I’ve been spoiled by my mum having a week off from work and housework and enjoying country living.
My Pregnancy Vlog
My To Do List
- Sort out baby things
- Sleep
Pregnancy Problems
- Morning sickness and nausea
- Being bit by so many bugs
- I’m such a boring mum now (I just don’t have the energy I did before)
- Wondering how I can possibly love someone else as much as I do Ava?
Pregnancy Recommendations
- Take some time for yourself to recharge whenever you can. Accept kind offers of help whenever you can.
- Watch comedy. Things that make you laugh.
- Don’t compare your pregnancy on social media. Everyone has ups and downs and no-one is perfect.
Exercise
- Lots of walking in the Staffordshire countryside
- Playing at the Outdoor playground at Shugborough
- Playing Tennis with Ava in my mum’s garden
Diet
Breakfast in bed – thanks mummy. Soup definitely makes me sick; there was another incident, I’m not eating soup again until the baby arrives. I just eat whatever my mum puts in front of me. I’ve become very surf and turf this week.
How I’m feeling
We went to visit Takie’s family and I fell asleep in an armchair in the middle of all the children playing very loudly for half an hour; I just couldn’t keep awake.
At my mum’s cottage in Staffordshire we had lovely country walks through Shugborough and along the canal in Great Haywood. She made all the meals, I had very few responsibilities, she looked after Ava so I could sleep and I didn’t feel the least bit guilty about letting my mum spoil me – I needed it. We’ve been having very deep chats every day.
We took some of Ava’s baby things out storage. I was so happy to rediscover my Tommee Tippee Bathtub, all Ava’s baby clothes, my Silvercross Sleep Over Classic Pram, and the Maxicosi car seat.
I’ve started to feel the odd movement of the baby. I cannot wait for the second trimester.
Pregnancy Questions
This week my question for my mum (Sarah Beeson) was…
Q: Do you think pregnant women need a bit of mothering? What can family and friends do to nurture them?
A: When you’re pregnant you have your own emotional, physical and health needs. These can all be heightened by hormones and your hopes and fears about pregnancy, birth and beyond.
It makes sense to not only look after your needs as far as possible but to accept some extra support and affection when you get the chance. Feeling heard is so important to our mental wellbeing and having somebody who will listen makes a huge difference.
Mothering can be attributed to any sex of the person giving it and any age. You’re the best judge of who and what is helpful to you and we all know unwanted advice is a constant bugbear of pregnant women and new mothers. A polite phrase to fend off unwanted comments is Thanks for that.
Welcome the love and support from any quarter but you’re not obliged to put up with anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Pregnancy Tip
A polite phrase to fend off unwanted pregnancy and parenting comments is “Thanks for that.” It’s also a good way to answer pointless work emails too. #13weekspregnant #pregnancyproblems #mumtobe
About Amy
Amy Beeson runs Wordsby Communications and has a successful writing partnership with her mum Sarah Beeson MBE. Their latest memoir Our Country Nurse is set in a country village in 1975 and is bursting with stories of mums journeys during pregnancy and motherhood. They’ve also written nursing memoir The New Arrival and first year parenting guide Happy Baby, Happy Family. Amy is currently writing her first solo novel set in Wartime Staffordshire while Sarah pens advice for new parents on baby sleep, weaning and building a strong emotional attachment.