The Student Mum Diary
At the end of last year, Pampers launched a campaign called #ThankYouMidwife to show appreciation to midwives working hard over the year, as 1 in 3 midwives feel undervalued. With everyone saying Thank You, Sheffield Hallam Midwife students Richard Bean and Kate Lansley spoke about their experiences in what it is like training to be a …
Routine, routine, routine. I live for organisation and schedules, but as a mum (and as a student), that doesn't always go to plan. In my first year of university I was in bed for 9pm most nights, (minus the nights I was out, at work or at the gym etc), then I would be up …
While I was carrying Leo, I had every pregnant woman's dream. No morning sickness, no weird cravings, I still fit into all my clothes so none of that 'my jeans fit me' one minute and the next 'the zipper won't even go up!' But one thing I was definitely, 100% lucky with was a urine sample which showed I had …
Today Leo is 6 months old. Some people wonder why parents make such a big deal over the 6 month age but it's a huge thing to a parent because so much has happened, and so much more is (usually) about to happen. It's really strange to think that Leo was born 6 months ago …
After having a baby, it's a given that your body is no longer how it used to be. A lot of people say you should be proud of your "baby body", that the stretch marks and little belly are a sign of achievement, but others often ask "when are you going to lose the baby …
As the due date gets closer I can’t help but worry about the little things and I hadn’t felt the baby move as much as he normally would from Monday to Wednesday and had some discomforting pains in my lower abdomen, so naturally, I called the triage midwife. To ‘put my own mind at rest’ …
Being 19 years old and saying the words “I’m pregnant” is not something every parent dreams of hearing, especially when you’ve only just finished your first year at university. I’m really close with my parents. I helped mum every Sunday delivering books from such a young age (voluntarily as well) or we’d go shopping together, …
