Am I overreacting?

On Saturday I woke up with a tightness in my chest, the pain was really hard to locaste at first, it just felt like a tight stabbing pain under my right boob somewhere. Convinced it was muscular, I spent the day trying to stretch it out, by the location of the pain made that quite challenging. Early evening I had a nap on my left side and on waking up the pain had gotten 10 times worse. I could barely breathe properly, because every time my chest expanded there was a severe stabbing pain. After calling 111, an NHS helpline, I followed their advice and went to A&E. Now the reason I’m even talking about this situation is because before I fell pregnant I probably would of waited to see how it was , maybe even slept on it until the morning, however ladies, it’s not worth the potential risk when your carrying a baby. ALWAYS seek medical help if something isn’t quite right. I originally was reluctant to because deep down I knew it was just muscular pain, in fact I had experienced something similar but a lot milder a few months prior after carrying my niece around. However, the pain was a lot worse this time , so off to A&E we went. After an ECG, blood tests, and a thorough examination I’m happy to say it was muscular like I expected. However the nurse praised me on coming in as a lot of the time we put things off, and wait things out to see if they improve. It is so important to avoid doing this during pregnancy as your not the only one at risk.

3 days later and the pain is almost completely gone. Who would of thought a pulled muscle could cause so much pain , honestly I’m not kidding. Looking back I’m still thinking, wow, you really went to A&E over a pulled muscle and quite frankly I couldn’t give a f**k. Don’t be embarrassed about seeking help, so what if people think your over reacting, ultimately you have to look out for yourself and baby. 

Essential Maternity Wear

Its really easy to go crazy when shopping for new clothes, especially when you have such a good excuse! "I'm pregnant, I need new clothes", now however true this is, when trying to keep the buying limited I have some great styling tips...

23 Weeks

On Thursday I turned 23 weeks, and baby is now the size of a bunch of grapes, cutteeeee. Talking of grapes, they are the best healthy sweet snack, I can literally eat half a packet at once. Talking of eating, wow my appetite has grown!! Im hungry a lot more often, and can eat bigger portions, so my 6 meals a day planner has been going down a treat.

Babymoon / Travelling during your 2nd Trimester

The second trimester is said to be the best time for travelling, your not too big and uncomfortable, and the first trimester nausea and fatigue should of reduced if not disappeared. Once getting the go ahead from your midwife its highly recommended from most mums to get away with your partner and relax before baby arrives. Even if flying is not recommended, this doesn't dash your babymoon dreams. Find an amazing location driving distance, or accessible by train and get a short break. You will not regret it.

FREE MAM Bottle

As promised I would keep up-to-date with great mum-to-be freebies, so here is a great new one on Amazon.

Similarly to the free nappy bin, you need to be an amazon prime member, however you can join to a free trial, or use a friends. Set up a baby wish list and spend £5 only to redeem your free MAM anti colic bottle.

Click Here to go to the link!

Naming Baby

So around this time you start to this seriously about bubbas name, and whether they are having a middle name, going traditional or fancy something completely unique. Playing around with a ton of options is actually quite fun, but... big question, do you ask peoples opinion ?

As you know we aren't telling people the sex of our baby, so this makes it easier not to break and ask everybody's opinions on names. Our immediate family however know what we are expecting, so while playing around with different combinations of first and middle names I think we will ask our their opinions. We have decided to have two or three combinations options ready for babies arrival but not to fully decide on a name. We want to see baby first, and see which name suits best.

This is my view, but everyone is different so I've asked a handful of real new mumas what they decided to do, and why...

Mama Body Tea

After posting about bloating yesterday it was perfect timing when I received a delivery yesterday  from Mama Body Tea. This Australian tea company has created organic and naturally caffeine-free herbal tea blends to help assist women throughout the different stages of pregnancy and motherhood.