It’s been 7 months since I breastfed Finn for the final time and since then he’s changed so much. It was very much the chance to soak up some quiet time with my baby. But a baby he was – he is definitely the prime example of a toddler now. Walking (running), climbing, talking, giving … Read more
As much as I would have liked to be, being a babywearing mum was not my thing when I had my first baby. I kind of wished I could prance around barefoot, bub attached to me, without a care. Alas, there was no prancing. The pram was too easy to get her to sleep and … Read more
I went to see my obstetrician for my six week postpartum check-up. I’ll save you the nitty-gritty but all’s well down there and I’m free to go and live my life. But I’m so incredibly sad about it. I remember growing up and thinking (in a 1950s housewife kind of way) that if I was … Read more
Floyd-Henry Morley is a little cutie. He’s 18 months old, so ‘little’ would be a word most people would use to describe a toddler. Floyd-Henry Morley But ‘Floydy’ will always be little. Shortly after he was born, his parents discovered their precious first baby had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder. A form of dwarfism. Jade … Read more
I’m not a stage mum. So why then have I entered my dear little Millie into the Bonds Baby Search? Even as a girl I’d cringe watching pushy mothers insist their girls were centre front during dance concerts. Always tall, I was usually up the back so I didn’t block out the view to anyone … Read more
Tomorrow is my first Mother’s Day. Yay. I had my almost Mother’s Day last year, but despite the big bump, I didn’t really feel like a mummy yet. I don’t plan for tomorrow to be any different to any other day. But I love the fact that the day celebrates all mums – and this … Read more
I have put Finn to bed tonight, just as I have every night for almost 15 months. But for the past three days I’ve kissed him goodnight without a breastfeed first. I think – sob – my breastfeeding days are over. I’m feeling really emotional about it and twice tonight thought about giving my baby … Read more
A story popped up on web magazine slate.com today that piqued my interest, as I’m sure it did for many mummas out there. The article, These C-section babies were photographed at less than 20 seconds old, contained amazingly beautiful images of newborns as they were lifted through their mother’s ‘sunroof’. Some bubs were plump and … Read more