. I actually hate breastfeeding. It’s such a rollercoaster ride for me: Baby number three, two weeks in… you’d think it would all be going swimmingly. Since I’ve been there, done that… Well no! Breastfeeding may come naturally to some, but I have to start from the beginning with each of my babies. Breastfeeding takes [...]
Two weeks on…
June 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
. The original title of this post was one week on, but then another week past without me getting computer time to finish it. It’s amazing how quickly time flies and how moments last forever at the same time. Over the past week we have experienced both: The days just whizz past, yet I will [...]
Review: Rabbids- Alive and kicking
June 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
. We were sent a copy Rabbids by its publisher Ubisoft for review just after Christmas, when we bought our Xbox 360 and Kinect. In Rabbids Alive and Kicking: The Rabbids are back with a plan even more raving than usual: to invade players’ everyday lives! From their ever-so-secret underground base, they are drawing up [...]
Expect the unexpected: a very pubic birth story part 2
June 18, 2012 By 11 Comments
. After the shock of my waters breaking very suddenly, the frightening amount of amniotic fluid gushing out and it containing meconium I created a different type of bubble for myself than the serene homebirth bubble I had envisaged… and here is the story, including the tweets: Came into hospital for check up & my [...]
Silent Sunday- 17 June 2012
June 17, 2012 By 5 Comments
. Just an image that sums up your week, no words… the rest you decide… Comments are always welcome. Silent Sunday was started by Jay Mountford, photographer. For more pictures search Twitter for the #SilentSunday hashtag . .
Expect the unexpected- A very public birth story
June 14, 2012 By 11 Comments
. Over the past months I have expressed on here and different forums my hopes for a very serene labour and birth. I had a birth plan and real (secret) desire to end up giving birth at home, in my own little “bubble”. Part of my plan was to keep the labour and birth a [...]
Choosing a Gaming Console with Young Children in Mind
June 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
. Over the years we’ve been considering buying a gaming console, but neither me nor Dadonthebrink are avid gamers, so have been putting off the decision. We enjoy the odd game once in a while, mostly on our mobiles. We’ve always looked at a console with active gaming in mind, so initially the Nintendo Wii [...]
Silent Sunday- 3rd June 2012 #silentsunday
June 3, 2012 By 8 Comments
. Just an image that sums up your week, no words… the rest you decide… Comments are always welcome. Silent Sunday was started by Jay Mountford, photographer. For more pictures search Twitter for the #SilentSunday hashtag . .
Pregnancy Week 39- Getting ready for labour- Birth plan, care plan and hospital bag
June 2, 2012 By 3 Comments
. Medically all is ready, decisions are made, plans in place- I have updated my birth plan (cut out the waffle and bullet pointed it). The consultant midwife has given me a copy of their care plan. The core of my birth plan: to have as natural birth with minimal intervention, spend most of my [...]
Pregnancy week 39- Reality hits
June 1, 2012 By 3 Comments
. I am just over 39 weeks pregnant. In the last weeks, I’ve been enjoying the pregnancy in a sort of carefree way. (Probably helped by my parents moving in with us for the next couple of weeks. A relief, despite the inevitable friction between a hormonal pregnant woman and a couple in their 60s [...]
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