The adventures of the couple next door
I’ve seen so much of hospital in the past few weeks that I’d be quite glad if I never saw one again. Unless I needed to be in due to […]
Tag Archives: pregnancy
Five Alternative Ways to Pass the Time on Labour Ward
Let’s face it: labour is boring. For the bloke, anyway. And I don’t mean that to sound sexist, and I’m not a chauvinist pig, or ‘an [expletive] of the highest order’, […]
Pondering Podcasts – What’s Your Favourite?
Hi gang. I like to call you ‘gang’, because it makes us sound young and hip and trendy, and for a second we can forget that we’re old and tired […]
Everyone walk the dinosaur
My poor wife. 31 weeks pregnant and her back is giving her all kinds of grief. When she’s not working or looking after the family she’s sat with her feet […]
“Uh, sir, your manhood is on the floor.”
I have a feeling I’m going to cry like a little girl when my baby is born. I didn’t shed a tear at all with the first two. I can’t […]
When the magic has gone
It happens to every bloke during his partner’s pregnancy, I should imagine. “Come quickly!” the mum shrieks excitedly, one hand cupping her pregnancy bump, the other flapping erratically at the […]
Great Deals on ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ and ‘Teething Pains’
I’ve decided that this year I need to put more effort into selling my books, hence the relentless plugging during ‘One Born Every Minute’ each Wednesday, which I’m sure has […]
What a baby thinks during a Caesarean section
This is what I imagine goes through an unborn baby’s mind in the moments before and during a Caesarean section. Yes, I know babies don’t know words. But if a […]
What’s wrong with this photo?
EVERYTHING. Eww. By the way, for those who think I might have typed ‘graphic childbirth’ into Google, I haven’t. This is one of the photos entered for this year’s National […]
I want to embrace all of you, except that guy.
Many thanks to all who participated in my recent little ‘RT and follow’ competition on Twitter. ‘What competition?’ I hear you cry. Well, there was a competition. Maybe you should […]
