Easter, tots and family get togethers!

This week Jess blogs about her perfect family Easter, hunting for eggs and how she pretended to be pregnant in the butchers!!!!

So how can we make sure people don't mistake us for being pregnant post birth?!?  Jess shares tips on her favourite cream Mama Mio

Meet Arthur ......

On Friday 9th March 2012, baby Arthur arrived!  Jess was a complete super star, in labour for over 48 hours ....

Not a home birth, but Jess describes how she so enjoyed the period she spent labouring at home, including her long walk in the park (and membranes releasing in an unusual place) .... Her adaptability to change and her positivity to this, is something I hope our birth confidence classes can give to all mums!

Despite such a long haul and experiencing rapid waves of contractions which were for a long period very intense, but not production effective dilation, Jess still gave birth to Arthur naturally.

She has to be commended for this wonderful result - it is such an achievement to have a vaginal delivery after such a long period of labouring (tiredness can cause adrenalin to rocket and result in a need for section or assisted delivery).  What's more, she still achieved this (and in just 4 pushes) despite having to opt for pain relief which she hadn't initially banked on ....

40 weeks pregnant and definitely counting....

Last week when she signed off we said it was the last you'd see of her pre baby.... but ever the professional, here she is blogging in at week 40 of her pregnancy and dare we say a little fed up!

This week Jess talks about the Bishop Score (good girl!), Sweeps, Leap Year babies and Doulas.

She also reflects on the book featured on ITV This Morning recently 'French Children Do Not Throw Food'.  I have to say the book came in for a bit of a knocking on ITV and Twitter although the author agrees that it does focus on a very specific demographic of French Parents and she is not trying to state this is how everyone does things in France or should do things .... have a read and see what you think!

Snow, birthing Shirts and maternity Pads!!!!

And despite the snow and sickness bugs, Jess is here - 37 weeks pregnant and checking in!

This week Jess talks about sickness bugs (Aghhh!), her week's highlight of  waking up on Sunday and having a family snow day and her top tips for packing her hospital bag (even though she is still on cue for a home birth!).

Jess has some great tips about maternity pads (yes maternity pads - all dignity goes out of the window when blogging pregnant) and we have our own top tips to add to her brilliant suggestions, below!

Jess's Birth Journey - Episode 2 of 7

Piles and Bump Painting!

Following the success of Episode 1 ODBBEM - One Daisy Baby Born Every Minute! (which has had over 600 views already), Jess could have found herself a little tongue-tied at the thought of chatting to you all!

But no, a whole 8minutes this week from this amazing lady (now 35 weeks pregnant), who is proving to be one of Lazy Daisy's most popular contributors.  This week Jess takes you through her experience of piles,  braxton hicks and even bump painting!

Jess's Birth Journey - Episode 1 of 7

Hi I'm Jess, mum of 1 and 34 weeks pregnant with baby number 2.  Here in my pregnancy and birth video blog I talk to you all about life as an expectant mum with a toddler in tow, about my hopes for my own birth (and whether this will be at home or in hospital), about my experiences of Daisy Birthing® classes 2nd time around and the great debate ..... as a professional photographer, should I have a photo shoot of my labour and my own baby's birth!

Enjoy and feel free to leave your comments here!