As I spoke about in my post A Problematic Pregnancy I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a condition that causes severe nausea and extreme vomiting to the point of weight loss in pregnant women. It is not morning sickness, it’s not like the movies where the gorgeous main character runs to the bathroom to throw up […]
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DIY Incredibles costumes
So we went to Dublin Comic Con as the incredibles! I put off sorting out our costumes for ages and then about a week before I panicked, we’d thought about going as the incredibles for a while and so I just went with it! Here’s what you’ll need! Adults; Red tshirts Red leggings Yellow tshirt […]
Expectations Vs Reality of having kids
After the initial shock of an unplanned baby and all the scary bits that came with our problematic pregnancy we began getting excited and planning our unborn childs future from the moment he took his first breath down to what school we’d like him to go to. Oh how the mighty have fallen! We had such […]
My birth story
Wednesday 11th January 2017 We went to my 38 week appointment, when we were finally seen (Irish public healthcare system is pretty slow) the doctor could see that I was struggling, my stomach muscles had separated, I wasn’t sleeping, the baby was measuring 2 weeks ahead and I was fed up. So when I asked […]
10 things we’ve learned since becoming parents
I feel like many parents portray an image of having their shit together all the time but being a parent is fucking hard, you don’t always know what to do, it’s not always fun, some things will drive you crazy or piss you off or break your heart or start world war three between you […]
“Too young to be a mother”
“That’s not your baby is it?!” That sentence doesn’t seem too bad until you see the look of shock and disgust on the face of the person who’s saying it. Ever since I had a baby bump, people have stared, that’s fine I had a huge bump and people love a pregnant lady, right? That’s […]