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Pregnancy, Surviving lockdown

Pregnant and surviving lockdown – Day 3

Surviving lockdown at home. Well, there are certainly worse places to be. Waking up in with a roof over my head, running water and heating was certainly the highest on my gratitude list. I showered and dressed straight away and had a bowl of feel-good cereal. After doing my third load of washing and organising what my work commitments my look like for the next week, I felt pretty awesome. I opened the garden door to my very unkempt garden but breathed in deep the fresh morning air. Then I…

Pregnancy, Surviving lockdown

Pregnant and surviving lockdown – Day 2

Surviving lockdown is real. My first trimester was filled with nausea and extreme tiredness. If I’m honest, I might have even slept my way through the first few weeks. Now in my second trimester, I was excited that my energy levels were finally returning, and my heightened sense of smell finally diminishing. I had just breathed my first sigh of relief after the 12 week scan and was now finally feeling a bit more like myself. All my gym classes had been booked, work was booked, and my social…

Pregnancy, Surviving lockdown

Surviving Lockdown: Crisis Kit

Surviving lockdown may be a marathon, not a sprint. Here are a list of some suggestions of things you might consider for the days or weeks ahead. Taking care of your mental health. Meditation: mindfulness Practice gratitude Keep a daily or weekly journal Listen to music Listen to a podcast Limit your daily news intake Read a book Write a book Do some gardening Do some spring cleaning Speak to friends and family Get some proper sleep Taking care of your physical health. Practice yoga Daily…

Pregnancy, Surviving lockdown

Pregnant and surviving lockdown – Day 1

Surviving lockdown during coronavirus needn’t be as dramatic as it sounds. What was a rumbling in the East has now spread right across the world. We are facing a global public health crisis we have never seen before. Yesterday the government confirmed once again, the groups most at risk of coronavirus. The elderly, those with a compromised immune system, and for the first time pregnant women. I work as Doctor on the front line, a GP in the NHS. I am also expecting my first child. What should be…