Pregnancy

How connecting with other mums online helped me get through the loneliness of a global pandemic

May 23, 2021 May 23, 2021 / Covid-19 Life, Post Partum, Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

Connecting With Other Mums Online is something I never thought would impact my life so much, but here I am 15 months after setting up my The Swan Effect Mum Instagram account and writing about how these lovely online strangers, almost all mums themselves have helped me in more ways than I can explain.
If you’re a mum and feeling overwhelmed or alone, then please make the jump and set yourself a mum account and meet 100’s of likeminded women.

My Experience of ICP (Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy aka Obstetric Cholestasis) and 5 Charities and Support Groups to Contact

May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 / Guest Blogs, Covid-19 Life, Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

You’d be forgiven if your first thought reading this was ‘what on earth is ICP, I’ve never heard of it.’ That was very much my reaction whilst sitting in the Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU) early on a July Sunday morning.

So just to clarify, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy aka Obstetric Cholestasis is a potentially serious but uncommon liver condition that affects 1 in 140 pregnant women. With ICP, the bile acids that usually flow from your liver don’t flow properly and start to build up in your body instead.

Here’s my story.

How to Host an amazing Socially Distanced Baby Shower

February 9, 2021 May 17, 2021 / Pregnancy, Covid-19 Life, My Personal Life / 4 Comments

2020 and even 2021 is proving to be more and more difficult for mums, especially new expectant mums. Here I talk about how I arranged my baby shower during the covid-19 pandemic and share my tips for a great, socially distanced baby shower

Should you Find out the Gender of your Baby?

February 1, 2021 February 25, 2021 / Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

Should you find out the gender of your baby? This is something that I thought about for a lot at the beginning of my pregnancy. Here I talk about why I decided to find out both times and why I’m glad I did.

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December 23, 2020 February 17, 2021 / Parent Life and Tips, C Section, Covid-19 Life, My Personal Life, Post Partum, Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all ok and if you are still in lockdown, that it’s not going too badly and you’re taking this time to spend quality time for yourself, your family and each other. I have an idea for my mum blog… But I need your help ladies! If you have been reading …

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To Baby Shower for the 2nd or Not? Would it be Special or odd?

December 21, 2020 February 25, 2021 / Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

It’s been a miserable year hasn’t it? Not many parties, events etc and the ones that were organised have been postponed. I’ve started going to some family events but all my bigger events, such as gigs, weddings and birthday parties are all now in 2021. But I really want to have a baby shower for my little girl!

The Struggle of Third Trimester Complications

December 21, 2020 February 25, 2021 / Pregnancy, Covid-19 Life, My Personal Life / Leave a Comment

The Third Trimester complications. Which are made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic and the rules of the Government which has found partners shunned from all pre-natal appointments

Losing a parent when pregnant is Devastating – A Tribute to my Dad

December 21, 2020 February 25, 2021 / Covid-19 Life, My Personal Life, Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

Losing a parent when pregnant. I was 26 weeks pregnant and when we lost my hero, my dad to the awful Parkinson’s disease that he had fought for years. My daughter will always know her grandfather as I’ll be there to remind her always.

Surviving Pregnancy with a Toddler.. Oh It’s unexpected

December 21, 2020 February 17, 2021 / Pregnancy, Covid-19 Life, Parent Life and Tips / Leave a Comment

Noone can prepare you for pregnancy with a toddler. Here I talk about how I’m finding pregnant life with a toddler, during a pandemic and isolation and my tips on surviving pregnancy with a toddler.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Side of Pregnancy Symptoms

December 21, 2020 February 17, 2021 / Pregnancy / Leave a Comment

July 8th 2020 I’m now into week 25 of pregnancy and my body is officially in full baby making mode along with all the pregnancy symptoms that come with the package. They’re not wrong you know… All those mums. No pregnancies are the same! In this blog I am going to share my experiences between …

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