It's no secret that I'm pregnant, 22 weeks to be exact (at time of writing this post), and something I have struggled to find both with this pregnancy and my first, is good, cost effective maternity wear for both active and leisure purposes. So you can imagine my excitement when I found Fit Mama on … Continue reading Maternity active wear I love
Category: Wellness
Eczema
The other day I posted a few pictures on my Instastories about my hands and how I'm suffering really badly at the moment with eczema. I had such an overwhelming response from you all offering advise & recommendations on what you use that I thought it would be a great idea to share all the … Continue reading Eczema
My Gingerlily Beauty Spa & Nail Boutique experience
No no no, calm right down! I'm not becoming a beauty blogger (we all saw how my before & after Instagram post tanked) but going to a spa is something I love and something I generally do quite often. Usually I just get my nails & toes done but I also love facials & massages … Continue reading My Gingerlily Beauty Spa & Nail Boutique experience
Weighless
Today marks the end of day 2 of my weighless journey. I decided, after chatting to a friend, that Weighless sounded like a good option to help me lose some of this weight. In my last post about my ah-ha moment, I spoke about (finally) understanding that, in order for things to change I had … Continue reading Weighless
My ah-ha moment
Tristan is not well at the moment - he's been vomiting since Sunday afternoon, his body is hot to the touch but no temp and has a cough which makes him vomit more! So for the last 2 nights I've been awake a lot and last night while lying here around 3am I had my … Continue reading My ah-ha moment
My mum tum
My mom bod is not what I dreamed & hoped it would be. Every day on social media & in life I am faced with 3 main types of mums. Those that naturally bounced back to their former shape & size, those that have worked really hard to get back their pre-baby bodies (and sometimes … Continue reading My mum tum
My anxieties
I decided not to take the clomid again. I'm waiting for an appointment confirmation with my psychologist. My mental health & wellbeing is more important and this whole situation is driving me dilly. But I've got real concerns about having a second baby and it appears I'm not alone. I did some googling last night … Continue reading My anxieties
The mental life cycle of a SAHM
Tristan is currently (almost) 2,5 years old and it occurred to me that, as a stay at home mom (SAHM) has a mental life cycle! Yes, really! So this post will have to have more parts as he grows up, but here's part 1. The mental life cycle of a SAHM Newborn stage (0 - 3 … Continue reading The mental life cycle of a SAHM
Severe postnatal depression without psychotic episodes
Severe postnatal depression without psychotic episodes. That was my diagnosis; see, there's always a silver lining. I wasn't having psychotic episodes! Yay!!! That diagnosis was given in February this year, 14 months after my son was born. Yup, that's right, I left it undiagnosed and untreated for 14 whole months! How you ask, well, I … Continue reading Severe postnatal depression without psychotic episodes