PREGNANCY TALK: MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST

As I mentioned in my latest update post - you can catch up here - last month I had my Glucose Tolerance Test - also referred to as GTT. As I've not had the greatest of pregnancy's and as my BMI is a bit on the chunky side I was referred for this by a consultant after my 20 week scan. I'd heard no end of stories and hardly slept the night before preparing myself for the horrific event, frantically Googling for all the information I could find. In reality though it wasn't that bad at all. Afterwards I thought I would share my experience in hopes it might chill a few first timers out - or at least give them something very honest to read 3am before their test! I apologise in advance as I do have a bit of a moan about my hospital, but it should mostly be informative. It is also terribly long - sorry about that!

PREGNANCY TALK: SECOND TRIMESTER ESSENTIALS

As my second trimester comes to a close, I thought it's time to reflect a little on the last 3 months and impart my wisdom on those currently entering what some will call "the best part" of pregnancy. Just so you know, that is completely tongue in cheek and in no way am I an expert - LOL! - I just wanted to share with you what my go-to things have been and how much of a godsend they were! If you missed my post for the First Trimester you can read it here :)

PREGNANCY TALK: 20 WEEKS...GOING ON 28!

Ok, so this post is a little behind schedule! Our little munchkin was a tad awkward at our 20 week scan so I had to hold off with this post until 23 weeks! Then obviously I had a few technical issues so we are currently pushing 28 weeks! But still...better late than never!

PREGNANCY TALK: MY BATTLE WITH HYPEREMESIS

Morning campers! Everyone always uses the word "journey" for these types of posts. A journey to me is a path you take to get to somewhere better and as much as my little baby boy to be is the best thing since sliced bread in my eyes this issue isn't making me more grateful or more appreciative...it's just making me ill. So I decided to use the word battle...because that's what hyperemesis is to me, a long, bloody, up hill battle. You know in Game of Thrones where Jon Snow is stuck in a pile of people...yeah, that kind of battle.

PREGNANCY TALK: BABY BOND SCAN & GENDER REVEAL

Morning campers! This last month has come round far too quickly although this post is coming 2 weeks earlier than I planned. We had our 20 week scan all booked in but I was far too excited so we went ahead and booked a slightly early private scan so we could make the most of it! I booked a JustGender scan through BabyBond which only cost £39. This scan provides a 10 minutes session of just you and your baby with plenty of prints to show off afterwards. What better excuse for a blog post and also to announce our little Shrimpy's gender!

PREGNANCY TALK: 15 WEEKS UPDATE

Morning campers! I've seen a few other bloggers doing these weekly updates on how their pregnancy is going and you know what, they seem kind of fun! So I'm jumping on the bangwagon and joining in. Plus, it's kind of a sweet thing to look back on when shrimpy arrives - or god forbid, if I have another one after! I hope to push one out - wow, bad choice of words! - at least once a month so keep your eyes peeled!