• I was absolutely dreading my antenatal class on Saturday. The thought of birth videos, synchronised breathing and mom-bonding completely freaked me out. This whole having to push a baby out thing is just becoming far too real...

    Kudos to Antenatal

    I was absolutely dreading my antenatal class on Saturday. The thought of birth videos, synchronised breathing and mom-bonding completely freaked me out. This whole having to push a baby out thing is just becoming far too real...

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  • To say that I am afraid is the understatement of a lifetime. <em>Petrified</em>, <em>terrified </em>and <em>horrified</em> are better adjectives but even they don't come close to describing the fear that is slowly but surely permeating Pleasantville.

    10 Weeks and counting … crap crap crap!

    To say that I am afraid is the understatement of a lifetime. Petrified, terrified and horrified are better adjectives but even they don't come close to describing the fear that is slowly but surely permeating Pleasantville.

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  • My 22 week anomalies scan happened 7 weeks ago and I am still haunted. The word <em>anomaly</em> is enough to put the fear of potential 'mutancies' into any normal run of the mill mom.

    The dreaded anomalies scan

    My 22 week anomalies scan happened 7 weeks ago and I am still haunted. The word anomaly is enough to put the fear of potential 'mutancies' into any normal run of the mill mom.

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  • Recently I was accosted with a vision that went something like this: me, lying on a hospital bed with my legs sprawled marinating in my own placenta juices. Like a pickled onion in beetroot sauce. Disgusting.

    My nine month sojourn in Pleasantville

    Recently I was accosted with a vision that went something like this: me, lying on a hospital bed with my legs sprawled marinating in my own placenta juices. Like a pickled onion in beetroot sauce. Disgusting.

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