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We Are All Worthy

Post Natal Blog Posts, Pre-Pregnancy Blog Posts, Pregnancy Blog Posts

I don’t know anything much about the company producing this video, so please don’t take this as any sort of recommendation, but I do appreciate the sentiments contained within it. https://youtu.be/hCUc5o1l3i0 Lots of us have things that we’ve wanted to do, or that we’re passionate about, or that would make us happy, that we don’t […]

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Dorothy Perkins Plus Size Maternity!

Pregnancy Blog Posts

Well, what do you know?! Dorothy Perkins have not only launched a plus-size range called Curve (about time too!), but I’ve just spotted that their maternity range now goes up to a size 22! Splendid news! I’ve spotted some great potential maternity options for work in the Curve range (which goes up to size 28): And

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Big Birtha on GMB with Piers and Susanna

Big Birtha’s Good Morning Britain Update

Uncategorized

Well, if you didn’t already know by now, Big Birtha (aka Amber Marshall) appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about obesity in pregnancy. It had been set up as a debate/fight between CEO of the Royal College of Midwives, Cathy Warwick and I as part of their #obesityfocus week, and I’d also been warned

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Rick Astley

Prolactin, Oxytocin and Rick Astley

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I saw this and it made me chuckle, so had to share. Well done The Boob Geek.

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