Originally written: 27th April 2020
(Age: 2 weeks)
So, after what turned out to be a fairly traumatic birth under difficult circumstances, I had a few days to recover, and then we finally brought my son home.
I will now attempt to summarise what those first few days were like.… Read more
19th April 2020
(Age: 0 Days)
So, a quick recap. 10 Days overdue and knowing we had a chunky baby on the way, we finally found ourselves in a delivery room at the hospital. Labour was pretty intense, and after dealing with unbearably painful contractions brought on by the hormone drip for what felt like an eternity (and that was just how *I* felt!), an epidural was administered, and when it finally kicked in, we both got a little … Read more
18th April 2020
(Age: -1 Days)
This is the first of a two-part “I Am Your Father” special, which will tell the story of what happened in the hospital when the time finally came for my son to be born.
I was labouring (no pun intended) under the ridiculous notion that I would be mostly superfluous and that I would have the time to ‘live blog’ the birth, making notes every so often as we went along.
What a sweet, … Read more
18th April 2020
(Week 40)
Well, we’ve reached the end of ‘Season 1’. The pregnancy part of our story is over. Before I talk about what the experience of labour and birth was like for us or tell you about what our life is like now, I just wanted to do a recap of some of the top stories and advice from our pregnancy adventure.… Read more
2nd April 2020
(38 weeks)
Ok, so it turns out that wasn’t my last pregnancy post after all! We are now one week from the due date, and things have become… ‘interesting’.… Read more
19th March 2020
(36 Weeks)
Well, the due date is now just a few short weeks away, and this will probably be the final post before our son arrives, which is not terrifying at all!… Read more
19th February 2020
(Week 33)
Ok, we’re now 33 weeks into the pregnancy, with around 7 weeks left until the due date. The last month has been fairly uneventful, but quite a lot has happened in the last week-or-so; we’ve been to our first NCT class, received some important deliveries and started making final preparations for our little boy’s arrival.… Read more
22nd January 2020
(28 Weeks)
OK, we’re just over 28 weeks in, with just around 12 weeks to go until the big day. The countdown has well and truly started!… Read more