by emmavallin | Oct 19, 2016 | parent, pregnant, Uncategorized
I have always been very active. From playing in the little boys football league at age 9, to getting through the Virgin triathlon in London Docklands dirty waters and a completing a marathon. The other day I reached rock bottom. In a pleasant and almost liberating...
by emmavallin | Oct 19, 2016 | parent, pregnant, Uncategorized
We sit along the walls of the small yoga room. The typical lovely and slighly confused yoga teacher has left the loud music on in the background, but I can still hear her ask everyone to share whether its their first baby and when they are due. At first I don’t...
by emmavallin | Oct 19, 2016 | parent, pregnant, Uncategorized
Today I found myself going through the washed, folded and sorted baby clothes. Again. (I obviously also have an Excel document to keep on top of what we have in different sizes – doesn’t everyone?). To my dismay I found myself thinking that I have to buy more...
by emmavallin | Oct 18, 2016 | Gravid, Jämförelsehets, parent, pregnant
Why do I get upset over the size of my bump during pregnancy yoga? Will having a baby make the old performance anxiety to flare up again? Why is it frowned upon to have entrepreneurial plans during maternity leave? How do I avoid getting stuck in the baby gadget-trap?...