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Pregnancy | Skin care | Current skincare routine
TweetSometimes its hard to love the skin you’re in I’ve shared my frustrations with my skin during this pregnancy previously and I’m hoping that some changes I’ve made will help improve the appearance and make me feel a tad bit better. I was breaking out on the sides of my face, my jawline, my forehead. Apparently this is typically where hormonal acne is formed according to Dr Google. Surprisingly enough with my previous pregnancies I had absolutely glowy skin and actually ditched using foundation because it was flawless. This time around my acne breakouts have been red and angry, deep under my skin and incredibly painful. Being someone who has…
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Birth | Preparation | Planning a gentle cesarean birth
TweetThat awkward moment when someone finds out you’re opting for a cesarean birth This week I was yet again stunned by a stranger, and not in a good way. This woman had noticed that I was pregnant and actually came over to congratulate me. But then she overstepped the line. What followed was a crap ton of unnecessary advice and a question about what type of birth I would be having. When I very confusedly replied a caesarean birth she said why must you young woman always take the easy way out. What I learnt was that pregnancy hormones can do one of two things – Take me to a…
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Birth | The Magical Hour: The importance of uninterrupted contact during the first hour after birth
TweetThe Magical / Golden / Sacred Hour The golden hour is not new to the world of birthing, it is defined as the baby being skin-to-skin on the mother for an uninterrupted hour immediately following birth. In reality, it is so much more than this. As your baby is born (whether vaginal birth or caesarean birth) they are suddenly exposed to a whole new world. Their safety and security that they have come to know and love is suddenly a thing of the past and this can be quite an overwhelming experience. What follows next is the rush to clean, weigh and measure and generally check the health of a newborn.…
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Pregnancy | A few things I plan on doing differently with baby no. 3
Tweet5 Things I plan on doing differently with baby number 3! As parents, we are constantly learning from our mistakes. It’s just part of being a parent. There is no set plan. I recently read a post on Bad Mammy (published May 2017) on things she planned on doing differently with baby number 2. This inspired me to think ahead and start planning for November. With my first child I was a bit over the top (at first). Everything needed to be by the book. When it was Danny’s bed time I considered it mine too and retired to my room at 7pm and went to sleep. What he wanted,…
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Pregnancy | Quick update | Week 20 – 22
TweetWell hello weeks 20 – 22, it’s been so real Sometimes I feel like my baby bump is way too big during this pregnancy, then I remember I am 22 weeks and this is baby number 3. More importantly if it doesn’t bother me, why should it bother you. How Far Along: Currently 23 weeks Size of Tummy Wonkee: According to my app / internet – between 23 – 28 cm and weighing a mere 430 – 455 grams. Last appointment: 25cm and 450 grams so she’s doing really well Pregnancy Symptoms: Not being able to sleep at night, SPD pains and constantly needing to feed my face. Pregnancy related…
