Pregnancy & Babies Stories
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I knew having a baby would be difficult and life changing but I didn’t expect to be caring for a sick child. My...
Add your commentLiving with birth trauma
My pregnancy was pretty normal up until I hit 20 weeks, and that’s when everything changed. I went for my 20-week scan and...
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When I was pregnant I thought I knew all there was to know about childbirth. I had read the books, listened to the...
Add your commentHaving another baby 13yrs apart from my youngest c...
Last year on Boxing Day, I found out I was pregnant.. Wow, what a reality hit. I really...
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Infant Joy by Robert Blake I have no name I am but two days old.— What shall I call thee? I happy am Joy is my name, — Sweet...
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Christina Rossetti, ‘I Know a Baby’. I know a baby, such a baby, Round blue eyes and cheeks of pink, Such an elbow furrowed with dimples, Such...
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Sitting here staring at my now 12week old I’m feeling emotional.. She has grown into such a little girl now, with her coos and...
Add your commentI told myself, "he is alive now. That is all I can...
When I had my second child, I knew that he would be my last. So I tried to...
Add your commentGetting 3 month old to sleep in cot?
Has anyone used thegentlesleepspecialists sleep guide? My little one is a perfect night sleeper in his bassinet but day sleeps in his cot...
Add your commentRenovating with a Newborn
Omg is anyone else currently dealing with a builder. We have been renovating our house for a year now, putting an extension out...
Add your commentTeething at 3 months old, what do I do??
My little one is showing all the signs of teething but he’s only just turned 3 months old. Bonjela isn’t recommended for babies...
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Yesterday I went to buy sunscreen for my little one as the weather is really starting to heat...
Add your commentCherish the time…
“When my kids are grown one day, I want them to look back at their childhood and think, “Wow, Mum really enjoyed us.”...
1 CommentsPostpartum Anxiety – no one warns you.
I feel like coming into pregnancy everyone warns you about postpartum depression and baby blues but I can definitely say I was not...
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I find myself extra emotional this month with the controversial Roe vs Wade being overturned in the USA...
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My son has Spina Bifida and as a result, I have great anxiety surrounding his health. Recently we attended the children’s hospital ED for...
2 CommentsCan't believe she's already almost 6 mon...
My little daughter is growing so fast?!! I remember when she was a tiny little bub. I’m loving...
Add your commentbaby threw up on me !
My baby is so cheeky! She threw up on me and then made it sound like she didn’t do anything! It was only...
1 CommentsAlmost dropped 5 month old!
Yesterday, I actually ALMOST dropped my 5 month old! I was carrying her while playing with the 3yo, and then somehow she almost...
1 Comments3 kiddo vs 2 kiddos
Anyone have thoughts on this? i feel like if I tried for a third child, I would regret is since my oldest is...
2 Commentstips for 5 month old baby who wont sleep by hersel...
Everytime i put her down, she cries. But if I put her down really, really carefully (a process...
1 CommentsTalking late?
My 2 year old can barely string together words however she understands everything we say. Is this normal? I feel like other peoples...
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