<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377595450406107871</id><updated>2024-11-01T00:36:48.585-07:00</updated><category term="baby"/><category term="child"/><category term="pregnancy"/><category term="pregnant"/><category term="afraid"/><category term="husband"/><category term="life"/><category term="lonely"/><category term="marriage"/><category term="milestone"/><category term="mother"/><category term="new mum"/><category term="wife"/><title type='text'>Beauty and the Bump</title><subtitle type='html'>This blog is about a first-time young mum and the trials and tribulations of being pregnant with a very unexpected baby.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6377595450406107871/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>hayati17</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11387862314129730284</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377595450406107871.post-5996669543743589500</id><published>2010-10-14T02:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-14T02:40:24.704-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="afraid"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="child"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="husband"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lonely"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marriage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pregnancy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pregnant"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="wife"/><title type='text'>Fraying nerves</title><content type='html'>During the day, whenever I think about the fact that I am pregnant, I feel really happy and protective of the baby and pray for it to be strong. But then night comes and with it waves of fear and trepidation and I find myself panicking, wondering if I can really do this. Sometimes it can be quite overwhelming&amp;nbsp; - and with my husband stuck out in Dubai and me being in rural England, it can be very lonely at times, despite my lovely family around me. Still, I just have to stick it out, and I know deep down that I want this baby to be okay, I desperately want everything to be fine. These first 3 months of pregnancy are always touch and go and I am just constantly praying that the baby will be fine and strong enough to survive. Because I am attached to it, already, in a way, and it would crush me if something happened to it - it really would.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/feeds/5996669543743589500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/2010/10/fraying-nerves.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6377595450406107871/posts/default/5996669543743589500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6377595450406107871/posts/default/5996669543743589500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/2010/10/fraying-nerves.html' title='Fraying nerves'/><author><name>hayati17</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11387862314129730284</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377595450406107871.post-7240764014676768976</id><published>2010-10-13T09:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-13T09:02:46.560-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="baby"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="child"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="milestone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mother"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="new mum"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pregnancy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pregnant"/><title type='text'>Learning you got a &#39;bump&#39; in the making...</title><content type='html'>Finding out you are pregnant is... an indescribable feeling. I guess for some people it can be awful and terrifying and it might seem like it will ruin their life. But for me, it was a moment of huge excitement. I couldn&#39;t believe I was actually pregnant. I did two tests, just to make sure, and then I ran and called my husband and my hands and voice were shaking, I was so wound up! I had been secretly wanting a baby for a while, though when it finally arrived it wasn&#39;t great timing! My life is going through a period of huge upheaval right now. But I was still overjoyed... and now every day I feel more and more excited about the presence of &#39;Nugget&#39; as I have nicknamed my baby. I can&#39;t wait til my &#39;bump&#39; gets bigger so I can finally see and feel that I am pregnant. I am only about 5 weeks gone, so I have just under 8 months of pregnancy highs and lows to document as a first time mum-to-be and I hope other blog users or blog readers out there will share my journey with me... cos it&#39;s sure to be one heck of a ride.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/feeds/7240764014676768976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/2010/10/learning-you-got-bump-in-making.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6377595450406107871/posts/default/7240764014676768976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6377595450406107871/posts/default/7240764014676768976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://beautynthebump.blogspot.com/2010/10/learning-you-got-bump-in-making.html' title='Learning you got a &#39;bump&#39; in the making...'/><author><name>hayati17</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11387862314129730284</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>