The Student Mum Diary
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 …
After leaving his job in corporate sales, Roagan Hall decided to pursue his dream career in the film industry. Two-years-ago he decided to study BA Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University after becoming inspired by his first-born son to follow his dreams. Roagan (27) worked full time in a well-paid job in Manchester to …
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 …
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 - …
