Oils, creams and lotions with names like ‘mummy’s tummy’, ‘bump love’ and ‘belly butter’ aboundRead more in the Antiviral seriesPregnancy can be a trying time: you can’t tell whether you’re nauseous or hungry, your body is working at close to the sustainable limit of human endurance, your organs are rearranging to make space for a growing alien.There are myriad indignities: nosebleeds, swelling feet, back pain and, if you’re unlucky, ceaseless vomiting that goes “full Tarantino”. Continue reading...
Wednesday 15 October 2025
theguardian - 19 hours ago
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