Pregnant rant

So I am currently 14 weeks pregnant with baby no 2 and my baby bump is blossoming faster then I can say morning sickness!

And its this very fact that has led me to my current rant! Why oh why are there no stylish yet affordable maternity clothes!!!!!!!

I have spent hours trawling shops and the internet in the search for some fashionable but budget friendly maternity wear and so far everything has either been dowdier then the contents of my mothers wardrobe or sooooo expensive I will have given birth before I can afford it.

Is it simply the rules that you must spend all 9 months of your pregnancy wearing nothing but baggy jeans and plain vests or t-shirts that broadcast the fact you have a bump?

How hard is it for someone to do maternity sized wet look leggings and on trend tops for the mum to be whos on a night out?

Luckily I have not yet gained much weight and am just about still in my pre pregnancy clothes but it wont last much longer, so if anyone knows of somewhere to buy some modern maternity clothes please let me know!

My Skin Story with Bio-Oil

Im sure all of you have heard of Bio-Oil before the wonder oil for scars and stretch marks.

Well awhile ago they sent me a sample to try in exchange for my "skin story" and after awhile of using it I'm now ready to post my tale up.

Everyones story is different and mine started after the birth of my daughter. I was one of the unlucky people that got very bad stretch marks all over my belly and boobs. Infact they were so bad on my stomach that it looked like I had a tide rippling over it leaving me very self-conscious about things like going swimming or letting people see my tummy.

If anyone one out there is the same I know how you feel trust me it really gives you a knock.

But there was a light at the end of my tunnel in the shape of a sweet smelling nectar the promised to reduce the appearance of my stretch marks. Now I was sceptical to begin with as I had tried so many other lotions and potions and nothing had had any effect and I was sure I was destined to resemble a beach for the rest of my life. But to my suprise after several months of using it now I can honestly say those dark purple tiger stripes that I once felt so ashamed of have definately faded alot and are now more silvery then purple and much less noticable.

Im still using it daily now and having just found out baby no 2 is on the way I intend on using it all the way through and beyond this pregnancy in the hope that I avoid such dramatic stretching this time round! And who knows maybe soon i'll be able to face that bikini.

So thats my skin story, whats yours!