Bump & Bloom
The pregnancy diaries by Dunja Knezevic
27 / 02 / 13
35 weeks So I thought I knew what carrying low was all aboutsince my bladder and cervix have been getting a bashing through most of the pregnancy, but lo and behold, this week, she dropped! Wow, talk about a brand knew level of discomfort. Hello cowboy wobble! I knew it was eventually going to come but I've been in denial about the scale of discomfort it would cause .After all, the medical practitioners like to refer to this as the 'lightening'. Sounds quite nice really, doesn't it? They say you get a…
The pregnancy diaries by Dunja Knezevic
27 / 11 / 12
Week 4: Yesterday may just have been the happiest day of my life. I can’t even tell you how long I’d been waiting for that stick to say ‘pregnant’, only to then dumbly stare at it for a couple of minutes, a million thoughts rushing through my head, before screaming, running and jumping around the house. Looney! Week 8: The first trimester must be the toughest. I have never felt so exhausted in all my life. Doesn’t help that I’ve…
Baby No 2 week 24 by Oreke Mosheshe
31 / 10 / 12
“Every pregnancy is different” so my mum tells me and with your second it’s a lot easier everyone else tells me. Well, I don’t know what planet these people are from (or am I the alien?) but my second pregnancy I still experienced all the nausea and fatigue that I did with Carter throughout the first trimester. If anything I would say that it is harder with your second - feeling nauseous all day but not being able to be…
First three months with my first born by Oreke Mosheshe
22 / 10 / 12
I have never been happier! The chronic sleep deprivation, debilitating worry, chewed nipples and pee puke and poo are nothing compared to the sheer, soaring joy I feel at the birth of my son. Carter was born on the 22nd of March – after a 2 day labour. Leading up to the birth, one of my many concerns was whether I would know when labour started. I knew. Superman knew. The poor cabbie that drove us to hospital knew, and…
Week 25 - spots and tears by Oreke Mosheshe
22 / 10 / 12
Week 25 Baby’s kicks are now so powerful I find myself screaming or jumping out of my seat (yes this is a good thing...) Sometimes if caught really off guard I burst out laughing which must look really strange for people around me – oh well, I’m pregnant and kicks bring me real joy, what can I say? It’s not been all rosy though. The other day I spent the whole time doing nothing but still felt incredibly tired and…