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Apr 11
2 min

Back to life, back to anxiety

When I was pregnant, I wrote about struggling with prenatal anxiety and depression. During pregnancy I managed to get into some really...

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amyvreeke

Mar 16
2 min

You can't have it both ways

I can’t have it both ways though, can I? Well, why the fuck not?

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You make me feel like an (un)natural woman

amyvreeke

Feb 24
2 min

You make me feel like an (un)natural woman

People are always saying ‘a baby doesn’t come with a manual’ and they are correct. It doesn’t. It comes with about 789 manuals.

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amyvreeke

Jan 15
3 min

Off my tits

I am no longer a pregnancy blogger, I’m a mum blogger! My son was born on 06/12/2020 and we could not be prouder. It’s been 6 weeks and I...

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amyvreeke

Dec 2, 2020
3 min

Enjoy the excuse!

Why has taken having another human being dependent on my health for me to prioritise it?

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amyvreeke

Nov 9, 2020
3 min

Pandemic Pregnancy

In 2020, where it’s been hard to achieve much at all, we have done the hardest most rewarding work, we’ve grown a human inside of us.

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amyvreeke

Oct 14, 2020
3 min

Working hard or hardly working?

Some women stop working at 26 weeks, some at full term, some at 36 weeks. The bottom line is all these times are legitimate.

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Prenatal anxiety and depression: continued (literally).

amyvreeke

Sep 21, 2020
3 min

Prenatal anxiety and depression: continued (literally).

The way pregnant women are portrayed is either ‘look at this beautiful, glowing, ecstatic woman’ or ‘look at this terrible mother.'

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amyvreeke

Sep 3, 2020
3 min

Count your eggs.

‘So, when do you think you’ll have your second?’ EH?

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amyvreeke

Aug 18, 2020
3 min

Sex, sparks and stretch marks.

There's pressure on women to be constantly sexy and ‘up for it.’ I thought I might get a break from that for a few months, but no such luck.

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amyvreeke

Jul 30, 2020
3 min

Eating for two.

I’m taking my vitamins, I’m not getting pissed, I’m not even having hot baths, so I am having a jumbo sausage roll as an afternoon snack.

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amyvreeke

Jul 17, 2020
3 min

Prenatal anxiety and depression

I’ve not chosen a snappy title for this blog because before I spoke to my midwife, I'd never seen the term pre-natal anxiety and depression.

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amyvreeke

Jun 29, 2020
2 min

Don't call me MAMA.

You do not have to remove your personality to fit a baby inside you.

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amyvreeke

Jun 15, 2020
3 min

When does the glowing start?

As many of you may know, I suffer from endometriosis, the leading cause of infertility in the UK, so when I took a pregnancy test two...

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amyvreeke

May 29, 2020
3 min

Chronic Lockdown

This uncertainty is a constant in the life of people living with unpredictable chronic illness.

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