My hEDS birth plan
As part of my “hEDS x pregnancy” series of blog posts, I thought it might be helpful to share my birth plan or birth preferences. Lots of people warned us that nobody would even glance at it, but our experience was so very different. As I laboured through three different shifts, every single midwife and […]
MoreMy hospital bag (the chronic illness edition)
As preterm labour is a risk for hEDS pregnancies, my hospital bag was packed from the first time I experience Braxton-Hicks (I didn’t know that’s what they were then), which was exactly 6 weeks before Baby Lemons was born. There are a dime-a-dozen “My hospital bag” posts in the blogosphere, so don’t let me repeat […]
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Mayonnaise (low FODMAP, gluten-free, dairy-free)
I’m really picky when it comes to mayonnaise. Sure, that’s a pretty unusual thing to say, but I am. In fact, eventually, I’d rather not have any shop-bought mayonnaise if it wasn’t for Tesco’s organic brand. But why buy mayonnaise, if it’s so bleeding easy to make your own?! Ingredients 1 large organic egg 1-2 […]
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