Gender reveal: the when and the why

The second question that people have asked, after a trepidatious 'how have you been feeling' has usually been a variation of 'do you know what it is?' 'are you finding out?'. A few haven't managed to hide their disappointment when they learn that the gender reveal will be happening, as nature

Why can't I sleep?

I like a sunrise as much as the next man. Don't get me wrong, but I don't need to see it every single day. This week I've practiced yoga at 3am, cleaned the bathroom at 4am and rearranged my wardrobe at 5am. What I have done very little of is getting the shut-eye. Pregnancy induced insomnia is leaving me exhausted. I have never had

Week 20 Pregnancy Update

I'm half way! The 20 week mark fills me with excitement and anxiety, but mostly anxiety! We couldn't be much less prepared for this new chapter if we tried. We've been living in a building site for the past two years while we redecorate (to put it so mildly that it makes me chuckle). But as it's always just been the two of us, nothing

Maternity Style: The White Edit

Summer is here, in all it's 32 degrees glory, and at 20 weeks pregnant and feeling like I'm carrying a hot water bottle at all times, white cotton dresses are at the top of my wish-list. I've rounded up my pick of the hottest bump-friendly dresses to keep cool this summer.

Why i'm ignoring the latest pregnancy supplement advice

It came as a genuine surprise to me that I didn't instantly turn into Deliciously Ella the moment that I conceived. Truth is, although I knew that I should be chomping through my five-a-day, the early stages of pregnancy did not seem to agree with the idealistic meal plan that I had envisioned. Pregnancy, it turned out liked chips,

High street maternity shop: the holiday edit

When clothes only have a few months to wear their money's worth, the high street needs to deliver. Pregnancy is not a time for investment pieces, so, at 16 weeks, pregnant with a suddenly popped bump, I hit the high street to

Week 18 pregnancy update

I felt a kick. I think. At the antenatal appointment the midwife had said that drinking a hot drink followed by a cold one would bring on some baby activity, I'm pretty sure I read that while working on a feature for Gurgle mag too so I thought it was worth a try. I sat. I waited. Nothing. Maybe it's too small to feel yet I thought. The size of a small melon, apparently. A few days later while casually eating an ice cream and drinking a (decaf) coffee, I stood