Category: Personal
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How morning sickness can become something quite cruel
I want others know that if they end up in the situation I did when is comes to morning sickness – don’t delay getting treatment.
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Introducing Solids – How do we eat again?
A handy guide to remembering when to introduce various foods when weaning your baby. Because eating is more complicated than it should be.
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How to put your baby to sleep: The Reality
Trying to get a baby to sleep is an example of advice given with the best of intentions but it doesn’t stack up against reality.
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3 purchases to make your pregnancy easier
I’m sure if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant you have spent countless hours navigating Google and Pinterest looking for those things you absolutely will need to make your pregnancy easier. Limited by budget here are 3 things I ended up using the most to make things a bit more comfortable. Body Pillow […]
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Yet another birth story
tl;dr – no signs of labor before contractions & long pre-labor, gave birth in a midwife birth centre, no epidural because of scoliosis, labored in the tub and birthed on a birthing stool. 2nd degree tear and blood loss resulted in longer hospital stay. Is this labor? It started when I woke up to use […]
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Some prepare for their little one by creating extravagant nurseries. I knit.
As you’ve already found out, I knit to manage my anxiety. This past summer was no different so I channeled it to knit all sort of cute baby things. Links to the patterns are below the image. 👇 Entrelac Blanket This was free hand because I wanted to learn how to knit entrelac. Half way […]
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My London Commute from Hell
It was one of the hottest summer days in the hottest summer in London in the last 50 or so years. I decided to leave work a little early so I can spend some quality time with my husband. Leaving work early never works out for me. At 17:30 I reach the station to catch […]
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A few things to make you laugh
Being pregnant is hard. The best way I’ve found to get though it is to just laugh at how ridiculous it can get. Luckily people are there laughing with us. What have you laughed about lately?
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10 Things about Me
Because thinking of ten things about yourself is actually quite difficult. I have a MA in Digital Humanities. I’ve lived in three different countries. I am a dog person. I love to read and my favorite genre is Fantasy. It helps me escape. I live in the UK and still write the American way. I […]
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My most useful pregnancy apps
It turns out that finding out you are pregnant is a rather confusing time. If you then add on the fact that you live in a different country from your extended family and that the healthcare system works differently from what your friends experienced it gets a bit challenging to find that support. Luckily we […]
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