Originally posted on November 23rd 2016 The midwife had no sooner left the house when I felt this strange, unfamiliar tingling. I consulted Dr Google who suggested it was probably my milk coming in. Hooray!My little piranha seemed as relieved as I was at this new development; so much so that he pretty much fed […]
Originally posted on November 12th 2016 So here we are… a big topic! Something so important it deserves a post of its own. Feeding Starfish. More specifically, breastfeeding him. While I was pregnant I discussed breastfeeding with family and friends as well as at my antenatal visits. My initial thoughts on breastfeeding were purely on […]
Originally Posted on November 10th 2016 40 weeks seems like an eternity when you first become pregnant. The first 12 weeks feel endless, especially if you have decided not to tell anyone. However as time went on and D day came closer and closer, I realised that 40 weeks is actually a really short amount […]
Originally Posted on November 2nd 2016 Last time we left things on a bit of a downer, with me heading off to spend literally days trawling the Internet to find suitable commercially available equipment to help me with the day to day tasks that caring for a baby involves. Things like bathing, changing, dressing and feeding […]
Originally Posted on November 1st 2016 As a started to feel great, thanks to the bio energy healing and my beautiful friend Kathy Watters, the daunting reality of parenthood hung in the air, a lot like the moments before my sky dives, with a mixture of exhilaration and sheer terror. As you know, the decision […]
Originally posted on October 26th 2016 I sat on the edge of my bed sobbing down the phone to my mum. “I’ve only slept an hour in total over the last 2 nights and that was sitting in a chair because every time I try to lie down flat I throw up”. Getting out of […]
Originally posted on October 23rd 2016 Almost immediately the sickness set in. I don’t mean the mild nausea or throwing up in the morning before breakfast that some people report. I mean full on, Exorcist style spewing, in the morning, afternoon, evening and especially at night. (So much for ‘morning sickness eh?) I was nearly […]
Originally posted on October 17th 2016 Even before the last slice of wedding cake had been eaten (which was delicious by the way) it started… THAT question.. “So when will we hear the patter of tiny feet?” We were both very keen to start a family, not least because we’d fallen head over heels for […]
Originally posted October 14th 2016 Somewhere in the depths of my mind during a sleepy night feed, as the events of the recent weeks floated in and out of my conscious mind I thought, “I know, I’ll write a blog” Why? For a few reasons… hopefully our story is interesting. It might even inspire some […]