The Student Mum Diary
This was Leo's second Easter. Last year he was only 2 months old and didn't have any idea what was going on. He was even more confused when I sat him in a basket with a fake Easter Egg and lamb and had my parents jumping around trying to make him laugh for a photo …
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 …
You've heard it all before, mums do everything. The cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing (unless you're me - I don't iron), the early mornings and late nights. Mums do it all. We have to give credit to the dads, some of them actually do everything a mum does and more. But why is Mother's Day so …
I don't think I have ever planned for something in my whole life as much as I had for Leo's first birthday (I didn't even plan this much for having a baby). Our baby turned ONE on Wednesday and we wanted to spend the day as a family and save the party for the weekend. So, …
Today, our baby turned one. We tried to spend the day without being on our phones, and just cherishing Leo's first birthday and talking about life a year ago today. When you're pregnant, you can't imagine what it will be like to hold your baby for the first time. You think about the kind of …
To my midwife, thank you. Almost a year ago, I gave birth to my first child, and I have never been more in love. A year ago today, I was 30 days away from my due date. On Monday the 20th of February, 6:30p.m. I was finally admitted onto the labour ward, third time lucky. …
Last year I decided to do 10 Things I Learned in 2016, and since it's that cliché time of year (again) where everybody is making their New Years resolutions and summing up how their 2017 has been, I thought I would reflect on the year and what I have learnt... Being patient is important. I …
Before you have a baby, you can't even start a conversation without someone telling you about how hard raising a child is with the sleepless nights and the dirty nappies. The same happens when you get a puppy or a kitten, you get the "no more holidays for you, you're tied down now!" or "they're …
