A year ago today was my due date. To be honest, I had almost forgotten what it felt like to be pregnant. I know, how could I have forgotten *insert monkey holding head in hands emoji* but all the amazing, positive memories I've had since seem to have blocked out all my painful pregnancy and … Continue reading You can’t hurry l-abour…
Tag: birth
10 things I didn’t know about being a parent and babies before I had one…
As my daughter turns six months old, I've been thinking back to before she was born and how naive we were. We have two young nieces, so you think we would have known what we were getting into but nothing can prepare you for how much a baby will change you. I’ve previously stated that … Continue reading 10 things I didn’t know about being a parent and babies before I had one…
Sundayssentials: The Mama Bag
When I was pregnant my husband’s colleagues very kindly bought us a titanic-sized baby bath filled to the brim with baby paraphernalia. Nappies, dummies, every kind of wipe you could imagine. Before that, I hadn’t really considered how much stuff babies actually need. I knew about the big stuff, prams and cots etc but not the … Continue reading Sundayssentials: The Mama Bag
Getting ‘Reggied’: How not to deal with a dog and newborn baby
This might seem like a bit of a filler blog post but this topic is one very close to my heart. A friend of a friend had a dog called Reggie. He was a tiny, little cream shitzu and he was her fur baby. They went everywhere together. You couldn't go a day without seeing … Continue reading Getting ‘Reggied’: How not to deal with a dog and newborn baby
Top 10: Shit advice I’ve received since becoming a mama
It's fair to say that since I’ve become a mother I've been showered with unsolicited advice. Strangers, family and friends alike can’t seem to help themselves from dishing out their weird and wonderful pearls of wisdom. Whilst, I'm fully aware most of the advice comes from a good place (God knows, I've even started giving … Continue reading Top 10: Shit advice I’ve received since becoming a mama
Current state: Raw
I've already admitted in my previous post that I wasn't really prepared for motherhood. I skim read through the books that were given to me with a kind of *fingers in ears* " I'm not listening/This isn't happening to me" kind of denial. So, I'm back at home after being released from hospital 36hrs after … Continue reading Current state: Raw