A Pregnancy Update: Second Trimester (Week 27)
And just like *that*, we’ve hit week 27 of pregnancy. About to go into the third trimester, the missus is now well over the halfway point and has actually been with child for more than half a year....
View ArticleWhat Will Our Second Baby Look Like?
The whole making a baby thing fascinates me. I’m no Dr Robert Winston, but the fact that two people can create life by bumping uglies, then the mum-to-be’s body changes to develop and give birth to...
View ArticlePregnancy: It’s Just Like Starring In My Own Horror B-Movie
I was sitting in the car the other day and the revelation hit me. Pregnancy is basically the same as starring in your very own B-movie. You know the ones I mean. Those low-budget science-fiction and...
View ArticleA Pregnancy Update: Third Trimester (Week 31)
Welcome to the third trimester! I keep switching between shouting that as per Mad Max or singing it ala Frankie Goes To Hollywood – I’ll let you choose your preferred delivery. Talking about...
View ArticleA Pregnancy Update: Third Trimester (Week 36)
Week 36 is upon us. Depending on how the next few weeks unravel, this could actually be my last pregnancy update…EVER! After feeling like things have gone relatively slow for most of the pregnancy, the...
View ArticlePlanning For A Home Birth
As mentioned in my Week 36 pregnancy update the other day, the plan is for our little lad to arrive in a home birth. As the name suggests, this will hopefully involve him being born at home with the...
View ArticleWhy I Dislike Pregnancy (Particularly The Early Stages)
I don’t like pregnancy, particularly during those first few months. For some, being pregnant may signal a celebratory time where everyone is excited about the future. I don’t recognise that fully...
View ArticleOur Home Birth Story: Introducing ‘Beetle’
So it happened! We had (another) baby and are now responsible for two little humans. Joining The DADventurer family is a little lad called ‘Beetle’. Well, obviously that’s not his real name, but L has...
View ArticleOur Favourite Newborn Baby Products
As we’ve recently become parents for a second time, we’ve had the luxury of knowing a hell of a lot more about this parenting lark when compared to first time around. When buying newborn baby products...
View ArticleMy Top Fears And Worries As A New Parent
Generally, I wouldn’t class myself as a worrier. Sure, there have been things throughout my life that I’ve worried about, but I’ve always tried to take the approach of ‘what’s the point of stressing...
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