I have to preface this post by saying this is not directed at anyone in particular, but rather the MANY who feel it necessary to rain on our parade by persisting with ‘jokes’ about parenthood.“Oh you’re having a baby…”; “You don’t know what’s going to hit you haha”, “say goodbye to sleep haha”, “say goodbye to your sex life haha”, “say goodbye to your money haha”, “say goodbye … [Read more...]
Real Mom Pregnancy Blogs
This Is Why I’m Abstaining From Coffee During Pregnancy
Coffee is bad news, it does not care for our wellbeing… It enjoys long walks and socialising but is quietly sabotaging our health. Let’s face it, coffee is our best frenemy.I feel like I need to start this post by saying, I’m not having a go at coffee drinkers… I would never… coffee lovers are a passionate people, and I’m not here to get between a sleep deprived mumma and her … [Read more...]
What Is “Rounding” And Why It’s A Non-Negotiable Part of my Pregnancy Wellbeing Plan
This past week I was in Byron Bay, for one of Tim Brown’s rounding retreats. If you follow along on instagram you might have seen that I was in Manly in March for a similar retreat and it was that experience that made me really realise the importance of this kind of self-care.I decided, upon receiving the exciting news that I was pregnant, that I was going to do everything I … [Read more...]
The Next Big Chapter… I’m Pregnant!
Well, this is it… I’m pregnant!It feels so good to finally let the cat out of the bag. I’m 16 weeks and it feels SO good.Some of you might recall last year I shared one of my most personal posts when I opened up about why I was afraid to have kids. In this post I shared how I had struggled for the better part of a decade with the idea of starting a family, and how a … [Read more...]
