It's Been A Long Time........

Hey!

 

Am I the only one who begins to sing the Aaliyah song 'Try Again' when they see the words 'it's been a long time'...yea? ok......

 

Guess who's back!

 

Hey everyone, I'm back after a very long break from blogging, my last post was back in September, when I announced my pregnancy.

Carrying my third child certainly took it out of me, physically but emotionally too, I didn't feel in a great place, and suffered from pregnancy related anxiety...no doubt not helped by the fact that I was pregnant so soon after a difficult miscarriage. Unfortunately this meant I felt unable to blog, I was really disappointed because I was looking forward to sharing my experience as a plus size woman, and honest "YEP THIS CAN BE SHIT" look at pregnancy from a fat birds point of view, but I had to stick with what kept me sane for those 40 plus weeks.

 

Anyway, just 9 short weeks ago my husband and I welcomed our third child, a baby girl named Isabelle Susie Jade!! She is beyond perfect and I am still very much in that new-born bubble. I plan on sharing my birth story soon and a little about her first few weeks in the world, I am so excited to share a new twist to All About Jemma, my baby girl!

 

Look out for lots of Mummy/home related posts in the near future, along with my usual subscription box reviews, including a new one aimed at children which really excites me......told you I was still in that baby bubble!

 

For now, don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snap chat too for daily pics and rambly crap!

 

Much Love

xoxox

I'm Pregnant!!!

Hey Hey!

I know I know, I have been seriously slacking, but I have a very good reason!

After losing our baby back in April, we decided to take full advantage of the Drs advice, that we would be much more fertile during the 3-6 months following our loss, and I am now 19 weeks and 2 days pregnant!!!

I have been incredibly anxious, and still am if i'm honest. Two lots of early bleeding didn't help, but each time my local Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic scanned me, and each time our little bean had a strong heart beat.

At 13 weeks we had our official dating scan, which is when I began to let myself believe I may actually have a baby in my arms at the end of this journey. The scan was amazing, our little munchkin was kicking and squirming all over the place, and so earned themselves the name 'Wiggle Bum'.

Along with our boys we were incredibly excited, we couldn't wait to share the news. Obviously with our history we had kept our little one a secret, except from immediate family, and I shared with my closest friends. When we were given the all clear at our scan we decided to let Evan and Harry share with everyone! 

So, now you know, how has my pregnancy been so far? In one word, sick!
With my boys I had a little nausea in the afternoons and evenings, other than that, I sailed through early pregnancy. This time round, it has been ohh soo different!
Until 16 weeks, everything made me sick, I was able to eat very little and most of what I did made a reappearance. I have been exhausted despite doing very little with my time, and hyper emotional, all very new things for me, as my husband says I have a heart of stone! The only plus is that I have gained very little weight, something that is important to me considering I am already a plus size mum to be. I plan on swimming to keep myself active during the second half of my pregnancy and hopefully keep my weight gain at a reasonable level.

I plan on doing weekly pregnancy updates, these will begin with a gender announcement! 

I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with you!

Take care lovelies!

Much Love,
xoxox