Sponsored post with Organix There is no doubt in saying that weaning is a total minefield. For me, it’s been one of the most daunting parts of being a new Mum. It’s only been as Violet has turned a year I’ve finally relaxed and feel confident in what I’m doing, yet clearly with 8 months weaning
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Pregnancy #2: Our 20 week update
Wow, how are we HALFWAY already?! This pregnancy is just racing by at the speed of light. I can’t believe that in just 18 weeks (I’m 22 weeks as I write this) I’ll be meeting our little baby and having those magical first moments together. I cannot WAIT! It’s weird, with Violet’s pregnancy I concentrated so
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A Second Baby: My Hopes and Fears
I feel like my two pregnancies have been different in so many ways. I’ve had completely different symptoms and the biggest change has been how I’ve been feeling emotionally. I think with Violet’s pregnancy, I didn’t really know what to expect, so it was a constant excitement and apprehension that goes with anything new. This
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Life is Peachy: Coping with returning to work, nursery and when life just doesn’t stop
It seems I’m a bit rubbish at keeping up to date with these ‘life update’ posts, although I love writing them and looking back at them, so I’m not sure why. I’ve got a couple of hours to myself on a Sunday morning (a real rarity!) I thought I’d quickly do a round-up of all
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Review: Vital Baby Weaning Range
Weaning for us has been a bit of a minefield. We’ve had our ups and downs but now Violet has turned one I finally feel like I’m in my groove with it all. After a shakey start, I’ve definitely learned a few things I will be doing differently for baby number two, but such is
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Violet is ONE!
It seems like only yesterday that Violet was born and now she’s a ONE YEAR OLD. I just can’t get my head around how quickly the year has gone! Sadly, on her birthday, she woke up lots in the night with a streaming cold, she had a really awful nights sleep in our bed (meaning
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My Maternity Leave Round-Up
And just like that, my maternity leave is over. Like a giant countdown clock in the sky thats been ticking louder and louder until the familiar music plays, my time is up and it’s time to face the reality of working life again. In fact, this time tomorrow I’ll be at work, which seems a
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IVF: Our Frozen Embryo Story
I really wanted to call this post ‘Our babies are the same age, one has just been frozen in time’ but I thought I’d be sensible and go with our IVF Frozen Embryo Cycle. Slightly less sci-fi, but both of them are true! So, without further ado, here is our amazing journey to getting pregnant
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Pregnancy #2: Our gender reveal
When it comes to finding out the babies gender, I am the MOST impatient person in the world. People say to me ‘don’t you fancy having a surprise?’ but the organiser and meticulous planner in me just wouldn’t be able to cope with that. I like to prepare, I like to know. How would we choose
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It’s the end of an era
So, I’m sitting here on my first day without Violet. I dropped her at nursery at 9am this morning and managed to leave without tears (from either of us!) As I ran through the reception I hoped no one would stop to chat as I felt the tears burning my eyes. I only just made
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Pregnancy #2: First Trimester
When my pregnancy app flagged up a notification saying ‘Welcome to the Second Trimester!’ I had to do a double take. HOW are we in the second trimester already? It feels like I’ve only just peed on that stick, it doesn’t feel real at all! This pregnancy has just flown by in comparison to Violet’s.
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Weaning: Introducing the new HiPP Organic Buddies & Pouches!
If you’ve been following our weaning journey so far, you’ll know it’s been a) a bumpier ride than I prepared for and b) Violet is turning into a way fussier eater than I expected, seeing as I’ve always been a good eater, even as a child. The whole thing has taken me by surprise to
