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 - … Continue reading How I REALLY Feel About My Postpartum Body
So, it's been almost a whole year since I wrote a Ginspiration post. For good reason of course - my love for all things juniper had to take a backseat while I grew a little human. I loved being pregnant, I really did, but boy oh boy, did I miss my gin! And to make … Continue reading Ginspiration: The Ginposters
I didn't plan on writing oodles of posts about giving birth. In fact, in the first few days following the event I felt very much that I never wanted to talk about it, or even think about it, ever again! But the more I've talked to other women about their experiences, the more I've come … Continue reading Labour & Delivery Tips Part 1 – My Birth Plan
It never really occurred to me that my baby may come early. I mean, obviously I knew it was a possibility - I knew full well that only 4% of babies arrive on their due date - but for some reason that very loosely guestimated date stuck in my mind as the first likely day … Continue reading Bailey’s Birth Story
What with our little man joining us a little earlier than expected and the whirlwind that ensued afterwards, it just dawned on me that I never got around to filling you in on the third trimester! Now that he's here pregnancy feels like a distant memory - if I didn't have the little fella sleeping … Continue reading The Third Trimester – The Final Stretch
Hi Everyone! This is just a very quick post to let you know that a little ahead of schedule and much to our joy and surprise, our little one arrived at 4.18am on Tuesday weighing 6lbs 8oz! We are now the very proud parents of a little boy named Bailey, and we are just head … Continue reading Introducing Bailey…
