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a place where real mums share real stories.Here comes the baby!!
Being our first baby I wasn't really sure that I was in full blown labour and my other half being the great procrastinator...
10 CommentsStruck 3 Times…
I wouldn't hold it against you if you didn't believe me. I can hardly believe it myself. It has, officially, been the worst...
8 CommentsThey grow up in the blink of an eye.
Last week i was hit smack in the face with the reality of how fast our children grow up. My first born, my...
5 Comments“But she needs to live with us for pats and hugs...
I took "Miss 3" to our local shopping center, which inevitably has a pet shop right inside the...
8 CommentsMy new kitten.
The 9th of June was a terrible day for me. My companion of the last 14 years, my dear cat called 'Cricket' had...
4 CommentsThey grow up so fast
My job for today was to check out suits for my son who is in year 12. Where did all that time go?...
4 CommentsThey do not look/act autistic, they just need bett...
I have written this because of my own experience: People often say that a child cannot have autism because...
11 CommentsHe’s getting all grown up!!
Yesterday I spent some time with my eldest son...just he and I, for the first time in just over a month. With...
4 CommentsChristmas In July Hamper
Oh My God!!! I just got an email telling me that I won one of the Christmas in July Hampers that were in...
12 CommentsLabour in the pool
As we laboured in the pool waiting for the epidural team to come I dozed on and off as poor Andrew struggled to...
5 CommentsAnniversary
I never thought that I would see this day. Next week it is my husband and I’s 4th Anniversary. I am feeling like...
6 CommentsDaddy’s Little Girl
My daughter is due to be born on the 20th of November. Her daddy was lying in my lap the other day and...
4 CommentsAppreciating the little things
I've been lucky enough to be able to work from home for the last two years with my baby, oops, now toddler. Its...
7 Commentsslow cooker
I was chatting with my very kind friend the other day saying I have always wanted a slow cooker as everyone seems to...
20 CommentsA cheery start to the day!
What a wonderful way to start my day. I received a truly lovely sms message from my father-in-law wishing me a very...
7 CommentsWhat a birthday!!
After being told for 14 years by a number of drs, my partner & I found out we were having a baby at...
6 Commentschildhood joys
Well today I picked up my 7yrold from school, and on the way home I ask how his day at school was and...
6 CommentsI’m all alone! Please tell me your perspective...
I'm a mum of 2 & I work 5-6 days a week 3pm until 12pm my children go...
12 CommentsQWCA and Brighter Futures
In 2011 a lady from the Benevolent Society approached our QCWA branch about giving a group of young disadvantaged people cooking and life...
4 CommentsMy worst nightmare
At the beginning of this year I lost two babies to early miscarriage, both were heartbreaking even though I was only about 5...
9 Commentsmy labor story
I was waiting her coming for a week now it was Friday 20 July 2012 ,I went for a walk came back and wasn't...
5 CommentsMassive Shopping Bill
Well today i went grocery shopping. It was my half shop for the fortnight for my family of 6, but at the...
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