Category Archives: baby

This week, we had our third (of four in total) anti-natal class. The theme this time was “Pain”. Basically, we were told all about the pains to expect before and during labour, and the methods that could be used in … Continue reading →

So last Thursday (yeah, I’m running late) was our second anti-natal class. The topic was “what to expect on the day”, and started with all the stuff leading up to going into hospital – preparation, getting The Bag Of Things … Continue reading →

Well, it wasn’t quite as I was expecting. First of all, due to the area we’re in, I thought it was going to be full of 15 year old pregnant girls, but in fact, it was a mix of people, … Continue reading →

We went back to the midwife for the 28-week checkup thing this week. Once again they put the baby on speaker-phone so we could hear its heartbeat (and it was more badum-badum than waka-waka again), and they also measuring my … Continue reading →

Last night we went back to the midwife for the 24 week checkup. Thankfully, everything was fine, although once again the baby refused to stay still so it took a while to find him/her with the heartbeat-finding-device-thing that reminds me … Continue reading →

By my unborn child! It was amazing! I had my ear to my wife to have a listen (I’ve been able to hear various sounds for a few weeks now), but this time, I got a kick to the face! … Continue reading →

Today we went for the 20 week (well, 20 weeks and two days) scan at the hospital. Thankfully, everything was fine, even though we appear to have a wriggler – it wouldn’t stay still to let the nurse get a … Continue reading →

So my most excellent wife and I went to see the midwife today, and all the results from previous tests are fine and everything seems great. Then we got to hear the baby’s heartbeat through a device that looked like … Continue reading →

That’s right. Amazing news. Amazing life changing news.