Parenting: My breastfeeding story
When I was pregnant I was often asked if I was going to breastfeed and my response was always – if I can. It was the part of having a baby that I felt most unprepared for and something I…
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Baby: 10 reasons why Center Parcs is great for toddlers
We have just returned from a 5 day break to the Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest. We went with my family – 8 of us plus two toddlers (18m and 20m). I have been many times before but it’s a…
Travel: Our holiday to South Africa
Hello! It’s been a while hasn’t it?! Trying to get back on the blogging wagon and wanted to finally share more about our holiday to South Africa which was back in April 2018. Our good friends were getting married in…
Baby: Florence’s 5 Month Routine
Up until around 4 months, Florence didn’t have much of a daily routine and many books (and friends) say that it’s difficult to establish one until 3 months onwards regardless. We have had a bedtime routine from when she was…
Baby: How Hypnobirthing helped my labour
As I mentioned in my birth story, during my pregnancy I bought the Positive Birth Company digital pack which is an online course all about hypnobirthing and as Siobhan says ‘gives you the tools needed to create a positive, empowering…
Baby: The First 3 Months
It’s hard to believe that my little baby girl is 3 months old already. I wish I’d written these posts monthly as the first few weeks are such a blur and everything changes so quickly! But I’m going to try…
Pregnancy: My labour hospital bag – what I found most useful
I thought it would be helpful to write a post about what I found useful, and not so useful in my hospital bag during and after labour. I did lots of research about what to put in my hospital bag,…
Baby: My positive birth story
From l-r: the last bump shot at 38 weeks pregnant; where I spent most of my labour – loved the birthing pool; first family photo Birth story time- and it’s a long one! When I was pregnant I loved reading…
Life: I’m back!
Hi guys! So…it’s been a while. The last time I posted I was 33 weeks pregnant and now our little girl has arrived and has been in the world for almost three months! Introducing our beautiful daughter, Florence Olivia who…
Pregnancy: 33 week update
From left to right: 29 weeks, 31 weeks and 33 weeks Tomorrow I turn 34 weeks so decided that a pregnancy update was well overdue, now that I’m well into the third trimester. I can’t quite believe it, although when…
