How I REALLY Feel About My Postpartum Body

How I REALLY Feel About My Postpartum Body

I've never been the most body confident person. As a small child I was outgoing enough, but that all seemed to change as I reached my pre-teens. I was incredibly slim as a youngster - which, wrongly, made a lot of people assume I must have had it easy in the self image stakes - [...]

Motherhood – The Girl Gang I Don’t Want To Be In…

Motherhood – The Girl Gang I Don’t Want To Be In…

Before I had Bailey I always thought of motherhood as some sort of club. Women all seemed to be divided into two camps to me - those with, and those without, children - and everywhere I turned I seemed to see those in the mummy camp. They were in the street, cooing at their adorable [...]

Bailey’s First Christmas

Bailey’s First Christmas

Last night we took down the Christmas decorations. This is hands down my least favourite part of the festive season and always has been. I know some people love the chance to get organised and tidy up and get back to normality, but for me it's always held a sense of melancholy. You see, I [...]

At Home With a Newborn – Surviving the First Few Weeks

At Home With a Newborn – Surviving the First Few Weeks

I can't quite believe I'm writing this, but my baby boy is now THREE MONTHS OLD!! How the eff did that happen? I feel like I gave birth to him yesterday, and yet somehow I no longer have a newborn. I now have a bonafide little child, all full of smiles and giggles and the [...]