What I've Learnt
I’ve learnt that the thing I wanted most in the world is also the thing that challenges me the most whilst simultaneously bringing me huge joy….
What I've Learnt... From Three Weeks of No Social Media
That god damn never-ending scroll.
Instagram, Facebook, occasionally pinterest, NEVER twitter! I can lose minutes, hours or even days with it.
Any free time… a few minutes before school pick up, a train journey, an evening when my boyfriend is out working. Like virtual expanding foam plugging all the gaps in my time and my mind….
What I've Learnt... About Myself
Motherhood is a common experience.
As soon as I became pregnant, I felt part of this special club with other women. Strangers on the tube and in shops would tell me about their pregnancies and comment on the shape of my bump. I had a newly found common ground with my 80 something year old grandmother (who amazingly remembered the details of her pregnancies and births…
What I've Learnt... From A Tale of Two Tears
Preparing for the birth of our first child in 2013, I was utterly convinced we had it sussed. I expected to breathe my baby down in my bedroom, upright, giving my tissues time to expand, gravity supporting my open pelvis etc.
I knew if there was a real emergency, I would have an unplanned C-section, but I never considered any outcome in the middle….
What I've Learnt... From The First Days Of Being A Mum
The first days of being a mum.
I gave birth to my first son in 2013 and like most new parents I was excited, nervous, full of wonder! I remember returning home from hospital, my son shrinking down in the car seat and me, not quite knowing what to do. Where were the grown ups? I had given birth, but I didn't quite feel like a mum.
The day after we returned home…
What I've Learnt... From A Love You Can't Conceive
My start is not the start and early life my children have had. At around 2 years old I was removed from my drug-addicted parents and placed in a children's home.
I was adopted and later sent away to boarding school, suffering abuse of various sorts in both instances.
This is not a hard-luck story. This is a story of…
What I’ve Learnt… From 10 Years of Mothering.
I’ve learnt so many things it’s hard to start.
I’m not even the same person I was ten years ago, you could say that’s just down to age, but I’d bet my last dollar that most of it is due to being a Mother…
Budget-Friendly Apps to Take the Stress Out of Parenting
Are you looking for some fantastic apps to take the stress out of first-time parenthood? The right budget-friendly apps will help you enjoy every moment with your little one, give you valuable information on how to care for your baby, and help you stay organized….
And the Birth is Just The Beginning...
She didn’t know that the birth was ONLY the beginning.
This picture was taken a couple of hours after Jazz was born at home back in 2008, you can see she’s still just wrapped in an old towel…
Let's Stop Writing Birth Plans
There is no ‘one’ way that we give birth, so relax and remember to embrace the experience as it happens