I hate the two week wait. I am only 12 DPO and I simultaneously want to pee on a stick RIGHT NOW and wait until 18 DPO so as not to be disappointed if there is any chance of a ‘chemical’ pregnancy. Why do I want to test? Pregnancy Symptoms I am craving dairy. I don’t […]
Cravings In the past couple of days I’ve been really craving hot food, as in spicy hot, in a way that reminds me of the pregnancy cravings I was having not long before I lost Poppy. I’ve also been super-tired and had some strong pains in my right nipple yesterday. These things all make me
I’ve written of my regard for healthy Mexican food in the past. When its cool, I often make a Chili Sin Carne – usually with a three bean mix, tomatoes and whatever veg is in the fridge. Unfortunately, although we’re only in the second week of August, it is noticeably cooler than the past month
One of the few friends I can (and do) speak quite openly to about
Mr Duncan made this one pan egg dish known as Menemen for our brunch yesterday morning. Given Mr Duncan’s current ban on eating bread and dairy, his usual brunch specialties of poached eggs on toast or cheese omelette are no longer on the menu. Poached eggs on their own do not seem appetising, and while
Something that surprised me when I had my miscarriage was the information that one pregnancy in three ends in miscarriage. I think that means statistically, for every three women I know that has a child, one of them will have had a miscarriage. I realise that many losses are very early, often before a woman
“Every woman I know who has eaten sweet potatoes every day on my recommendation has either had a baby or is pregnant at the time of writing, having conceived within four months of being on the sweet potato-rich diet!” So says Sarah Dobbyn on page 121 of The Fertility Diet (see my review). She also says
Its been less than six months, but I don’t remember finding out I was pregnant with Pipkin. My Fertility Friend App shows I had a positive pregnancy test at only 12 DPO, which is quite early for testing. I prefer to wait until my period is *late* late, in order to avoid the excitement/disappointment that
Normally I avoid the Daily Mail with its fixation on scandal, celebrity “baby bumps” (Is she?/Isnt she?) and doom and gloom for 40+ fertility. It just bums me out. I’m sure there didn’t used to be such a
Along with the courgettes in the veg box this week came a recipe for Courgette Tagliatelle with Almond Pesto and Rocket. Obviously I didn’t have the ingredients to follow the recipe. So I made this instead. SUPER-tasty! Mr Duncan loved it. If you’ve never made pesto before it is really easy to learn. At its