This post is all about well-being in pregnancy, and it matches my podcast episode from Season 2 Episode 9, where I chatted with pre and post-natal exercise specialist Rosie Stockley of Mama Well. If you’d like to hear our chat in full, please click here. As you know, I am not an expert in pregnancy…
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If you’ve already got one child – whether they’re a baby, toddler or older child – and are pregnant or planning with number two, this blog post shares some top tips on how to do the juggle that is Baby Number 1 and Baby Number 2! If you’d like to learn more, do visit my…
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I believe that giving birth is a huge subject that, despite experiencing it twice, and I do feel that we don’t always know that much about it. In schools we are not taught about giving birth – you don’t learn the science of giving birth – and this is something I am keen to talk…
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If you’ve been following my postnatal journey on Instagram, you’ll know that I made the decision second time round to take placenta capsules after having my son, Felix, in May. As The Parent and Baby Coach, this is an area that I’ve always been interested in the science behind and something that I wanted to…
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For those of you who already have a second or even third baby, you will appreciate that this blog is being squeezed in amongst a never-ending to-do list, whilst having a toddler demanding every minute of your attention! Much like the second baby that is growing in my tummy, the attention still focuses much on…
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In September 2018, we found out that we were expecting! I knew from very early on, as early as 2-3 weeks, because already I had an inkling… Something about me felt pregnant, which I didn’t have last time around! Come 5-6 weeks, I was taken down by exhaustion, sickness and was just completely wiped out.…
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Fourteen weeks old and counting. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t wish that time would stand still, and I could cuddle my newborn baby boy forever. We no longer fit into that “take it easy, you have a newborn” category and life is mostly back to normal… I’m both excited but…
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So, this is the time that I have been waiting for, for the last 16 plus years… The start of my new life as a Mummy, with our baby boy due any day. We are 9 days from due date, to be exact, but of course we all know that it is never worth counting…
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The initial paranoia and worry over my pregnancy in those early weeks were combatted by extra scans and a little help from my friends! That said, nothing can ever quite prepare you for the permanent hangover feeling that the first trimester brings! Along a similar theme to my last blog, I was surprised at just…
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For me, the decision to talk about my pregnancy with family, friends and clients, from as early as 6 weeks was a simple one. I have spent the last 8 years working closely with new parents and have seen far too many mothers suffer in silence; often breaking down into tears when talking about troubles…
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