An emergency trip to theatre and venthouse delivery – Bay’s Birth Story, part 3
It’s about 9.30am and the syntocin drip has been on for about an hour. There is a heart rate dip that Sam, I, and the midwives all stop and pay…
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An Epidural and the Syntocinon drip – Bay’s Birth Story, Part 2
It was past midnight when I was called to the labour ward for induction, so I was now exactly 42 weeks pregnant. It felt weirdly calming to be walking to…
UPPAbaby Cruz V2 review – A travel system that ticks every box | AD
In 2020, UPPAbaby released the latest version of the UPPAbaby Cruz. With tons of new and improved features, the UPPAbaby Cruz V2 saw the Cruz model firmly upgraded from compact…
Induction at 42 weeks pregnant – Bay’s Birth Story, Part 1
With three very different labours and births under my belt, I had zero expectations for the birth of my fourth baby…apart from to expect the unexpected. My first baby had…
Recovering at Home after a C-section
C-sections have become such common procedures that it’s easy to forget that they are in fact major abdominal surgeries – and with a new arrival to take care of it…
Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Feeling Stressed as a Mother
As mothers we are made out to be some sort of indestructible super heroes that could never be rattled or stressed. When you are raising a child, you will know…
4 tips to protect your baby’s skin whilst swimming | with Baby Dove #AD
I don’t have the best track record when it comes to taking my babies swimming. I started off parenthood with eager intentions to take my eldest to the…
Graco Featherweight review – A great holiday pushchair
I am currently writing this from our holiday villa in Spain. We have taken our Graco Featherweight with us, in order to put it through its paces as a…
We Made Me Wuti wrap – Why it’s my new favourite baby sling | REVIEW
Since baby Otto arrived, I have been trying out the full range of We Made Me baby slings – The Soohu sling, the Wuti Wrap, and the Pao soft structured…