I am 39 weeks pregnant now. And I keep asking the little human inside my womb to just hurry the heck up and get here. Please. Because mumma is seriously running out of patience now. (more…)
Diary of a Crazy Pregnant Lady – Weeks 39 to 40
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To My Dear Baby Girl – A Letter To My Unborn Child
To My Dear Baby Girl, As I write this, I have 5 weeks to go until you arrive. Well, approximately of course. I am hoping you come earlier, but I hoped that with your brother too and he came in his own sweet time so I am not holding my breath. (more…)
The Shit That Shocked Me Since Becoming A Parent
There are things that really shocked me since becoming a parent. Silly things. Unexpected things. Things I never could have prepared for, or guessed. (more…)
My Real Birth Story – Emily Whishaw
My Real Birth Story – Emily Whishaw from Mummy Couture Um, HI! (*waves*) I’m Emily from Mummy Couture. I started my little online business at 8 months pregnant with my second bub because I’m a workaholic and hate being a stay at home mum! (oops, did I just say that out loud?). I’m a Chartered Accountant by trade and LOVE everything small business. After 8 years of living in London, my hubby, daughter and I returned to Oz this year. With baby number no. 2 on the way I started to dread my impending maternity leave and finding myself stuck in the zombie mum routine of eat, feed, sleep, clean, repeat, so I took the opportunity to start the online business I always talked about starting. Mummy Couture offers stylish and affordable baby friendly accessories, fashion and gifts for mums. Because why should babies get all the nice things? Whist it is hard juggling mum life with building a business, I’ve learnt SO much and met some amazing mumprenuers also hustling away while breastfeeding and wiping bums. (more…)
Diary of a Crazy Pregnant Lady – Weeks 22 to 24
I’m 22 weeks pregnant now hooray! And to celebrate, I have gotten a nasty case of the flu. The freaking damn flu! I got the flu jab two weeks ago so to me this was wholly unexpected. And totally unwelcome. Stupid flu jerk. (more…)
Breastfeeding. And Why It’s Not For Me.
I always thought that I would be breastfeeding my children. I expected it. I kinda yearned for it. And I always thought it was my right. But I couldn’t do it no matter how hard I tried. And believe me, I really did try. (more…)
The Terror of Toilet Training
Oh god. It’s that time. It’s probably been that time for a while but I have been totally avoiding it. Yes sir, it’s time to start Toilet Training. Bloody Hell, give me strength. (more…)
My Real Birth Story – Brea Walker
Welcome to the latest instalment of our Real Life Birth Story written by the gorgeous Brea Walker! Brea is a mum to gorgeous 4-year-old twin boys and a 20-month-old boy, as well as a step mum to a 10-year-old girl. She is a mummy blogger and small business owner of an online shop – Mamma Bee. Mamma Bee is an online baby and kids shop that provides practical products that are loved and tested by parents all over Australia. Make sure you check out her story, and then head over to her website for some gorgeous goodies for infants, newborns and mummas! I hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I did xxx
How to Overcome the Boredom of Parenthood
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…)
Ten Things I Have Realised Since Becoming A Parent
It’s interesting. I thought I knew everything about myself once upon a time. I may not have liked it all, but I really truly thought that I knew all there was to know about …well, me. I mean, who else could know me the way that I do? No-one, right? (more…)