There are days when you will feel tired, especially after working so hard, but that tiredness should go away after some rest. If you are continually tired, this should be a cause for concern. However, note that in most cases,…
Month: February 2020
If you look at baby magazines or websites, you'll end up with a huge list of 'essentials'... things that supposedly you can't live without once you have a newborn. The truth is, babies don't need an awful lot. A few…
Happy Eight Months! Time is flying far too fast, and he is getting so big! He's not quite mobile, but pulling himself up a lot, and if you leave him sitting somewhere he can shuffle quite a bit to get…
As I talked about in my post '5 ways to support yourself', it is vital to put your support in yourself, to learn how to take care of yourself and build yourself up. Only YOU can be the savior of…
On Saturday my phone told me it needed to do a system update, having done them hundreds of times before, I clicked update, thinking nothing of it. Half an hour later, the update was all done, but when I picked…
Before I became a Mama I never gave thought to what my body would look like post-partum. I guess I just presumed it would ping straight back into shape - the media aways showed us these perfect looking celebrities who…
โI have lost and loved and won and cried myself to the person I am today.โ Charlotte Eriksson In the last few months I've felt more me than I ever have. I feel like a whole differnet person. I hunkered…
I'm the worst at negative self-talk, or rather I should say I was the worst. For most of my life the voice in my head was a very negative one, giving a constant commentary on everything that I was doing…
Five kids. One house. Four cats. A dog. Homeschooling. Schooling. Self-employment. Family life. Kids commitments.... One single Mama. It sounds a recipe for chaos, and truthfully, sometimes there is. Yet somehow it all works out. Falling apart is never an…
Whether you are a first time Mama, or you've done this gig once {or more} before, it's still important to factor in some bonding time with your new baby.ย Mama and baby are hardwired to enjoy each others company, following your…