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Pregnancy & Birth magazine, 13 March 2009 14:31
Tess’s second trimester ends with a cold, back pain and over-ambitious building work Pale, exhausted and lurching from one cold to the next, I’m starting to believe I’ll never feel well again. My sleep pattern is obliterated, a mountain of tissues lies next to my bed and I’m frequently to be found squeezing lemons and adding dollops of honey to ...
Tess’s second trimester ends with a cold, back pain and over-ambitious building work Pale, exhausted and lurching from one cold to the next, I’m starting...
It’s time for the all-important 20-week scan – so is Tess’s gut instinct about her baby’s sex right? It’s 9am on a Friday morning and...
I always hoped that Carmel would have a favourtie teddy. I assumed it means that she is able to form loyal attachments. I even went...
As soon as the word toddler or terrible two’s is mentioned, behaviour is scrutinised. Now, I’m not saying that my daughter is Snow-White or indeed any...
Month 4: The morning sickness might be over but now Tess is having other problems – like falling over in public and looking ‘a bit...
Month 3: This month, there’s only one thing on Tess’s mind: that all-important 12-week appointment with the sonographer… ‘The real humiliation comes when I’m told...
In her second month of pregnancy, columnist Tess’s hormones get to work big-time! ‘A news story with any combination of children/organ transplants/rescue dogs has me...
Month one: It’s 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon and I’m sitting in the ladies’ loos at work with the strong whiff of Pacific Ocean air-freshener...
Carmel has amazed me lately. Before Christmas she announced that she no longer wanted to wear nappies. Since then she has been on the potty...
Being a working mother has its benefits for sure. I get to have conversations with adults. I can go out for lunch without being covered...
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