It seems like the press have very much highlighted the fact that Mariah Carey has decided to decorate her bump and her tweet about it after going into false labour over the weekend.

To me it seems a great bit of fun to be had – and to be honest has probably helped some of the boredom during those last few weeks of pregnancy.

I decorated my bump, with clothes mind you. But does everyone feel that sense of pride in showing off thier bump? I wore lots of stripey and tight tops to highlight the fact I was growing a little person. I loved the attention I got but I know that others feel completely different.

So if you want to show off your bump feel free to do so below and even if not tell us your thoughts on decorating your baby bump

So apparently, there’s been a trial of a contraceptive injection that men can have every two months, and it’s worked well in a trial in Ediburgh. This is great news and a a significant advance in the contraceptive market.

But as a woman, I always wanted to know that I was in charge of my contraception, as it would be me that got pregnant and me that had to make decisions regarding keeping or terminating a pregnancy. I wouldn’t ever want to trust that to anyone else…

Maybe I’m looking at this all wrong. Too narrowly. Maybe I should look at it as being a good thing – so that by the time my boys are old enough to be sexually active, it’s something they could have, to help us avoid the issue of them getting someone pregnant. Doesn’t solve the STD issue though, but it’d be progress wouldn’t  it?

What do you think?

Would you be happy with your boyfriend, partner or husband having an injection every two months? Would you want to be there whilst they had it, to make sure it happened? or is that just me?

THE lunch invite of the year

Want to come to a posh lunch with lots of smart women?

I recently joined the Wellbeing of Women Cambridge fundraising committee. Wellbeing of Women is a charity which is having a huge impact on women’s issues and I’m pleased to have been invited to get involved in their work.

In March 2010 we held a luncheon that was oversubscribed and had to return cheques to some who wanted to come.

On 7 March 2011 we are holding another luncheon and suggest you buy your ticket now to guarantee your place. Numbers are strictly limited and we are confident that this, our second annual lunch will be better than our first!

Date: Monday 7 March
Cost: £30. This will include a 2 course lunch, wine and coffee.
Venue: Robinson College, Cambridge
Times: 11.30am networking, 12.15pm lunch, followed by guest speaker. We will be done by 2.30pm in time for a school run….

Why you should come:

1. Because I’m inviting everyone who is relevant, important and interesting to come and meet each other, network and identify new opportunities.

2. Because it will be filled with the great, good, movers and shakers of Cambridgeshire and beyond…

3. Because it will be a great way to support Wellbeing of Women.

4. Because you will get to see me wearing a dress and heels. Which was last seen at my wedding..

If you are unfamiliar with our work Wellbeing of Women is a charity that raises money to improve women’s health through research, training and education. Wellbeing of Women is proud to support the efforts of Addenbrookes Abroad to improve the outcomes for mothers and babies in El Salvador through training and education, part of the proceeds of this event will go to support their work.

Wellbeing of Women is currently investigating:
A cure for ovarian cancer using virotherapy
What causes hot flushes
How to treat and prevent endometriosis
How to prevent miscarriages
How to prevent premature birth
A new cure for incontinence
And many other topics that will give women and their babies a healthier life.

I hope that you will agree that this is a very worthwhile cause and that you will support our lunch.   Please feel free to look up Wellbeing of Women at www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk

Hope that you will be able to make it, it’s going to be a great day.
Many thanks

Quick post to share some research I was doing tonight. These are the top words, relating to babies, that people have searched on in the last 90 days on google..

This next list is the words, relating to babies, that have had most growth in terms of searching in the last 90 days, on google…

If I were you, as well as capitalising on the first list, I’d be formatting my www site so it included a link to the evian babies, made sure my blog commented on big babies – is it possible to have them naturally(?), on your experiences of weaning and reflux and maybe even a comment on kiddicare – are they the tesco or lidl of the baby world? And I’d be providing links to all sorts of places of support on all these topics. Why? Because they are the upcoming trends and what’s on the minds of your customers and there’s nothing better than them finding that they are thinking about the same things as you are…..

Nite….

Honestly, I don’t feel as though I’ve much to write about, so instead, I’ll send you to two great things.

1. Weleda Baby UK on facebook. Why? Because if you go to their page, click “like” and write on their wall “Liz Weston suggested this page to me”, and then message them with your postal address, you’ll get a lovely FREE bar of Wild Rose soap.  I am very excited at the prospect of getting mine soon… 

For those of you who are not au fait with facebook, or whose NHS computers won’t let you get to it, we’ll do it on my phone when I next see you – just remind me and I’ll help you do it….

2. A guest blog on additives and what’s in food. It was illuminating for me. Elliott has a friend who reacts ‘adversely’ (to put it mildy) to many of these things, so I’m going to be making some changes in our house as well now, armed with this information. Here’s the link: http://support4women.net/

I’m off now, to see my littlest who has taken two years and one month to get around to calling me “mummeeee” rather than “mum” and the eldest who has demanded we call him “sportacus” today, instead of his real name….

Have a good one :)