at those happy sunny days in Greece 🙂 I didn’t share much from our second week as I was busy relaxing but better late than never! We spent seven nights in total at Milos (six days) Read More
Pregnancy update – 26-weeks
It’s 1st of September, summer is over and we are on to our last trimester!! 14 weeks until the due date. It feels like a very long time, I’m so anxious to meet her (but obviously, stay in there until you are ready!). According to my pregnancy apps, our girl measures this week about 35.6cm Read More
Mama-workout outdoors
I really enjoyed the long bank holiday weekend in Finland, my last trip to my home country before our baby will be born. Now at 6-months pregnant, feeling energetic is far from obvious but this weekend I felt better and took advantage of my improved energy levels to spend time outdoors with my favourite workout Read More