One thing I also remember from those pregnant days is the scans. This was all so new to me but exciting. I remember the anticipation at my first scan… my grandmother had multiple sets of twins and I wondered if I was having 1 baby or 2 babies…. Then I remembered as the foetus grew, the scans were now designed to check if there were any abnormalities I needed to be aware of. (more…)
Tag: grow series
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Rid Yourself of Junk : ‘GROW’ series
My first daughter was born just over a year after I moved to England. Being my first full summer living on this side of the world, I quickly realised that open air barbeques were extremely fashionable. You can’t imagine how I felt when an older lady from church pulled me aside on one of such barbeques and suggested it was probably not a good idea to eat barbequed meat because of the pregnancy. What? Living in Nigeria and being raised by my suya-loving father, barbeques were the closest to that and now I had to give it up for this baby – really? (more…)
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Get Pregnant with Your Goal : ‘GROW’ series
The discomfort of pregnancy – the days of not being able to get up, the times of morning sickness and just the whole concept of not knowing what will happen tomorrow is nothing compared to the feeling of elation a woman experiences when the baby is finally born. Been there, done that and I can say without fail, the awkwardness of the pregnancy is nothing compared to holding your baby! (more…)
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GROW
In England (and a few other countries), Mother’s day is celebrated in March; the shops are beautifully decorated and gifts jump out to you on shelves. Like Christmas and everything else, it’s become another ‘commercialised event’. This year, as we approach Mother’s day, I can’t help thinking about the invaluable lessons I have learnt by being a mother. In my opinion it’s the lesson of Conception to Birth. It’s what I call The Secret Growth; it’s the growth that you might not necessarily see but is mounting up to a tangible unveiling. My topic this series is around the discussions of the baby in the womb up until the time it is born! (more…)