The tiny dancer
I’ll start this post by saying that I kept a pregnancy diary with Bubs and find it wonderful to look back on; I don’t expect anybody to read these blog posts but I’m going to write them anyway, just for myself. And if you do read and enjoy them, that’s great – leave me a comment!
So I’m now 16 weeks pregnant and finally beginning to believe that we might get a baby at the end of all this, helped in no small part by the fact that my tiny passenger has decided to make his or her presence known and is noticeably wriggling around somewhere south of my belly button!
I’ve been so desperate to feel movement in this pregnancy and although it started later than with Bubs, I think it was around this point with him that I started feeling sure that I was feeling the baby, and not just the effects of too much Galaxy. There is nothing like the reassurance of feeling your baby move and I know that from now until March I will be taking note of every kick and wriggle, every stretch and roll both as signs that our tiny dancer is doing fine in there and also as my first glimpse of his or her personality. Even though as a mum, you feel love for your unborn child as soon as you see two blue lines on that pregnancy test, I think the real bonding begins when you feel your baby move and you realise that even though this child is a part of you, it is also an individual. So bring on the kicks little one, I’m loving it!
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About Claire
Hello! I’m Claire and welcome to MumUnplugged! I started this blog in 2008 following the birth of my son; I was bored on maternity leave from my job as a magazine editor, and besides feeling a pathological urge to just write something, I wanted to put my own experiences as a first time mum out there for others to share. I’m just a normal mum like any other – I have good days and bad days, days when I feel confident in my ability to raise this little human I created and others when I wonder why on earth I ever thought I could handle it! The most important thing I’ve learned from becoming a mum is that there’s nothing like advice from other mums who’ve been in your shoes – and I hope that by reading my experiences and those of others, visitors to MumUnplugged will find inspiration, advice and support for their journey through motherhood. Through my career in publishing I’ve also developed a passion for trend-spotting and tracking down the latest products so you’ll also find lots of news, reviews, fashion, topical features and much more. I really hope you enjoy the site – don’t forget to check out our forums (coming soon!) and keep your eyes peeled for great competitions and giveaways. If there’s anything you’d like to see on MumUnplugged then I’d love to hear from you – email mumunplugged@googlemail.com, follow me on Twitter, check out the Facebook page - or just leave me a comment!