By Julia Bridgwater I’m Julia. I’m mommy to a beautiful girl, Luna Delphine, who happens to be my little lockdown baby. She is my absolute world but our journey to get to where we are now hasn’t been too easy. I think anyone would agree, becoming a mother for the first time is not easy…
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Birthing Identical Twins In A Pandemic | Birth Story & Postpartum
By Evette Younan Finding out I was having identical twins I was on my way to the tech lab to have my twelve week ultrasound and to see my baby for the first time since getting a positive reading on a pregnancy test. I couldn’t wait to see that little heart beat and the little…
Postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
PTSD after childbirth Recognizing PTSD Awareness Day , the maternal side of it and the effects post-traumatic stress has on the lives of mothers impacted by it. Childbirth could be experienced as distressing or even traumatic for some women. A traumatic childbirth could cause psychological distress, intense fear, or helplessness for the parturient and increases the…
Expat Mom Blog : Takes A Village To Raise A Child Being An Expat Mom
By Sophia Wilkinson It takes a village to raise a child, but what if you don’t have a village? Well, that’s what we’re always told right? But how about if you’re an Expat Mom? Wait… What about if you’re an Expat Mom with a Covid baby? Damn. You really are on your own. I think the…
Honest Journey Of Embracing Motherhood
Mourning The Old You By Char Mckenzie For the moms out there who were made for their new roles then this is most probably not for you but for the ones of us who spent the first few weeks, months, even years trying to find normality in our new lives, this one’s for you, actually…
Breastfeeding Problems? Find Happiness With Your Choice
By Lizzie Hodgson @mama.to.sienna I didn’t realise how emotional I would get about this subject until I actually wrote the words down and read it back. It’s safe to say breastfeeding has been tough for me. I’ve managed 12 weeks and half of me thinks “wow, well done you” but the guilty half of me is…
The Jump From One Child To Having A Second Child…Not That Simple!
By Justine Smith @jsmithrealinsta When I found out I was pregnant with my son, my heart raced with the same joy, excitement and fear that I felt when I saw the second line appear on the test with my Daughter, almost six years earlier. “How hard can it be?” I thought to myself. “I’ve already…
Complications After Giving Birth |What You Aren’t Told Post-Baby
By Mamma_little_love If you’re reading this, your probably thinking oh my goodness, what haven’t I been told! There are many different things I wish someone had pre-warned me about so I’ve jotted a few down and hope these help you; To kick things off I wanted to start by sharing a bit about me. I’m…
All You Need To Know About Having A Baby During A Pandemic
By @mamas.sharing Having a baby in normal circumstances is already pretty darn difficult. Having a baby through the Covid open season is not just challenging, it can be pretty overwhelming. I had my baby, little A, on April 8th 2020 (or as you may recall, right around the peak of the first COVID wave). As…
Birth During A Pandemic (Not Your Typical Story)
By Emma trott @minitrott2020 So we’ve all seen the films where the pregnant woman is washing up while her husband has his feet up with a cup of tea in hand and suddenly her waters brake and contractions start and off to hospital they go for them only an hour later to have a beautiful…