What I’ve learnt in the year since Emily was born

Since Emily was born so many things have happened. Amazing things, wonderful things, crazy things. It’s been a brilliant journey and we’re only 15 months in. The past 15 months has flown by at a ridiculous rate. How did we make it through this time without killing each other? But although there’s been moments, it’s…

We went to Giovanni Fletcher’s book signing in Canterbury

If you don’t know much about Giovanna, she grew up in Essex with her Italian dad Mario, mum Kim, big sister Giorgina and little brother Mario (he was on TOWIE), and with family playing such a big part of her life it was only natural that she had always dreamed of having children of her…

Feed your child how you want, boob or bottle, mother knows best.

There’s a lot of talk in the press at the moment that women who breastfeeding are slowly dying out, becoming such a rarity that it could stop all together. I don’t breastfeed Emily, but before you pass the judgement book, I stopped because I developed thrush and fuck me it was painful. Emily wasn’t getting…

Mother Nature’s first visit after birth

OK, not something you’d ideally like to read first thing on a Wednesday morning but hey, this is something that happens to all women so men if you’re reading, suck it up. It took exactly 11 weeks to the day for my first period to come and boy did it make an entrance. I’ve had…

Things no one tells you about motherhood

Life as a new mother drastically changes. Gone are the days of enjoying a long shower or making and eating a bacon sandwich without having to rush to do something. Whatever you choose to do in your day and night time resolves around your baby. You my lovely have been fired out of the equation…

Things you should never say to a new mother

“Expecting another? So soon.” Thanks for that dumbass, but the tummy you’re pointing to carried a life not so long ago and that ‘bump’ you so rudely pointed to, takes a while to disappear.  “I got back into my size 8’s within a month.” Good for you, want a medal for it?  “Don’t worry, my…