Maternity Series – Week 36
Holy moly – four weeks to go! I *think* we’re all set for Beastie to arrive…. his clothes are all washed and ready, we have nappies, and muslins, and a whole other load of baby paraphanalia. Oh – and...
View ArticleMaking it through the last month of pregnancy
So officially today I’m 36 + 2 weeks pregnant, around 4 weeks to go. This is the worse part of pregnancy – counting down and waiting. Officially 37 weeks is classed as full term, and Miss Baya made...
View ArticleMaternity Series – Week 37
Quite honestly, I’ve had enough of being pregnant. I’m tired and emotional. We went out for lunch yesterday, and you can see EVERYONE looking at me like this baby’s about to pop out any second ha! I...
View ArticleMaternity Series – Week 38
Ugh. *Still* pregnant and very fed up! I’m honestly exhausted now, and I really want this baby out of me. I feel like I’ve hit the wall this week, tired and emotional I can’t do anymore. Everything is...
View ArticleMaternity Series – Week 39
*SIGH* Still pregnant….. not much else to say! A little fed up and totally ready for this baby to come! His head is right down now, I can feel him pushing on my hips, and walking has really become a...
View ArticleGuest Post – Things I would tell my pregnant self
Today I have the lovely Fiona from Watching You Grow sharing a guestpost while I spend some time with Beastie and the girlies… I’m going to be perfectly honest here and say that I didn’t really enjoy...
View ArticleVega’s Birth Story
I spent the last trimester of my pregnancy convinced I would give birth well before my due date. Our third child was three weeks early, and this bump sat really low the whole time. Even my midwife...
View ArticlePostpartum Essentials Checklist
Throughout pregnancy, all of your focus is on your newborn essentials, on labour and delivery… and not so much on what are your postpartum essentials for those first days/weeks after the baby arrives....
View ArticleMulti-Mam Review
I mentioned before that Multi-Mam Balm was one of my breastfeeding essentials in the first few weeks after Vega was born. I credit it with preventing me getting sore or chapped nipples at all this time...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting
The moment you find out you are pregnant, it seems as if there are a million things to learn before your baby’s arrival. Not only do you have support another life for nine months, but also navigate the...
View ArticleGive yourself a break
Growing another human in your tummy can be hard work. Whether it’s your first or your fourth… you still get tired, emotional, achey and naggy. When I was pregnant the first time, I kept getting… View...
View ArticleMaternity Series – Week 35
Feeling like we’re hitting the final countdown to meeting this baby! I’m definetly feeling ready to not be pregnant, it’s getting harder to bend down and put socks/shoes on – I may have to employ…...
View ArticleChoosing the right pushchair
With {soon to be} four children, we’ve been through many different pushchairs over the years. I remember picking out the very first one when I was pregnant with Lola twelve years ago! There are so…...
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