What’s In My Hospital Bag – the second time around
With my first pregnancy, I had everything researched, and my hospital bag packed and ready to go really early on. This time, I barely just got it all together at 36 weeks! The second time around, it really does just fly in! I spent so much time on Pinterest the first time, looking at other people’s lists of what to pack. They helped me a lot and so I wanted to share my packing list with you. Hopefully, it will be useful to someone else! I like to pack the ‘just in case’ items, I’d much rather have it than…
An Open Letter To My Son About Beauty
I am so aware of the role I will play in shaping my children’s world view. How they see the world and see themselves will largely come down to what I show and teach them. It scares the crap out of me. One thing that I am quite aware of and know that I want to be intentional about teaching my children, is how they see beauty. The world will try and shape their view of what beauty looks like. Which changes all the time by the way and varies in every culture. There was a time when it was…
My 5 Favourite Dairy-Free Treat Recipes
Here’s a recipe round-up of some of my favourite Dairy-Free Treats! When my son Jax was a couple of months old, we found out that he had a cows milk protein allergy. There was a lot of crying and explosive diarrhea in those first few weeks (him, not me!) Thank goodness I had such good health visitors who were so helpful in the beginning! You can read the full story on this post – Going Dairy-Free For My Son. Anyway, as I was breastfeeding, it meant no dairy for either of us. It was quite daunting starting out on a…
Going Dairy-Free for My Son
I have been fortunate enough in my life to not have to worry about what I eat; no allergies, no intolerances. I’m not one for diets or taking a detailed interest in what I eat, calorie counting is not for me. And so going dairy-free for my son was a whole new experience. He has suspected Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) and as I was breastfeeding him, it meant some big changes for my diet. My Story Our son Jax was born happy and healthy in April 2017. The transition into motherhood was beautiful but not an easy one! (Is…
Pregnancy – The Surprising Side Effects and Symptoms
Pregnancy is downright wild. Is there anything more amazing than the fact that your body can grow an entire human inside of itself? Like hair, nails, eyes, heart, the lot. But with that incredible job comes a surprising array of side effects and symptoms. Personally… I personally couldn’t wait to be pregnant. I obviously wanted a baby and was excited about the end result. But there was something romantic about the idea of being pregnant. Growing that tiny human inside of you, feeling the kicks, watching your stomach grow, and of course being able to walk around rubbing your tummy…
Review of the Joie Pact Lite Stroller
We recently purchased the Joie Pact Lite Stroller as our travel pram. For anyone looking in to buying a travel pram or a compact stroller then here is our review; how we found it and why we think it’s a great option! Our Pram and Travel Situation Over the last 18 months of our little’s one’s life, we’ve done 28 flights. That’s right 28! Between travelling back to England to see family and the general holidaying we like to do, they’ve stacked up pretty fast. While Jax was small we used a carrier in the airport. It meant one less…
