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Hi! I'm Clara, and I live with Felix and our family in Stockholm.
I'm expecting my fourth child.
In this series, you'll follow me throughout my pregnancy.
PREGNANT - WEEK BY WEEK CLARA
My name is Clara and I'm expecting my fourth child.
I'm at 40 weeks - no, I'm not! I'm 28 weeks pregnant.
I also have three bonus kids, but this is my fourth child.
I am married to Felix Herngren, who's very famous.
No, that sounds ridiculous!
Is it OK if I don't mention his fame?
I'm married to Felix Herngren, and we met while working in TV.
We became a couple about ten years ago.
Honestly, I was in a state of shock for the first period of time.
It wasn't planned and we have so many kids already.
I didn't quite know how it would turn out, so it was a big shock.
When we told the kids I had done an ultrasound-
-to make sure it was in place and only one.
I guess I was in week 12 by then, and it actually went really well.
I thought they'd find it tough since there are so many of us.
Not everyone cheered, but some of them did.
I've always seen myself with a big family. I love kids, and always have.
By nature, both Felix and I really truly love children-
-and we don't sweat the kid stuff, which can be both good and bad.
I guess that's why we're here.
No, I don't have any real cravings, but I've had a huge appetite-
-especially in the beginning and all the time, really. I've wanted food!
Perhaps I shouldn't say this, but I feel I can eat what I want.
I haven't avoided anything. We were at a party on Saturday-
-and they served oysters - lovely! The server thought I should refrain-
-but I don't feel that's something I need to do; I eat what I want.
My last birth, when I had Iris, was a dream birth.
It was absolutely amazing. I was quite nervous before-
-because the previous one was so quick, and that's what I feared.
I talked about that, with my midwife and so on.
In the end I was lucky; my water broke-
-I got a room at the hospital, and it all started gently and calmly.
Gudrun Abascal was my midwife, and we had a real connection.
I felt extremely safe, and it was all very natural.
I'm hoping for the same thing now.
I don't know... I feel a bit big, but also beautiful.
Felix loves it when I'm pregnant, so that's great.
If I'm honest though, I do think that I'm a bit too unwieldy.
But it's fine at the same time.
Translation: Linda Jansson www.sdimedia.com