Birth Plan
I was reading a post recently about birth plans – my heart sunk and slightly shattered reading some women’s story’s. What seemed to be the constant response was don’t call it a plan. You can’t plan birth, so call it wishes or preferences, that way if you don’t get...
You are doing just fine Mumma
Mothers are their worst critic, they critise themselves & other mummas a lot. I hate it, even though I have found myself doing it. Imagine if instead of picking apart the things we did wrong, we focused on all the things we did right? We shared story's of the real...
4 affordable Self-Care Options
When you hear the term self-care what springs to mind? Do you think of luxury, expensive practices only? Like Day spas? Hair make over? Or a Holiday? Well self-care doesn’t have to be. It’s hard enough learning to put ourselves first and to prioritise...
My ‘lucky’ first birth story!
The birth of my first child, my daughter was the greatest gift I was ever given. It changed me in ways I can't even articulate, but it wasn't without struggles. I set out to have a drug free vaginal birth. It was going to be blissful and I was a woman hear...
Don’t Let Mothers Guilt Get You Down!
Tonight it dawned on me as my youngest fell asleep in his brothers bed withoutme. As I sat there watching them all sleep ever so peacefully, I was met with sadness. I don’t want this time to be over, I don’t want to move past this. THESE LAST 5 YEARS WERE THE BEST...
The Day My Positive, Empowering Birth Changed My Life
My third birth was my final birthing story. I KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT. I KNEW WHAT MY BODY DID. I KNEW HOW IT ‘LIKED’ TO GIVE BIRTH. I WAS PREPARED. After having 2 postpartum haemorrhages with my previous births I focused on this aspect throughout my...
Self-worth starts early – discussing body image issues with my 5 year old daughter.
CAN WE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO ADMIRE THIS CRAZY, FEISTY, INDEPENDENT GIRL OF MINE? SHE IS 5. She manages to break my heart in ways I never could have imagined. In the last few weeks, my daughter has confided thoughts & feelings she is having about her own body. To...
