I’ve exclusively breastfed Maia since the day after her birth. In all honesty, we got off to a rocky start and it has not been an easy journey. For some mothers breastfeeding seems to come so naturally, with their babies latching on even before the cord clamping. This was definitely not the case for us! Read More
Month: December 2017
Maia’s first Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are all having a lovely time with your families. As you may know, Santa came to us three weeks early this year with our most treasured gift, baby girl Maia. We are only just getting our heads around parenthood and because our little treasure keeps us up at nights, Read More
Unplanned co-sleeping…
It’s 8am and I’m lying on the sofa with my baby on my chest, feeling like a zombie, scratching dried baby poo off my hands. I’m sipping my reheated coffee careful not to spill it on the baby. It had been another bad night… I never intended to sleep with my baby in the same Read More
Life with a newborn baby
I could stare at her for hours thinking “I can’t believe we made her”. She’s so tiny and fragile yet perfect – her blonde hair, blue eyes and button nose. ❤️ There is nothing quite as intense and unconditional as the love for your own baby, is there? It must be nature’s way of ensuring Read More
Birth story part 2 – she’s coming!
(Click to read Part 1) At 1pm on December 2nd I was examined by the midwife at the UCLH birth centre. I was definitely in labour but the progress was literally painfully slow. After 15-hours my cervix was only 3cm dilated and my waters had not yet broken, but the contractions were getting very painful and Read More
Birth story part 1 – the hours leading up to labour…
Throwback to the hours leading up to my active labour… While Wednesday had been a good day and I had felt energetic – went to the gym, cooked and tidied our home – Thursday was not so great. I had a pounding headache all day, probably from sleep deprivation, and I so stayed at home Read More
We are a family – she has arrived!
Just a quick update and a couple of blurry pictures from our baby bubble! On Saturday evening December 2nd 2017 at 5:44pm, our daughter Maia Olivia was born, making us a family… ❤️ Words cannot describe how I feel – I literally well up every time I look at her sweet little face! I don’t Read More