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I Was Wearing A Bright Yellow Raincoat….

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”Hey! Stop! Hello!!!!” I shouted, waving madly at the driver of the D3 who drove straight past me at the bus stop last Monday. I mean, come on: how the hell could you have missed me?! I’m 37 weeks pregnant, the size of an elephant and wearing a bright yellow rain coat for God’s sake! (I say wearing… I can’t zip the damn thing up…)
Most people, however, don’t miss me… They STARE at me! Gawp even, open mouthed – until I eyeball them and smile. Sometimes they smile back, sometimes they look as if their eyeballs are about to burst forth
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from their sockets in sheer horror! It’s as if they’ve never seen a woman so full of baby! A penny for their thoughts…
Sometimes, if they’re with friends, I do get to hear their thoughts… some of my favourites include: ”Jesus Christ! Did you see her belly?!” ”Wow! That’s gonna hurt!” or the one guaranteed to freak out the new boyfriend: ”Oh look…! I want a baby! Can we….?”
My hairdresser freaked out this morning, wondering what he’d do if I suddenly went into labour before he’d had chance to rinse out the dye! I reassured him
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that it’s never as it appears in the movies, but just incase, at least he had plenty of clean towels! 
Complete strangers have asked if they can touch me! I honestly don’t mind. But it is a bit weird. I often wonder what they’d say if I replied ”Only if I can squeeze your boobs.”
In the park yesterday, as our sons were playing football together, a woman I’d never met before commented: ”You’re absolutely enormous! Is it twins?” I desperately wanted to reply: ”Oh, no. I’m not pregnant.” 
But I AM pregnant! And I love being pregnant. I
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love wearing my massive black dungarees with the expandable sides. I love getting away with adding all sorts of random treats to the weekly online shop… this week it was a giant bag of marshmallows, some fruit jellies and a bag of treat sized Malteasers – Mmmm Mmmm! How did those get there…?! I love the way my son tenderly strokes my tummy ”Softly,” he says, ”Baby – waaaaah!” and then he wraps his arms around us both and gives baby a massive ”Mmmmmmwah!.” I love that I get regular foot massages from Dave without having to ask… 
Being
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pregnant is amAzing. It’s a truly magical experience: growing a baby from nothing, creating life, building a family. I will miss my bump. I will miss feeling the pokes and wriggles. I will even miss the stares and random comments! But I can’t wait to meet this little miracle and hold him/her in my arms for the very first time.
Although, if you could just stay put until after Auntie Liz’s wedding on the 18th, that would be perfect! 
I’d love to hear some of the things that people have said to pregnant you, either to your face or just within ear
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shot! Please add them to the comments below so we can have a giggle!
All the love,
Helen x
Giving you the knowledge and the tools to have the right birth for you and your baby
Helen Wright, Founder of BirthWright, is mum to 20 month old Johan, with another (giant) bun currently cooking! She’s a Positive Birth Coach, a KG Hypnobirthing Teacher – the original UK Hypnobirtihng – and an IPEN Certified Placenta Remedies Specialist, as well as being a fully qualified primary school teacher, with over 15 years teaching and senior leadership experience.
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Helen works with couples in East London and the surrounding areas; she’s the creator of BirthWright Affirmation Cards; she blogs; gives talks about Hypnobirthing and Placenta Remedies; she runs regular Mummy Meet Ups and she is currently training with the Breastfeeding Network to become a Registered Breastfeeding Helper. 
For more info visit: www.BirthWright.co.uk/shop and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 
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- 4 Nov 17

“Hey! Stop! Hello!!!!” I shouted, waving madly at the driver of the D3 who drove straight past me at the bus stop last Monday. I mean, come on: how the hell could you have missed me?! I’m 37 weeks pregnant, the size of an elephant and wearing a bright yellow rain coat for God’s sake! (I say wearing… I can’t zip the damn thing up…)

Most people, however, don’t miss me… They STARE at me! Gawp even, open mouthed – until I eyeball them and smile. Sometimes they smile back, sometimes they look as if their eyeballs are about to burst forth from their sockets in sheer horror! It’s as if they’ve never seen a woman so full of baby! A penny for their thoughts…

Sometimes, if they’re with friends, I do get to hear their thoughts… some of my favourites include: “Jesus Christ! Did you see her belly?!” “Wow! That’s gonna hurt!” or the one guaranteed to freak out the new boyfriend: “Oh look…! I want a baby! Can we….?”

My hairdresser freaked out this morning, wondering what he’d do if I suddenly went into labour before he’d had chance to rinse out the dye! I reassured him that it’s never as it appears in the movies, but just incase, at least he had plenty of clean towels! 

Complete strangers have asked if they can touch me! I honestly don’t mind. But it is a bit weird. I often wonder what they’d say if I replied “Only if I can squeeze your boobs.”

In the park yesterday, as our sons were playing football together, a woman I’d never met before commented: “You’re absolutely enormous! Is it twins?” I desperately wanted to reply: “Oh, no. I’m not pregnant.” 

But I AM pregnant! And I love being pregnant. I love wearing my massive black dungarees with the expandable sides. I love getting away with adding all sorts of random treats to the weekly online shop… this week it was a giant bag of marshmallows, some fruit jellies and a bag of treat sized Malteasers – Mmmm Mmmm! How did those get there…?! I love the way my son tenderly strokes my tummy “Softly,” he says, “Baby – waaaaah!” and then he wraps his arms around us both and gives baby a massive “Mmmmmmwah!.” I love that I get regular foot massages from Dave without having to ask… 

Being pregnant is amAzing. It’s a truly magical experience: growing a baby from nothing, creating life, building a family. I will miss my bump. I will miss feeling the pokes and wriggles. I will even miss the stares and random comments! But I can’t wait to meet this little miracle and hold him/her in my arms for the very first time.

Although, if you could just stay put until after Auntie Liz’s wedding on the 18th, that would be perfect! 

I’d love to hear some of the things that people have said to pregnant you, either to your face or just within ear shot! Please add them to the comments below so we can have a giggle!

All the love,

Helen x

Giving you the knowledge and the tools to have the right birth for you and your baby

Helen Wright, Founder of BirthWright, is mum to 20 month old Johan, with another (giant) bun currently cooking! She’s a Positive Birth Coach, a KG Hypnobirthing Teacher – the original UK Hypnobirtihng – and an IPEN Certified Placenta Remedies Specialist, as well as being a fully qualified primary school teacher, with over 15 years teaching and senior leadership experience. Helen works with couples in East London and the surrounding areas; she’s the creator of BirthWright Affirmation Cards; she blogs; gives talks about Hypnobirthing and Placenta Remedies; she runs regular Mummy Meet Ups and she is currently training with the Breastfeeding Network to become a Registered Breastfeeding Helper. 

For more info visit: www.BirthWright.co.uk/shop and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

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Helen Wright, Founder of BirthWright, lives in Wapping, East London, with her partner and their two children. In her life BC (Before Children), Helen was a primary school Assistant Headteacher, specialising in the Early Years. However, since becoming a mum, Helen is now a massive advocate for positive birth and she is on a mission to help as many families as she can, to have the right births, indeed the best births, for them and their babies. Helen is an IPEN Certified Placenta Remedies Specialist, a Positive Birth Coach, KG Hypnobirthing Teacher, creative genius behind BirthWright Affirmation Cards, a Breastfeeding Helper with the Breastfeeding Network and cohost of a monthly meet up and support group for parents in East London. Head over to Facebook to join her group: The Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood Village: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WelcomeToOurVillage; and follow her adventures on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/birthwrightuk

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