mummiez & daddiez magazine May - June Issue 2013
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Talking about clothes, buying them for yourself<br />
must be a pain?<br />
YES! My socks are so tight around my fat<br />
swollen ankles. I was lucky enough to be<br />
given quite a few maternity clothes but if I’m<br />
honest, they weren’t too pricey to buy new.<br />
Judging a size of a t-shirt proved extremely<br />
difficult the other day though when I bought<br />
a top that would normally be 4 sizes too big<br />
and it didn’t even fit over my tummy.<br />
And what about your beauty regime?<br />
It’s not too bad. You can kind of get away with<br />
going out looking like you’ve rolled out of<br />
bed. People don’t seem to mind so much.<br />
Shaving my legs though is an absolute<br />
mission. It is almost impossible to be able to<br />
reach your legs so don’t even think about<br />
painting your toenails!<br />
<strong>May</strong>be you should have an extendable razor?<br />
How has sleeping been?<br />
Ha-ha maybe! It was fine until my tummy got so<br />
big. The last few months have been awful.<br />
I’ve bought a feeding pillow to help me sleep<br />
now and if I’m honest it is really working.<br />
So are you planning on having pain killers during<br />
the birth?<br />
I’m going to try and be brave and go for just gas<br />
and air, but who knows. If I need and<br />
epidural I’ll ask for an epidural!<br />
Talking about the birth, how do you feel about<br />
your boyfriend seeing you in labour?<br />
- He is not looking. I don’t want him to be scarred for<br />
life! I don’t mean to be disgusting but I don’t want<br />
him seeing any bowel movements. I know most<br />
women say you really won’t care, but I think I will.<br />
However he is the only person I would really want to<br />
be there with me and I’m glad that he can be.<br />
I’d be the same! Have you had any cravings at<br />
all?<br />
CHOCOLATE. Anything sweet, or covered in<br />
chocolate.<br />
It will be weird when it’s just the two of you… Are<br />
you worried?<br />
Yes, I suppose I am. I’m worried about little<br />
things like when we are just messing about<br />
we will have to be quiet because of the<br />
baby. Everything is going to change but that<br />
is a sacrifice I’m willing to take.<br />
Do you have any money worries now there will<br />
be three of you?<br />
Not really. I think you live within your means and<br />
we will make cuts where we can.<br />
What are you most excited about?<br />
Being a mum. I honestly cannot wait.<br />
And your biggest worries?<br />
Silly things like when I go to get petrol, do I have<br />
to pay at the pump? Or do I leave the baby<br />
in the car while I go and pay? And what<br />
about cash machines? Do I leave the baby<br />
in the car? I’m worried about ridiculous<br />
things!<br />
If you could sum up the experience in three<br />
words, what would they be?<br />
Amazing. Comforting as I haven’t been alone<br />
once. I’m sorry to be negative but my last<br />
word would be tiring!<br />
And finally if you were to give someone advice in<br />
the early stages of pregnancy, what would it be?<br />
To write a diary, I wish I did that because you<br />
forget the thoughts and feelings that you go<br />
through. I would also tell them to photograph<br />
every stage of the pregnancy that they can.<br />
Even if you feel fat (like I did!) still take the<br />
photos. A diary and photos last forever.<br />
Interviewed by Hannah Aldwinckle
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