I’m a university drop out. But I’m still a student. I did two years at a brick university and things just weren’t working out, so I left and we moved and I got a job (only part time, but it’s …
Returning To Work After Maternity Leave
[AD] This post is for a paid partnership. One of the things many women deliberate over, after going on maternity leave for a few months, is the dreaded return to work. Some choose to put this dismaying topic to the back of their mind, …
My Struggle With Hyperemesis Gravidarum
About six weeks into my pregnancy, I started experiencing morning sickness. Which is normal in pregnancy, obviously. I was throwing up a few times a day, and felt nauseous pretty much all day long. I just thought that that was …
Surviving The Early Toddler Stage
Babies grow SO fast! It’s ridiculous isn’t it? One day you are bringing your tiny newborn and it’s as if you blink, and you are celebrating their first birthday – where did the time go? Suddenly, you’re exiting Baby City …
Life After Pregnancy
After pregnancy you expect to be living in this wonderful bubble where you just dote on your little bundle of joy and feel complete. You half expect to be surrounded by butterflies and singing birds and for rainbows to appear …
Why You Should Choose Organic Products For Your Child
Organic Products can be expensive. They’re hard to find and when we do manage to get our fingers on them, we’re often left feeling disappointed (and dare I say, a little cheated) at how much (or little really) we got …
Shit Periods or an Underlying Condition?
My story begins many years before it ever came into fruition, I had shit periods, I asked many a medical person to help me understand why this was the case which was met with mumbled answers of “it’s just the …
How to Cope with a Child’s Meltdown
As a Play Therapist working with children aged 4-12 years, the dilemma parents consult me about most often is how to cope with an angry child having regular meltdowns. Typically the child’s behaviour at school has deteriorated, their concentration has …
Strengthen Your Willpower
The American Psychological Association defines will power as “the ability to resist short term temptations to meet long term goals.” As we all know, this can be very challenging! And there are so many aspects of our lives where we …
A Whole 9 Months of Pregnancy
After 9 months of sweat, blood and tears (metaphorically speaking), I’m delighted to announce the birth of my daughter. She’s the most beautiful creature in the whole wide world and I feel like I’ve learnt the true meaning of love. …