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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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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 | Baby names I love BUT we won’t be using
TweetSome of the names I love but we won’t be using This tag has been doing its rounds on YouTube forever and I love watching vloggers share baby names they love but won’t be using so I thought I’d share some that I love (why I love them) but we won’t be using. I must admit I was pretty dead set on the name I love, I’ve always dreamed of having a little girl one day with this name and Carl flat out hates it. That kind of broke my heart a little bit BUT we’ve moved past that now. I’m 99% sure we won’t be having anymore kids in…
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Mom Stylin
TweetTo say I was a stylish first time Mom would be a complete lie, I look back at the pictures and think WTH (let’s keep it PG). I looked old, frumpy and completely uncoordinated to say the least and not a stitch of makeup – I was a completely different person. I hid behind a scarf and oversized clothes and even wore guys t-shirts to just fit comfortably into something. But also I earned a tiny salary and ensuring I could afford nappies was ultimately at the top of my priority list, not fashion. That kid was birthed on one salary guys. It was rough. That was until my Mom…
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A trip down preggy lane
TweetLets be broody for a moment and take a trip down my preggy lane. Oh how I miss being pregnant, It was one of the greatest times of my life. Not to say that it wasn’t without its ups and downs. Two months before we fell pregnant discovered we were expecting little Josh, I had lost a baby at 10 weeks (blog post will maybe follow one day), so although we were excited we were cautious. I suffered from *Hyperemesis Gravidarum during my first trimester (well actually really only subsided at around 14 weeks) and had the joy of spending 2 nights in Hospital thanks to this. I was also…
