Thursday 30 October - The test is positive!

I've come back from the hospital with a helpful leaflet entitled "Eating in Pregnancy". Its advice ranges from statements-of-the-bleedin'-obvious ("wash your hands after using the toilet"), through lots of useful stuff to sweeping statements which must need breaking down further. For example, "No pate, not even vegetarian pate". Surely, if this is the case, other pastes like hummous, taramasalata, sandwich spreads must also fall into that category. Equally, it's difficult to imagine how a vegetarian pate, bought freshly from Marks & Spencer and consumed without letting it rise above fridge temperature or exceed any dates could possibly do any harm. I must ask.

Friday 31 October - shopping

I've been looking at the baby sections in shops, amazed at the amount of paraphernalia needed. It's taking a while to adjust to actually being pregnant - doesn't feel real yet.

One thing that does feel real is much larger breasts. I went to M&S to be measured today, and have gone from a 36A to 36C already. Apparently on this basis I should end up a 40E. Lovely.