No one really knows what to expect when having a baby. One thing new parents learn quickly is that an unsettled baby makes you second-guess everything. It can be really challenging trying to figure out the needs of this tiny, vulnerable person you’ve just met. And it breaks your heart when it feels nothing you …
Life After Birth
Dear Mama (with a baby that won’t sleep), Let me guess… it’s 2 am and your little one has woken up four times already since you put him down at 7 pm (the time that all the sleep books tell us they should go to bed). You’re so tired it takes you a few minutes …
There’s a lot of information available for couples during the pregnancy phase and during labour. Information about how to communicate and stay connected, how to involve your husband or partner, and things you should decide on together. But what about after your baby is born? Wing it? Take it as it comes? Deal with things …
Motherhood is transformative. I’ve personally known the full force of this since the birth of my first child. In SO many ways, it’s beautifully transformative. But… in lots of ugly, unpleasant ways too. My husband once said to me, very naively but honestly, “if having a baby affects our sex life, I think that might …
We spend so much time during pregnancy focusing on each trimester, counting the weeks as they go by, taking the photos of the growing belly and comparing your baby to what size fruit or vegetable they best represent. Then we spend time preparing for labour and birth… but what about after that? What about those …
I think we can all agree that work-life balance is something most women are ever striving for, yet may never feel like we’ve achieved it.
So how do you survive then Mama? Emotionally, physically, mentally – what if we can thrive and not just survive?
Here are 6 BIG work-life balance mistakes I’ve made, and sometimes still make… because I’m not perfect, and that is ok.
When I was pregnant and thought of what my life was going to be like as a mother, I just assumed it was something I would naturally love. I felt like it was something that would come easy to me and that motherhood was going to be this great layer to my life. So when …
Once you have a newborn, there’s one question that people will ask over and over again – ‘how are they sleeping?’ Like it is some sort of measurement as to whether you have a ‘good’ baby or not (some will just straight up ask ‘are they a good baby’ – yes Karen, they’re a baby, …
There’s no denying it… sometimes motherhood is just straight up hard. And regardless of how positive, happy and upbeat you are, regardless of how much you love your kids (we all do), how organised you are or how many happy photos you take – some days it’s just HARD. And you know what? That’s okay. …
Your new little babe has arrived and you’re infatuated with them. You’re tired but you can’t take your eyes off them. You’re emotional and have tears of joy and love and just, well.. tears. You’re recovering from pregnancy and birth and finding your feet as a new Mama. You’re adjusting to your new life, your …