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28 Is My Scary Age

May 2, 2013 in Gender, Health, Parenting, People, Pregnancy & Birth, Self

When I was 18 years old I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and told I may have difficulty when I came to trying for kids. Up until then kids had been a footnote in the plan I had for my life. I was happily cruising along, fresh out of high school with a steady (dickhead) boyfriend, planning to head into modelling, acting, singing and all the rest of it. So the doctor looks me straight in the eyes, ”This does not mean you will never have kids, but for your best shot you should have the first one before you [...]

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In Defence Of Kim Kardashian

April 17, 2013 in Body Image, Celebrity, Entertainment, Pregnancy & Birth

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about entertainment and celebrities and I know you’re all probably wondering what gives. I’ve decided to step back from the gossip cycle as it is vicious and really, these people, while famous, are just people. But I could not stand back and say nothing about this. I have kept my mouth shut for a while but I can’t anymore. What has brought me out of my celebrity silence? I want people to leave Kim Kardashian alone. Given that she’s made a name for herself by having a reality television show which offers a window into [...]

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Motherhood and Unrealistic Expectations (A Response)

April 8, 2013 in Children, Fathers, Mothers, Parenting, Pregnancy & Birth

This is my response to Tamsin’s post on Unrealistic Expectations on Parenting Central I’ll start by openly admitting before I had children I had no idea what I was in for. I joke about how dumb I was, or how naive  or how crazy some of my ideas and ideals about parenting were. But I do still have a lot of empathy for that old me (or rather, that young me). I had some pretty strong beliefs about how I would raise my babies. I intended that my babies would go on to a routine from birth, I would do controlled [...]

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Can You Keep a Secret?

February 26, 2013 in Entertainment, Friendship, People, Relationships, Self

I’ve got a secret to tell you. Are you ready? Lean closer, don’t tell… I can’t keep a secret. Unless it’s something serious, I’m probably not going to keep it to myself. If you’re pregnant, leaving your partner, quitting your job, doing anything that actually impacts someone else in a major way, or is important, no problem. I’m a vault. But if you’ve told me something casually that happens to be interesting, or you have some other secret that’s not actually all that important, I’m probably going to repeat it. Especially if it’s my own secret, then you’ll know before [...]

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Royal Pregnancy & Monique’s Celeb Top 5

December 7, 2012 in Celebrity, Comedy, Entertainment, Film & TV

Hello my lovely readers and welcome to another of my celebrity news wrap-ups. Obviously the biggest story of the week is the Royal pregnancy and while we all know about the prank phone call, I’ve only included the links to it as I think there were more pressing parts to the story. I will say it was poor form of the hosts, but as if they would have expected to get through so easily! I’m actually shocked at how little security there was surrounding one of the most high profile people in the UK. Anyway, lots of other things have [...]

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What happens when the test results aren’t ‘normal’?

November 6, 2012 in Children, Family, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health, Parenting, People, Pregnancy & Birth, Society

Amniotic testing in pregnancy is par for the course these days. It can assist in recognizing birth defects and other ‘abnormalities’ of the baby while he/she is still cozily in utero. Some women refuse to have amniotic testing done because there IS a small risk that the baby can become distressed as the fluid that cushions it’s little home is pierced and drawn out. On this basis alone, some people choose to forgo the test. Others choose to have the testing done so they can ease their minds about the healthiness and ‘normality’ of their unborn baby. Others choose not [...]

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I’m Not Pregnant (but I am sick)

October 24, 2012 in Friendship, Gender, Health, Marriage, Parenting, Pregnancy & Birth, Self

I am nauseated, tired, have headaches, a metallic taste in my mouth, have gas and have been getting stomach cramps. I know where your mind is going, so let’s get this out of the way right now: No, I’m not pregnant. Yes, I did get married about 3.5 years ago. I am under 30, and my husband & I own a home. We have two cats and both have stable jobs… But I’m not pregnant. It didn’t take long after getting married for the pregnancy jokes to start. In fact I think a couple of people started before we were [...]

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Close Call & Monique’s Celeb Top 5

October 12, 2012 in Celebrity, Entertainment, Film & TV

Happy Friday! Not sure about where you are, but this week, it has not felt like Spring at all. It’s been a bit chilly and windy and yesterday (Thursday) was definitely the kind of day where I would have loved to stay snuggled up inside all day watching a movie. Unfortunately, most workplaces don’t understand that need. Weird, right? Anyway, it has been a full on week in Hollywood, there have been so many marriages but unfortunately, I haven’t written about any of them as there has been more pressing news. Enjoy… 1. Tori Spelling nearly died while pregnant Reality [...]

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Book Review: Crank by Ellen Hopkins

August 27, 2012 in Books, Entertainment, Family, Mothers, People, Pregnancy & Birth, Relationships

Today’s guest post from Hayley: When reading Crank it’s easy to see why it it’s been banned in so many places. While I certainly don’t agree with the banning, this is not a book that would appeal to those who think sex, drugs, lying, fighting, pregnancy and swearing have no place in young adult literature. Crank is a clear cut tale of good girl gone bad. While on a three week holiday to visit her father, Kristina meets local boy, Adam, who introduces her to crank: a form of methamphetamine. She quickly becomes addicted to the drug and takes her [...]

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Would You Bank Cord Blood?

August 8, 2012 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Health, News, Parenting, Pregnancy & Birth

Giuliana and Bill Rancic have been in the celebrity-world news a lot lately as the birth of their baby via surrogate approaches (end of August/beginning of September). Their most recent headline-making news is that they are planning to donate Baby Rancic’s umbilical cord blood. Say what? According to Celebrity Baby Scoop: After suffering with infertility followed by a breast cancer diagnosis in 2011, Giuliana and her husband Bill made the decision to store their child’s cord blood. The couple was given their blood banking kit during their baby shower and Giuliana tweeted about their decision, mentioning her sister Monica who also did cord blood [...]

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