Before kids I was self conscious about my body. As a 5ft1 B cup female with PCOS any fluctuation in weight was so obvious on my body, especially since I store all my body weight on my belly. No matter how much I ate healthily, drank water and exercised everyday the belly pouch existed. So…
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Stay at home Mumma seeking to work from home… how hard can it be?
In the great quest to gain financial freedom and work for yourself you may find you’ve ended up spending money and time instead.
TWELVE years teaching how to have a career vs ZERO years to be a mum
It's just a thought, but maybe if society rethought what we wanted schools to achieve we might not have such a huge discrepancy in societies value of stay at home mums and career success. Just maybe they'd be less of a pay gap between men and women. Maybe the value of family time would override the expectation to answer late night work calls and working weekends.
OMG IF I HEAR ONE MORE MUM COMPLAIN….
The fact that so many mums are thought to be 'complainers' highlights a much greater issue. Firstly, why is a mum sharing the reality of what she's experiencing called 'complaining'. Secondly, why does she have to complain online, where are her support networks?
Mum’s NEED Cafes & Cafes NEED Mum’s! Please make them mum friendly
Cafe's have been my soul food for many years. Not only do they sell my favourite beverage they make me feel human. Each cafe brings back memories of time well spent with friends, favourite dishes, or cold mornings waiting for a hot caffeine hit, Recently my favourite drive thru cafe closed and it really got…
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MY PCOS PREGNANCY JOURNEY: PART TWO
Treatment isn't a fun process and it wears you out emotionally and physically. But there is hope and it does happen so please hold onto that on the hardest of days.
MY PCOS PREGNANCY JOURNEY: PART ONE
I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I was diagnosed at 15 after experiencing irregular periods. All I recall form the diagnosis was that the doctor did a blood test and quickly prescribed me the contraceptive pill which I remained on for the next decade. My story is not unique. Many women I speak too experienced that same thing. Just like them I didn't understand my condition or how it was affecting my weight or mental health.
Ditching Dairy whilst Breastfeeding
Photo by Jan Koetsier on Pexels.com My eldest son was the gassiest baby. Always fussy, hard to settle and he hated lying flat. He would squirm and cry in pain after feeds and did not sleep well at all. After some investigation and trying lots of burping techniques my doctor suggested cutting dairy from my…
Hell-ride: When the kids cry in the car!
My eldest son hated the car. This was not particularly helpful when we needed to drive in the car with him for 40 minutes minimum every single day. To this day the thought of getting in the car with him when he was a newborn fills me with dread. The gut wrenching screams from the…
How a Boy Mumma dealt with gender disappointment
My good friend who's second was a girl said something really profound to me though. She said "you have to mourn the one you don't have". She hadn't found out the gender of the second until she was born, and even though she had hoped for a daughter she had slight gender disappointment at the birth.
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