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Horse-drawn carriage hen party in the Pentlands (Rousse)

For NP’s hen night we trotted around the Pentland Hills in an open horse-drawn carriage. It was only now that DT admitted how uncomfortable it had been for her to do so when six months pregnant. This didn’t add up … Continue reading

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Pregnant at 50 (Rousse)

My sister-in-law SMc made her announcement. ‘I’m expecting a baby’, she beamed. This was clearly a planned pregnancy. S and her partner A were delighted.

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Pregnancy and dresses (Rousse)

DT was recording every detail of her pregnancy in a small black notebook. The latest news concerned body parts that were really of no consequence given that we already knew that the baby was a boy. JB didn’t want to … Continue reading

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Pregnant sisters at Christmas (Rousse)

When I heard that both my sisters were pregnant I vowed that I would never again spend Christmas at my parents’ house – at least not before the children had grown up.

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Pregnant at 51 (Rousse)

XY had been all set to leave her husband back in November, but had suddenly changed her mind. We really couldn’t understand why. Then she revealed to me in a ruined medieval castle that after her husband had comforted her … Continue reading

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A late baby on the Glasgow train (Rousse)

I thought that EH would have had her baby by now, but when I peered under the table on the train on the way to the seminar in Glasgow I saw that she was still pregnant. She was also fretting … Continue reading

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Proper fox hunting attire (Rousse)

My cousin B was extremely gracious when we turned up at her farm house in Somerset as uninvited guests. My sister J, one of her friends, TPR and I all wanted to go hunting. If anyone could find a mount … Continue reading

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Old university perks (Rousse)

Now I understood why my colleagues at Edinburgh University were more productive than me. When my friend took up her new chair there, not only was she provided with a PA, but her department also paid for her parents to … Continue reading

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A planned pregnancy (Rousse)

After weeks of speculation our friend finally revealed her big secret. We had expected news of the launch of a business venture. The reality was that she was pregnant.

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Women didn’t know she was pregnant gives birth on holiday (Rousse)

I admired the tiny baby in her crib. The skinny woman boasted that her daughter was just four hours old. She’s delivered her at the hotel while on holiday. It was all totally unexpected: the new mother hadn’t even realised … Continue reading

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