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Saying goodbye to the idea of a baby girl (Gender Disappointment)

  • Chloe
  • August 9, 2023
Gender disappointment is such a complex thing to experience.  You may have stumbled across this article because you have just found out you are having your second, third, or maybe…
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Our Wedding – The details

  • Chloe
  • July 3, 2023
Five years on from our wedding, and I still haven’t written about the day –  there were so many things to talk about that I didn’t know where to start! …
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Monthly Baby Milestone Photos | How to take the best images

  • Chloe
  • January 31, 2023
Monthly baby milestone photos are a really nice memento to have of your baby’s first year. Babies change so much in so little time, so baby milestone photos are a…
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2021 – Our Year In Review

  • Chloe
  • December 28, 2021
Since starting this blog in 2011 (I just realised that makes it 10 years old, wow!), my content has evolved from frequent ‘what we’ve been up to’ content dumps, to…
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Will my older baby or toddler fit in the BA baby seat? Everything you need to know about flying British Airways with a 1 year old

  • Chloe
  • October 27, 2021
The lowdown on British Airways baby seats VS booking your toddler their own seat on the plane Wondering whether to book your older baby or toddler their own seat, or…
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An emergency trip to theatre and venthouse delivery – Bay’s Birth Story, part 3

  • Chloe
  • July 22, 2021
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

  • Chloe
  • July 13, 2021
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…
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Induction at 42 weeks pregnant – Bay’s Birth Story, Part 1

  • Chloe
  • July 7, 2021
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…
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A new baby and a pandemic | 2020 – Our year in review

  • Chloe
  • December 31, 2020
January / February I rang in the new year 13 weeks pregnant with our fourth baby, relieved to be at the end of a long first trimester with a lot…
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