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9 Weeks Pregnant and Boobs no longer hurt?

I am 9 weeks 4 days pregnant and I have noticed my breasts are not as sore and arguably even a little smaller than last week (although still bigger than my usual self) – shall I go and do an ultrasound this week just in case something is wrong? My NHS scan is at week 12. I already did an ultrasound at 6 weeks and we saw a heartbeat. In the absence of any other symptoms I would expect everything to be normal. But if you are anxious or worried then having a scan should put your mind at rest. […]

Having a baby in France

When we gave up our London lives to move to the French Alps and run a ski chalet business we were young, child-free and ready for the adventure.  We didn’t even consider at that stage that we were going for the long term and this would involve having babies in another country.  But as these things happen, a couple of years later we were pregnant, and our journey into the French baby system had begun.   I wondered how the process might differ from the UK, and regularly spoke to friends at home to compare various things.  Monthly 4D scans seemed to be the […]