Welcome to the latest instalment of our Real Life Birth Story Series! This instalment has been contributed by the gorgeous Louise Cherry – mumma to one adorable and super drool worthy Giselle. Louise’s story is amazing. She has such a wonderful way with words and she will draw you into her experience like you are living it along with her. Whilst being a super mumma, Louise also runs an amazing Facebook page – West Assured Mums, which offers support, networking and potential friendships for local Melbourne mums. Check her page out at the end of this post and show her some love! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy her story as much as I did, and that you roar like a lion at the end of it… xxx (more…)
So. We are going to have a baby. Yup. We are pregnant, and soon there will be four. Plus a dog. OMFG. Are we excited? HELL YEAH! *insert fist pump here*. And yet are we ready for it? HELL FREAKING EFFING NO! *insert quiet and terrified sobbing here*. (more…)
To my son, It has been a long time since I last wrote you a letter my little love. However it was your second birthday last week and I felt that old familiar itch to pick up the keyboard and talk to you again. To tell you all about the world, and also to tell you all about, well…you. (more…)
Do you ever have those days? You know the ones that I mean, the kind of days where you just cant be arsed. Well I know I sure do. And I am having one today. (more…)
Welcome to the twelfth contribution to our Real Birth Story Series, written by the amazing Janelle Browne – mother to the sweetest little man Ryan, and co-founder of an amazing handmaiden business – Yes Mumma – Handmade. Yes Mumma – Handmade provides customers with gorgeous handmade baby accessories of the highest quality, which are also durable and stylish. These include bandana bibs, solids bibs, nappy purses, newborn towels and hooded towels. Head over to their Facebook page to check them out! I really hope you enjoy reading Janelle’s story as much as I did xxx (more…)
Right guys. I WANT to say that it is time for a TRUTH BOMB, but if you are a parent you will already know what I am about to say. You will realise it from about the tenth month of your child’s life. And if you aren’t a parent, then you most likely wont believe me… well, not until your elbow deep in nappies and vomit anyway. BUT…here it is… (more…)
Welcome to the tenth instalment of our Real Birth Story Series! This instalment was contributed by Ruby Hunt, creator of her gorgeous businesses – Piper and the little, and Biddy Hunt. Ruby is a mum of one little human – the gorgeous Spencer, who is 8.5 months old, as well as Piper – her fur baby who is 6 years old. Ruby’s story outlines her long labour and the subsequent stressful and painful afterbirth complications and is told with humour. Please check out this gorgeous lady’s contribution, and I hope you enjoy this instalment as much as I did xxx (more…)
This is probably the most random blog post that I have ever written. But it is actually something that I have wanted to write about for a long time. It is a story about these old hands of mine. Yep, you heard me, my hands. (more…)
Welcome to the ninth instalment of our Real Birth Story Series! This lovely installment was contributed by the gorgeous Nicole Langmaid, mother of her now one year old sweet and smiley little daughter. I hope you enjoy this contribution as much as I did xx (more…)
Hypnobirthing… I had never heard of it before falling pregnant. In fact, I hadn’t even really given my future labour a proper thought, other than knowing that I was really excited at the thought that I would one day be going through it. What a weirdo huh? I had been lucky enough to witness a good friends labour a couple of years before, and was so amazed and in love with what I had seen. Not in a creepy way but in a life is a freaking miracle sort of way. (more…)
