by mammymoo » Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:14 pm

women who knit whilst pregnant run the risk of developing EKS or excessive knitting syndrome. This is a very common but little discussed condition where excessive knitting results in the bump being swaddled with large amounts of whatever garment it is you are knitting. The consequences of this condition vary from mildly alarming (overheating of mother resulting in the need to drink copious amount of Pinot grigio) to downright terrifying (your child being born with a strong resemblance to those weird models from your mams eighties knitting pattern magazines).



I am currently retraining as a counsellor specialising in helping both mothers and children who have been affected by this condition. I have recently been contacted by RTE who would like to uncover the shocking truths about EKS which, coincidently, has a higher prevalence in women who have made the decision to return to work post baby and abandon said child in a crèche.