When we recently found out that I was pregnant, I was really unsure about when I should make our news public. My parents and in-laws were notified immediately, followed closely afterwards with a small handful of close family and friends. And gradually over the coming weeks, I told various friends and family as I […]
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In part two of the series, we will be looking at Ring Slings and Pouches. These are probably the second most well known baby carriers after Soft Structured Carrier’s. Both are marketed as being good for newborns and toddlers alike, but current recommendations on safe babywearing would suggest that pouch carriers are not suitable for newborns.
Babywearing Part Two – Ring Slings and Pouches Read More »
I have four children under seven, I’ll admit it. For many people inside and outside of Catholic circles, is a hard pill to swallow. That I would actually, consciously decide to have four children that close together. So now that my youngest is getting older, he’s six months old by the way, there’s a
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Congratulations, you’re a mum! You made it through the gruelling, excruciating process of labour and childbirth but, guess what? It’s not over! Here are some of the postpartum symptoms you may experience: In the first few days Episiotomy pain – whether your tore or had an episiotomy that wound is going to hurt for
I am a mother of three children and have had two of them via natural birth and my middle daughter was an elective C-section. I would just like to share my experience of how I found the whole process of having a C-section compared to natural birth. With my first son, I labored for
“I Had My Baby By C-Section” – Just One Mum’s Experience Read More »
In the last few months we announced to family and friends that we were having our fourth child. At present we have three children under six and our eldest is not yet at school though he will be next year. We knew the responses would be mixed, but we weren’t quite prepared for how significant
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Being pregnant and giving birth during a pandemic is quite the experience. My husband (Iresh) and I found out we were expecting in February 2020 and we were excited! Little did we know that Sri Lanka would go in to a total lockdown starting March that year. I passed my 12 weeks without an ultrasound
The Wait of A Lifetime ~ Giving Birth During a Pandemic Read More »
