37w5d and Jonny's back home

*Exhale. Relax*

Now I can pack my hospital bag.

I would not really call myself superstitious, although I picked up a few superstitions when I lived in Brazil. Like don't place your handbag on the floor because money will drain away. I NEVER put my handbag on the floor and yet my money still drains away like it is water anyway.

It makes complete sense from a hygiene perspective however. A survey revealed how 30 per cent of women’s handbags contain 100 million particles of faecal matter per square inch on their surface, probably from being placed on the floors of public toilets. Yuk.

I know that my mother giving me sanitary towels when I was thirteen and went to stay with friends of my parents in Brittany, did not bring on my first period. It gave evidence of her foresight rather than it defying forces of nature. Which I was convinced of at the time. She still likes to tease me about it. In my defence it is quite sweet to attribute such almighty powers to your mum.

I also know that packing a bag does not induce labour. Nor does putting a maternity bed mat in your bed. And yet I have been putting those things off. Just in case. With Jonny home safely, I can now pack my hospital bag and put the car seat in the car. Any day now...