We’ve just moved house for the second time in the space of 2 months. During this time there has been plenty of packing, and unpacking. It can be quite a challenge getting all packed/unpacked with young children around. Isla is at school during the week so she’s taken care of most of the time, however, Teddy is 22 months old and, as you would expect, into absolutely everything! I mean… I’ll pack something and he will unpack it pretty much straight ... Read the Post...
How I Got Through My Second Birth
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. I’d just like to say, there’s a few sensitive issues in this post. So if you think you will feel triggered, stop reading now and look after your own mental health. 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 ... 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… I’d just like to say, there’s a few sensitive ... Read the Post...
Breastfeeding A Toddler
I can't believe I'm breastfeeding a toddler! I can’t believe I’ve been breastfeeding Teddy for 22 months, 22 months today to be exact! I didn’t expect to get this far at all, as I only managed 6 months with Isla. Actually, when we first had our kids, I didn’t expect to get this far at all with either of them, but here we are! I’d say I’m more than ready to stop now but before I do I just have a few concerns.... How will I cope when the ... Read the Post...