The early weeks can feel enormous. Especially when you’re sitting with a positive test and the next midwife appointment feels like a lifetime away. Ten weeks is a long time to hold something this big on your own. And it is big …. even if right now, your baby is about 2mm. Most people find out around the time of a missed period, roughly two weeks after ovulation, four weeks from the first day of their last period. That last bit matters: the whole dating system runs from your l

You've got the basics. Now things start to get a little bit..... more. Appointments, scans, options, decisions you didn't realise were yours to make. This is the bridge stage. It's where pregnancy stops being something happening to you and starts being something you're actively part of. It's YOURS. You don't need to have it all figured out yet, just start to understand the journey you're moving through. Pick what feels relevant to you right now. what actually happens in pre

This is where preparation starts to matter. The decisions you make at this stage, where to give birth, who’s with you, what you’re saying yes and no to, shape what your birth actually looks like. You don’t have to get it perfect. You just have to know what’s yours to decide. Most of it is. Pick what feels relevant to you right now. where should I give birth, and how do I know what’s right for me? There isn’t a single best answer. There’s the one that fits you, your body, and