This article comes with a trigger warning. I'm deep into the third trimester of my pregnancy, and boy has it come around fast! At the time of writing, I am close to being 37 weeks pregnant and am now on maternity leave. We've again spent this trimester in and out of hospital and having a… Continue reading The Third Trimester of Pregnancy (Weeks 29-40)

This article comes with a trigger warning. The second trimester of my pregnancy has continued to be quite tough, although rewarding - we have gotten to see our baby on a lot of scans and watch it grow, and start to feel it moving. We were still getting over the shock of me managing to… Continue reading The Second Trimester of Pregnancy (Weeks 13-28)

Trigger warning: mention of pregnancy. As I am close to entering my third trimester, my husband and I have found that being pregnant whilst living with and trying to manage other health conditions something that has been a definite challenge, but also provided us with some positives - the main one being just how well… Continue reading Managing Long-Term Illness(es) Whilst Pregnant

This article comes with a trigger warning. The first trimester of pregnancy was definitely the hardest - the emotions, physical symptoms and general uncertainty made for a bumpy ride! I was definitely not prepared for those first 12 weeks, but the fact I was actually pregnant did make up for it! I found out I… Continue reading The First Trimester of Pregnancy (Weeks 1-12)