That’s what the doctor said Reuben would be, after he wriggled and pushed up when he was placed on his front to have his spine checked out! I think we have what is called, ‘an active baby’… Reuben had his …

A Mountaineer!! Read more »

Well, this is the end of the road. Our due date is tomorrow, and Bubba hasn’t arrived! The chances of them making an appearance on time is very slim – only 5 % of babies turn up on the estimated …

No more room at the Inn Read more »

Our default hospital was presented to us as the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. At the time we were allocated to it (pretty much as soon as the pregnancy was confirmed back in September 2007) we …

A change of scene Read more »

The end of an era has arrived. We had our last antenatal class today; sigh! It was an all day job, filled with discussions on parenting, pain relief and other paraphenalia.. It was a bit weird at the end of …

Muy bella!! Read more »

We were eight couples at our antenatal class last week. So, I expected to see eight women for our second women-only session yesterday. As I approached our venue, I did wonder if our group may have reduced in size in …

And then there were seven.. Read more »