Terrible Twos & How To Deal With It

My son has well and truly hit the terrible twos. Exploring where he shouldn't, testing boundaries, drawing on the walls and so much more. As a new parent all i remember is looking forward to my baby boy communicating with me, and every one telling me to saviour those early days when he couldn't walk or...

How To Deal With a Virus

When our children become unwell, by even a common virus, we worry. My son, who turned two recently, and who has rarely been ill, had a virus and developed a rash. The first thing we did was to check the common symptoms of measles and rubella. But the rash disappeared under glass, and it was...

Sometimes I Feel Like a Bitch…

I think my husband would agree that i can be a bit more harsh, and quite strict with how i would like our son to be raised, and half the time i feel like i I'm just perceived like an obsessive bitch. I'm quite specific with the types of foods i want my son to...

8 Ways To Hide Pregnancy- When You’re Just Not Ready To Tell The World

This is a story close to my heart; I found out I was pregnant very early on in my pregnancy - at around four weeks. It was late October, and with the Christmas season approaching, I knew there was a good chance that I would have issues hiding my pregnancy. My main concern was work,...

Breastfeeding – End Of An Era

Before I ever decided to have a child, I knew that I would want to exclusively breastfeed. I know that this isn't easy for some, and it can be painful in the beginning, but I wanted to persevere and I got through the difficulty of latching and the painful stage. I'm not going to lie,...

Feeling Lonely

After giving birth I had what they call “baby blues”, I literally cried every single day for two weeks straight, and over the smallest and silliest things. I was truly an emotional wreck, I felt like I didn’t know what I was doing, and that I wasn’t being the best mum I could be. But...

Baby Brain – It’s a Real Thing

Baby brain, pregnancy brain, or momnesia, whatever you want to call it, it impacts many of us women who have had children. It can impact our work life and personal life, and worst of all it may affect us far beyond pregnancy....

My Fussy Eater

I think I’m mother to the fussiest eater in the world. My toddler (nearly 2 years old), seems to hate the majority of what I put in front of him, particularly if it includes veg, and it’s a struggle to even get him to try anything new. The weaning process: We started weaning him a...

I Call Bullshit

As a first-time mum there is a lot of pressure to be perfect, perfect home, and child that hits every milestone on time, it's simply not possible.

How I Prepared For Giving Birth

  If you want the real truth about what birth really feels like, and the process of planning leading up to birth, then keep on reading… When I thought about the idea of giving birth for the first time it was damn right scary. I was literally going to be pushing a real life little...