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 …
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, …
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 …
If you're a mum, you can never win. You stay at home and you're 'lazy', you go to work and you 'don't spend enough time' with your child/children. The "full time mummy" stigma is getting old and the rise of motherism is too, (the fact that there's a term for people judging 'full time mums' …
Becoming a mother (or parent in general), is supposed to be one of the biggest blessings in the world. So why can it feel so lonely? I was told what motherhood was like by a lot of people. I was told to prepare to lose my nice figure and for sleepless nights. But nobody - …
When you're a parent, you make up your rules, create your own routine and discipline in a way that works for you. And what do you do if you're not a parent, and you're just looking after someone else's child? Not disagreeing with the parent of said child. One of my BIGGEST pet peeves is people …
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 …
