Maternity leave I’ll never forget the day when I first held you in my arms, All I’ve ever wanted to do since then is protect you from all harm. This year I’ve experienced the highest of highs, I feel so blessed every time you greet me with your beautiful smile. I’ve also had some pretty …
Category Archives: First time mum
THE FIRST YEAR COMPLETE!
The first year I’ve made it! We’ve made it. First year of motherhood complete. I have so many different emotions running through my head I never thought it was possible to feel so much at once. It was the best year, it was the hardest year. It was the fastest year but at times the …
ANXIETY
Written December 2019…. I’m a worrier by nature. I sweat the small stuff. This was pre baby. Post natal anxiety heightens everything. The small stuff becomes the big stuff and the big stuff becomes all consuming. An outsider may think you’re a drama queen, attention seeking, when in reality you’re in a room with no …
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is a part of our lives now. There is no escaping it. It does has its place and can be very useful in many ways but it also has its disadvantages, people, myself included can get sucked in to the game of compare and contrast and it can greatly impact on mental health. …
Labour….!
LABOUR Let’s start from the start! You wait in anticipation for nine whole months. While the first 8 and half fly by the last two weeks do not. Every little sneeze, kick, hiccup, urge to wee could be a potential sign that labour is starting so you spend most of those days googling every symptom. In …