I got a bit emotional walking through the hospital doors. If I hadn’t been late I would have probably cried. Just 18-months ago I walked out the same doors carrying newborn Maia, feeling completely overwhelmed. So much has happened since! I can’t believe we are going to go through it all again. I’m super excited Read More
Saying hi to our Pea – early ultrasound scan
Throwback to a very emotional day 6-weeks ago.☺️ Today, June 8th, we saw our second child for the first time ❤️ I’m 6 weeks 5 days pregnant (my own estimate) and haven’t even seen my midwife yet, but I was eager to have an early ultrasound scan to check everything is well and that there Read More
The pregnancy test day!
I hate taking pregnancy tests. Both times when we’ve been trying for a baby I’ve been too impatient to wait to be late and I’ve wasted so many tests. And honestly, I find that text “Not pregnant” on Clearblue digital tests just rude. I wish it said “not this time love, but soon!” The disappointment Read More
First child-free holiday in almost two years!
We did it – eek!! We went away just the two of us (plus about twenty of our friends) to Ibiza for four days to celebrate our friends marriage. Maia is 18-months old now and we have never left her before to go away, one of us has always stayed with her if the other Read More
How to get pregnant fast? (Find a discount code for the Ava bracelet)
You’d think that since I already have one child I would be wiser than to Google “how to get pregnant fast?” in the middle of the night… But nope! That’s me, again. It’s no secret I’ve been hoping for another baby ever since our wedding last summer but I was also one of those women Read More
Why we don’t talk about trying for a baby
Trying for a baby is supposed to be an exciting period in life, filled with love (and sex) and daydreams of a baby bump and newborn cuddles. For me, it’s been a stressful and emotional rollercoaster that tends to bring out the worst in me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all happy and excited until Read More
Career Mama? Tips on how to make it work
“After a baby, don’t bounce back. Bounce forward.” (Tiffiny Hall, Ted Talk) Now that I’ve survived my first three months back in investment banking after the 13-month career break also known as the maternity leave, I wanted to share what has helped me get through this rather testing period and how I intend to go forward. Read More
Can you go back to investment banking after becoming a mother?
I’m going to resist the temptation to blurt out that it’s been “pretty sh*it” going back to my investment banking job from my maternity leave. Not because I don’t want to be honest, but because the thought process that lead to this conclusion was very complex and had to do with a lot of personal Read More
Closing down the breastaurant – weaning after 14-months of breastfeeding
My breastfeeding journey with Maia has been an emotional one. After a stressful start we both became pros and overall it’s really been amazing. So amazing in fact, that the thought of stopping makes me sad. I like to think that breastfeeding is a transition phase between the mother and child living in a symbiosis Read More
Last baby update – Maia 1-year old!
This is my last baby update – I don’t have a baby anymore! Maia is toddler girl now, 13-months old. After Maia’s big first birthday on December 2nd, I wrote about her party and christening (read here) but I didn’t write a monthly “baby update” with her development milestones so I thought I’d do that Read More