Since they fell pregnant some nine over months ago, people around decided it was their right to weigh in on how she should manage her pregnancy, her delivery, her confinement and how they’d raise their child. “Get a maid.” “Do it yourself.” “Move into a bigger house.” “Move back with parents.” “Eat this, drink that.” [...]
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Pregnancy issue: Everyone has something to say
Posted in 3rd Trimester, pregnancy, Pregnancy issues, pregnancy lessons, stuff for baby, tagged baby, baby whisperer, gina ford, on demand, pregnancy, pregnant, raising baby on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
pregnancy issues: when things around fall apart
Posted in 3rd Trimester, About Life, emo-ments, just me, pregnancy, Pregnancy issues, pregnancy lessons, socks & blessings on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This girl likes to think that she’s got some capacity for empathy, for feeling for other people and for being able to feel at least some modicum of an emotional impact for the people about her. Death, birth, success, failure… they should all mean something even if one is simply standing at the sidelines watching [...]
contemplating food
Posted in 3rd Trimester, gestational diabetes, kitchen adventures, Life in the Town House, people she loves, pregnancy, pregnancy lessons, the boy, tagged calories, diet, fat, food, GI, glycemic index on January 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Since they discovered this girl had gestational diabetes The Boy and This Girl has spent a fair bit of time scrutinizing their eating habits and grocery lists. They’ve also done a fair bit of research on food, their glycemic index and learnt to design a glucose healthy diet- that still allows her to eat chocolate. [...]
Pregnancy lessons: unsolicited parenting discussions
Posted in 2nd Trimester, life learnings, life rules, pregnancy, pregnancy lessons, tagged baby, kids, parenting, pregnancy, unsolicited advice on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This girl met up with her two cousins after what seems like a lifetime since the last sat together: one lives in Melbourne and visits only twice a year, the other has three kids, this girl is always busy and traveling. Sometimes they manage a two-some meeting, but even that’s far and few between- maybe, [...]
learning to leave pregnant women alone
Posted in pregnancy, Pregnancy issues, pregnancy lessons, tagged annoyance, pregnancy, stupid people on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People get incredibly bossy and busy-bodied when dealing with pregnancy women. Everyone else knows better. Everyone has a belief. Everyone has a best way to do things. Everyone has a nugget or two to share that, is, of course, the gospel truth. Everyone wants a say in the baby’s well being, the mother’s well being, [...]
