11 Jul The Ninth Month is Time to Prepare Yourself
Each month has an average of 30 - 31 days...
11 Jul The Eighth Month is Time to Toughen Up
This is the part when months finally turn into weeks. I clearly remember sitting at a braai and chatting with a friend, realising that in just eight short weeks I would be delivering my little baby into the world. After months of growing and waiting...
11 Jul The Seventh Month is Time for Nesting
Welcome to month seven, the start of your last trimester. I call this the phase of nesting, constipation and birth plans. This was a time when I felt a mild panic begin to bubble to the surface of my consciousness. Not so much about having...
11 Jul The Sixth Month is Time for Porridge Brain
You’ve reached the last month of your second trimester. Your due date is inching closer, your body looks decidedly pregnant and the weight of carrying your child is slowly starting to add some strain to your muscles and joints. You may have left those initial,...
11 Jul The Fifth Month is Time for Shopping
You’re officially half way there! You're probably wondering how on earth time has moved so fast, or maybe you're wondering why it's moving so slowly either way. You are at a very important milestone. Halfway through your pregnancy! Take a minute to really consider how it...
11 Jul The Fourth Month is Time for Growing
Hooray! You have made it through a third of your pregnancy! While the first trimester could easily pass as the most nauseating (thank you, morning sickness) the second trimester is by the most enjoyable. A lot happens with your baby and your body during this...
11 Jul The Third Month is Time to Settle In
Welcome to the end of the first trimester. Well done, mama! You made it. Between announcing your pregnancy, worrying about spotting and that dreadful morning sickness, these past few weeks have not been easy. But you are looking at the final stretch of the first...
11 Jul The Second Month is the Most Exciting
If you're anything like me, your first month of pregnancy was filled with a ridiculous number of pregnancy tests, lots of anxiety and kind of surreal, "is this actually happening?" fog. Now that we're past all of that and the reality (read: excitement) actually starts...
11 Jul The First Month is Crazy
There are few memories that stand out as significantly as the moment you realise you are going to be a parent. For me, the day was largely unremarkable, but it is one I will never ever forget. LET’S SET THE SCENE, SHALL WE? We had just moved...