Pregnancy and body image
It is very difficult to maintain a positive body-image in our culture and especially so, while pregnant
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Tweet Growing up, I desperately wanted to be apart of a large family. Both my parents are only children so our entire family consisted of six people. There were times when I used to dream of what it...
View ArticlePreparing for a new baby – what do I really need? Part 1
Tweet As expectant mums-to-be, it can be so exciting to prepare our babies room especially if we enjoy decorating or have an artistic flair! A visit to a baby store or a flick through a parenting...
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TweetBuying Secondhand When my first child was 18 months old, I realized I had been obsessed with ‘stuff’’. I was always looking for the next best thing to give my baby his start in life. I placed too...
View ArticleAre we ‘done’ yet? How do you know when your family is complete?
Tweet As I experience the last few weeks of my final pregnancy, I feel a mixture of excitement and sadness. This has been the last time I will experience the joy of seeing those two lines on a...
View ArticlePre-labour – My experience surviving the last week of pregnancy
Tweet A more personal post today….. Yesterday I arrived expectantly at the hospital only to be sent home a few hours later. I hadn’t been particularly prepared to have a baby that day and my husband...
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TweetLast pic before giving birth! Welcome to the world beautiful Emma! Born by c-section at 7:38am on 17th Feb 2012 3.5kg 52cm long First breastfeed Meeting her brothers for the first time A...
View ArticleWhat To Expect When You’re Expecting – Book Review & Giveaway
Tweet I’d heard of the book ‘What to expect when you’re expecting’ but I didn’t realise there was a whole series of these ‘what to expect’ guides! These guides provide a solid foundation of mainstream...
View ArticleWe are about to become a LARGE family…
Growing up, I desperately wanted to be apart of a large family. Both my parents are only children so our entire family consisted of six people. There were times when I used to dream of what it would...
View ArticlePreparing for a new baby – what do I really need? Part 1
As expectant mums-to-be, it can be so exciting to prepare our babies room especially if we enjoy decorating or have an artistic flair! A visit to a baby store or a flick through a parenting magazine...
View ArticlePreparing for baby part 2
Buying Secondhand When my first child was 18 months old, I realized I had been obsessed with ‘stuff’’. I was always looking for the next best thing to give my baby his start in life. I placed too...
View ArticleAre we ‘done’ yet? How do you know when your family is complete?
As I experience the last few weeks of my final pregnancy, I feel a mixture of excitement and sadness. This has been the last time I will experience the joy of seeing those two lines on a pregnancy...
View ArticlePre-labour – My experience surviving the last week of pregnancy
A more personal post today….. Yesterday I arrived expectantly at the hospital only to be sent home a few hours later. I hadn’t been particularly prepared to have a baby that day and my husband was...
View ArticleWe Have a Daughter!
Last pic before giving birth! Welcome to the world beautiful Emma! Born by c-section at 7:38am on 17th Feb 2012 3.5kg 52cm long First breastfeed Meeting her brothers for the first time A special...
View ArticleWhat To Expect When You’re Expecting – Book Review & Giveaway
I’d heard of the book ‘What to expect when you’re expecting’ but I didn’t realise there was a whole series of these ‘what to expect’ guides! These guides provide a solid foundation of mainstream...
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