Happiness is......

Reasons to be happy you’re pregnant:

Yes, there are times towards the end when you may be thinking ‘get this thing out of me’ or at the beginning when you’re desperate for a sick-free day, but there are also really lovely things about being pregnant:

• Pampering yourself and not feeling guilty for it - after all you need to relax for the baby’s sake!

• You may have the boobs you always wanted (gutted that mine didn’t really grow!)

• You get lots of attention from friends and family

• You have a new appreciation of your own mother

• Those first fluttering kicks - are they wind or is it your baby?

• You can go on nice walks with your partner and spend quality time together while getting some fresh air

• Choosing cute baby clothes and decorating a room

• Knowing that you will never be bored again

• Finding out, as the contractions get more painful, that your repertoire of swear words is far more extensive than you ever realised!

• That huge rush of pleasure and relief when, suddenly, all the pain and effort stops.

• Looking into your newborn's eyes and falling utterly in love

• Waking up and looking over at something you made and thinking ‘I’m a mum’

Relish your bump-time!