and In last week’s blog post, I talked about postnatal and anxiety and depression, making reference to the birth of my first child, Isla back in 2014. For this week’s blog post, I thought I’d talk about the pre pregnancy, pregnancy and birth of my second child Teddy after having a traumatic experience, and how I was able to get through it. So here goes… Pre pregnancy Even though I wasn’t really mentally prepared to be a mum ... Read the Post...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Pre/Postnatal Anxiety and Depression
As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week, I wanted to write about a topic that is very close to my heart: Prenatal Anxiety and Postnatal Anxiety and Depression. I’m going to talk about this making reference to my birth story part 1, the pregnancy and birth of my first child, Isla back in 2014. This is all still very fresh in my mind and writing about it is like therapy for me, so I’ll get started… Life before baby It was February 2014. I’d just ... Read the Post...
How To Increase Your Breast Milk Supply
*This is all just based on my own experience* I started my breastfeeding journey when I had my daughter, Isla, back in 2014, and I only wish I knew then what I know now. I’m almost 22 months into my feeding journey with my second child, Teddy, and even though I’ve kept going a lot longer this time, the milk flow part has been a breeze in comparison to my first attempt. When Isla came into the world, I thought breastfeeding would be simple; ... Read the Post...
7 Things To Do In Harrogate
We’ve been living near Harrogate for almost two months now, which is also almost two months since our big move from the South to the North. It has flown by! I still can’t believe we finally made the move to be honest, we talked about it for so long. It was definitely the right move. I feel so much more at ease here and we are already having a better quality of life. We are still currently waiting for our new house to be ready; during this ... Read the Post...