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Imagine this… you work a twelve hour shift and you hear from your parents telling you, what your little amazing person has been up to. Maybe doing a milestone that they have been working up to. You feel waves of emotion. This wave building up to a tsunami. You feel guilty that you weren’t thereContinue reading “The wave of working”

Happy Valentines Day! Or as I like to call it happy hallmark day! I personally don’t see the point of Valentine’s Day for one big reason. What’s the point in proclaiming your love for someone when you already should be doing that? Ok, here is the slushy part of my life. Whenever I am messagingContinue reading “Baby love”

So I have decided to do something different in this blog post. As my previous posts have been pretty heavy and filled with emotion. I don’t want all my posts to be sad and serious. Since posting my previous blog I have felt better. Writing my thoughts down has helped me and also speaking toContinue reading “The funny little things…”

I know it’s near the end of January but this month has been incredibly hard on me and hard on my family. My anxiety has been tested in many ways this month. Due to my son turning into a daredevil and trying things out for himself. This is all good in itself but it playsContinue reading “New year same problems”

That you are in charge of a little human. A human that relies on you for everything. You feel a huge wave of responsibility of caring and bringing them up in this scary and also crazy world. You worry about things, your parents wouldn’t have been worried about 20 years ago! Is it just meContinue reading “Suddenly it hits you…”

So, I haven’t posted recently as I am now back at work. Yes, the most daunting thing about being a mum happened a few months ago! So, as you can imagine, after my maternity leave ended. I was an emotional wreck. I cried and cried. When I dropped him off with family, who were delightedContinue reading “Working mum”

So my blogs are about being a first time mum and the realities of it. So this part of my blog is about today… It has been tough for me. Only had a few hours of sleep and my emotions are all over the place. Today i have been crying for no logical reason (haveContinue reading “Drained”

“Pushing down on me” don’t worry I am not going to start reciting Queen. Instead I will talk/moan about the pressure myself and many new mums have now. A pressure I have and been battling with is breastfeeding. However, I am slowly becoming confident with breastfeeding in public (yay)! Another pressure I am facing isContinue reading “Under pressure”

In my last post I discussed how breastfeeding can take its toll on any new mum. As a new mum I was initially finding it difficult. I am still having difficulty, but, the difficulty surfaces when I am out in public. Should I breastfeed? Should I use the bottle? Are the two main questions IContinue reading “Boob hats (part 2)”

Another name for nipples devised by Chris Traeger in Parks and Recreation (its on amazon and a hilarious show). So if you are a guy reading this don’t be scared by this posts title, just carry on reading. Afterwards you will have empathy for us mums. By the way if you are wondering breastfeeding isContinue reading “Boob hats (part 1)”