Treatment of the week

Let’s face it ladies, growing a baby is hard work.

Sure, you hit that ‘glowing’ phase in the second trimester, but you’ve still had to go through the first three months — and the last, long 12 weeks are still looming.

I turned up at the Cloisters Spa at the Muckross Park Hotel just a day after my first scan. The baby’s heart was beating fast and hard and I was officially 13 weeks pregnant. A weekend break in the five-star hotel was the perfect way to celebrate — and unwind after weeks of nausea.