London mum and wannabe illustrator. On a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself. 
To my own surprise, I slept like a baby the night before our dreaded Post Date Clinic appointment. Apparently Big M soaked up all my frustration and my anxieties, as he was rolling from one side to the other and muttering in his sleep. Honestly, I think I would have gone mad by now, if he wasn’t at my side.
Archive for the ‘Pregnancy’ Category
Post Dates Clinic II
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2009 by Met Mum | 18 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: big M, little L, London, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy, UCLH
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: big M, little L, London, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy, UCLH
Post term baby, post dates clinic and pre birth trauma
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2009 by Met Mum | 10 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy
Welcome to week #42. My pregnancy will be officially considered post term as of tomorrow, which is why I am booked in for the ‘Post Dates Clinic’. And I am getting very tense about it. Only reading about the tests they usually run makes me feel sick and scared stiff. To add insult to injury, the online pregnancy calendar I have been following sends me congratulations on my newborn baby.
Don’t call me – I call you
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2009 by Met Mum | 8 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, little L, pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, little L, pregnancy
don’t know what is more unnerving – the fact that little L has missed her due date and that every passing day brings me closer to the whole drip-epidural-induction-nightmare; or people that keep on calling, texting and commenting on the fact that my belly is still occupied territory.
No midwife when you need one – and vice versa
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2009 by Met Mum | 2 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: baby, labour, midwife, motherhood, NHS, pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: baby, labour, midwife, motherhood, NHS, pregnancy
What is it with the NHS and midwife shortage in this country? How come they abandon you when you could need a little advice and hold you in their tight grip when you just want some peace and quiet?
Bring it on!
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2009 by Met Mum | 4 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, pregnancy
Yay! We are full-term plus a few days now and little L has the official permission to arrive. Anytime from now she will make her… erm… glamorous entrance into this world.
Prick me, please!
Monday, Mar 9th, 2009 by Met Mum | 1 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: acupuncture, London, pregnancy, sciatica
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: acupuncture, London, pregnancy, sciatica
The first time it hit me, I was walking down Islington’s Upper Street,
struggling under the weight of too many shopping bags, mobile phone in one hand, clutching files in the other.
Ooh wee – things you don’t want to see
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2009 by Met Mum | 1 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: pelvic floor muscles, pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: pelvic floor muscles, pregnancy
Who would have thought that pregnancy is a time full of little pains and itches and pinches? Certainly not me. Leg cramps, water retention, nausea, vomiting, mood swings, trapped nerves and back ache, to name just a few.
And now the baby sings for us
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2009 by Met Mum | 1 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: London, pregnancy, yoga
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: London, pregnancy, yoga
I have never been known as the most esoteric person on this planet. I can hardly remember my star sign, let alone any implications that are supposed to come with it. And although my direct environment might not always come to the same conclusion judging my behaviour, I would like to consider my decisions to be mostly logical, thought through and goal oriented.
The Pregnant-Lady-Tumbler-Toy
Friday, Feb 6th, 2009 by Met Mum | 0 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: pregnancy
34 weeks, 1.41 stone heavier and half a brain lighter, and I am still waiting for the blossoming bit of pregnancy to kick in.