Before I fell pregnant I was, I would say, a fairly average teenage girl. I was unsure in myself and in what I wanted to do with my life, I struggled with my body image and confidence and was just starting the path to really learning about myself. I had a place at University to [...]
Category: Birth
Is the 12 week announcement ‘rule’ suppressing women?
The first twelve weeks of pregnancy seem to flash by without you even realising, and those early weeks hold very different things for every woman. Some may not find out they’re pregnant until they’re a few months gone, some may be filled with anxiety waiting for the first scan, some may be full of fear [...]
Is the ‘instant bond’ with your baby real?
Lots of women talk about feeling that 'instant bond' to their baby right from when those two pink lines appear on the pregnancy test. About how they feel this unconditional and fierce love for their unborn child, and the moment that baby is placed on their chest they feel eternally bonded. For some, this may [...]
Best buys for baby + mamma
There are so many options when it comes to baby purchases, at many different price points. It can be a bit of a minefield to work out which items will actually be useful and which are a waste of money. I've teamed up with the lovely Beth (@happycornishmama) to give you our top items for [...]
Managing expectations postpartum
This is something that has been on my mind a lot lately. As with all aspects of life, the postpartum period holds so many different expectations. Expectations on how to parent your child, how your body should 'bounce back', how your relationship with your partner (if you have one) should be flourishing etc etc etc. [...]
Birth Story and Q+A
I've wanted to write this for a long time, but its taken me a while to process my birth experience and understand how I feel about it. (as well as remember what happened in what order...but we will get to that later) Whilst I was pregnant I spent a fair bit of time wondering what [...]
Arlo’s 8 week update
Boy where do I start...so much has happened in the last 8 weeks. Never before has time seemingly gone so slow and so fast at the same time. Arlo has slotted into our life so seamlessly that even I find it hard to believe, we're still training, keeping up our coffee addiction by going to [...]
