NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST (DAY 2)
As we leave the house for the second (and final) day of our NCT classes, I’m feeling rather perky – even upbeat you might say. Mummy Bean cynically puts this down to the...
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THE NAMING GAME
It’s difficult to know what influence a name has on a person’s life. Would Elton John have been less successful if he had performed under his real name, Reginald Dwight? Would Pele...
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I THINK I NEED TO BUY A PUSHCHAIR
One summer’s evening as I sat drinking cocktails with a group of friends in a London members bar I mentioned that I needed to buy a pushchair, with delight one of my friends...
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NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST (DAY 1)
For those of you who have not heard of it NCT stands for the National Childbirth Trust and was established in 1956 by Prunella Briance to offer advice and help to expectant couples....
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YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOAT
One of the strange things about pregnancy is that nine months really doesn’t seem like nine months. I know it sounds silly but bear with me. As I try to negotiate my way...
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50 SHADES OF GREY
Race, ethnic background and colour have never been an issue for me, they have sometimes been an issue for others but never for me. So it’s strange that over the past few weeks,...
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DOES MY BUMP LOOK BIG IN THIS?
Like all men, I occasionally find myself in the peculiar predicament of being asked a question to which there is no correct answer. I’m aware of this phenomenon as it has happened to...
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GONNA DRESS YOU UP IN MY LOVE
You might be surprised to learn that I’m actually looking forward to our 20-week scan, or at least I was until Mummy Bean mentioned that the good doctor was unable to see Kidney...
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NO SEX PLEASE, WE’RE BRITISH
It’s week 19 and since the events of last week’s emergency scan things seem to have settled down quite a bit. As an excited expectant couple, we are talking about pregnancy in a...
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DOCTOR, DOCTOR, THERE IS TIGER BALM IN MY SOUP! (PART 2)
A play in one act. Cast: PAPA BEAN – Idris Elba MUMMY BEAN – Claire Danes Act 1 Scene 1: A large bay fronted bedroom in North West London. It’s a sunny...
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