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The decision to return to work after having a baby can be a difficult one to make. For some, it’s something that has to be done. For other’s, it’s a choice that could be made for any reason (and every reason is a valid one). Regardless, it’s a big transition and you’re going to have …

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It’s one of those things that sneaks up on you. You’ve been building up to this for months, all the excitement of welcoming your new little bundle of joy into the world, and it’s finally here. You’ve made it through those first nights that are flooded with blissful hormones, extreme exhaustion and spent hours just …

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From the moment you see those two little pink lines show up on the pregnancy test, you can feel your whole world changing. No longer are you just ‘you’, you are growing a tiny little baby inside of you. It’s both absolutely amazing and downright scary.  I look back to the start of my first …

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Back in my early twenties (waaaay back), I thought I had figured out what kind of mother I wanted to be. I thought motherhood was this thing where you feel in love with your child, you somehow magically knew what you were doing and everything just came together.  Hillarious hey? What I wasn’t prepared for, …

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Being a mother is hard. Like, really freaking hard. And at times it can feel like the whole world is coming down on you, and you can barely even think properly because you haven’t slept a decent night since before TV celebrities became Presidents. While at times it feels like 10 days have rolled into …

Read More about 5 Ways To Cope With Overwhelm As A Mother

I’ve got to be honest here, I’m writing this post as more of a reminder to myself to say these positive things to my child. Because lately, things have been rough. We have a newborn and are trying to adjust to the craziness that is going on, which means I’ve been a bit moody. And …

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It has been almost four years since I was diagnosed with severe post natal depression and anxiety. I almost lost my husband and son resulting in almost taking my life. I didn’t want to accept that I was extremely unwell and that the transparent disease debilitated me as a mother, wife and as a woman.  …

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