Pregnancy Diaries

Dad's Pregnancy Diary: Bumping along

By James Moore, Feb 6, 2012

"Why is the baby kicking? Kicking's bad!" said my son, when our unborn second started some gymnastics inside his mother's tummy last week. This is just one of the many questions I have had difficulty answering from my two and a half year old as we count down the weeks to our new arrival.

Dad's pregnancy diary: A question of sex

By James Moore, Jan 17, 2012

There has only been one topic of discussion in our house this week – sex! Once upon a time it might have been about where or how to do it. These days conversations about sex are almost solely about whether our baby is going to be a boy or a girl.

Dad's pregnancy diary: A heartening sound

By James Moore, Dec 13, 2011

NINE out of 10 fathers are now present at the birth of their child. In my dad's day it was very different. He was at my birth, but can't recall anything much about my mum being pregnant. Perhaps he was too busy painting everything in their first home a nice shade of 1970s purple to notice.

Dad's pregnancy diary: The 12 week scan

By James Moore, Nov 28, 2011

It may be a grainy, flickering image – but I reckon watching your unborn baby on a monitor at the 12 week scan beats any TV show ever!

Dad's pregnancy diary: Sympathy pains

By James Moore, Nov 14, 2011

The second instalment of our new pregnancy diary - from the dad's point of view... "One in the oven"; "up the duff"; "preggers"; "in the family way". There are so many silly phrases used for expecting a child.

NEW Dad's pregnancy diary: The Blob

By James Moore, Oct 31, 2011

Our dad-to-be shares his pregnancy ups and downs as he prepares to be a father

Week 36: Birth-day

By Farah Ishaq, Aug 9, 2011

Dumped when pregnant and facing motherhood alone, follow mum-to-be Farah Ishaq's bumpy journey to motherhood. On 30th December V arrived!

Week 35: The countdown

By Farah Ishaq, Aug 2, 2011

Dumped when pregnant and facing motherhood alone, follow mum-to-be Farah Ishaq's bumpy journey to motherhood. This week she is given a harsh deadline...

Week 34: Scans and steroids

By Farah Ishaq, Jul 26, 2011

Dumped when pregnant and facing motherhood alone, follow mum-to-be Farah Ishaq's bumpy journey to motherhood. This week she prepares for a premature baby

Week 33: Growth restrictions

By Farah Ishaq, Jul 19, 2011

From the get-go, pregnancy as with probably all medical 'conditions', is surrounded by lots of panic-inducing symptoms. Google anything that's bugging you and your symptoms will inevitably lead to your untimely demise, especially if you read anything on Yahoo answers.

Week 32: "Push Hard"

By Farah Ishaq, Jul 12, 2011

The stiff door of the local community centre, where I've come for my first NCT antenatal class, has an apt sign - "Push hard." Utterly perfect considering awaiting in the hall are eight heavily pregnant women and their partners, all ready to learn about the joy of labour and how to cope with small babies.