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…
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…
Why we shouldn’t romanticise motherhood
During the post-birth flurry of visitors, a friend eager to know what motherhood felt like asked me the mother of all questions, “What’s it like, being a mum? Do you…
Why can’t I remember the toddler days?
It has surprised and alarmed me to realise that I don’t really have many solid memories of my middle child’s toddler days. What was he like? What things did he…
My week 5 MUTU System Before and After | REVIEW
I have been astounded with the results of using MUTU System after just 5 weeks. My MUTU System before and after photos really show a difference that I wasn’t prepared…
Embrace the Documentary & Body Positivity with MUTU System
Last week I was invited along to an event in London: An introduction to post-baby fitness and recovery program, MUTU, and a screening of the body positivity documentary, Embrace.…
The unexpected joys of stopping breastfeeding in the daytime
At some point in June, I stopped feeding Otto in the daytime. No more morning feed, sleepy afternoon feed, or quick snack whenever he felt like it. I just stopped…
Good at this. (Learning to live with a lack of sleep)
A few months back, Sam said something that stopped me in my tracks. We were discussing, for the umpeenth time no doubt, our older children’s appalling sleep habits, and the…