The Student Mum Diary
A year ago today, I found out I was pregnant. A year ago today, I told my partner that he was going to be a dad. Today, we woke up and held our son for Dylans first Fathers Day. This time last year, we didn't know what to think or how to feel, but today …
The world of parenthood is a judgemental one, so to speak. When you have a baby, some people (even total strangers), think that you want their opinions and their advice, even when you really don't. But everyone always has an opinion on how to raise your child. It can drive you a little bit insane, …
When people tell new parents 'they don't stay that small forever' you don't want to believe them, a small part of you hopes that they will. Leo was 3 months old today, and we still can't believe how much our 'newborn' has grown. He's been sleeping 12 hours at night since he was 4 weeks …
Friday marked the last official day of my second year at University. The hand in of my last 2000 word assignment until September. It's been a long, whirlwind of a year, with finding out I was pregnant just after my first year, to juggling midwives appointments and deadlines in the first semester (and carrying the heavy photography …
Yesterday I started back at work after having 2 months maternity leave, and I wanted that bit of normality back in my life because I absolutely love my job. But what I hadn't realised was that my normality had changed. What had become normal for me was the 9am wake up gurgles from Leo, the very …
There is a huge stigma around breastfeeding, especially in public where some people think that it's inappropriate. Because of this, 1 in 5 mothers are too anxious to breastfeed their babies in public. A lot of new mothers who choose to breastfeed end up changing to bottle feeding their babies after a few weeks because of this, …
Every year I spend at least half an hour trying to find a Mother’s Day card that accurately describes how much I love and appreciate my mother, but this year I got to receive one that was thoughtfully written by Dylan on behalf of our little boy. My boys got me a silver trinket box …
“I found out on Father’s Day, I wanted the ground to swallow me up whole. I tried to seek any ounce of comedy and irony I could on the day I found out to soften the blow but it didn’t work. That night I laid awake staring at the ceiling whilst you slept next to …
When you get the due date for your baby, more often than not you find yourself counting down the days until that day and you hope that the little one arrives then, (well at least I did), but when the day comes and goes and there's no sign of the baby - that's frustrating. Statistically, only …
It has been 6 days since my due date, (Monday 13th February) and I think I’ve come to realise that I have very little patience. People tell you the old wives tales about ways you can naturally start labour and other mums have told me how one or more of these ways worked for them, …
