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Emma’s Diary Feature: How To Cope With The Many Sleep Regressions
One of the most divisive subjects in the world of parenting babies is sleeping – or lack of it. If, like me, during pregnancy, you suffered from lack of sleep and you had droves of people telling you: “just you wait” you’ll love this post. I had my baby and he seemed allergic to sleep! I HATED the “just you wait” people, they drove me insane. I would always reply with a sarcastic comment or an eye roll. This post is the opposite of that; it’s a post created to help you smile when you’re dog-tired, laugh when you’re dreading bedtime, and take a deep breath when sleep feels like a myth. You’ve Had Your Baby,…
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Emma’s Diary Feature: Please Don’t Buy My Son A 1st Birthday Present
When Jack turned 1, I asked people not to buy him anything for his birthday. My controversial decision has been quickly became an Emma’s Diary feature. The team were so intrigued to find out why I didn’t want anything for him and I happily agreed to share my thoughts. It’s a juicy one! A Snippet From My Emma’s Diary Feature… Life, when you have a baby, lives on fast forward. Yesterday, my belly was protruding in front of me and my baby was happily kicking my ribcage. I blinked and then he was here, smiling and cooing away at us. I blinked again and his first Christmas had been and gone.…
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Emma’s Diary Feature: The Juxtaposition Of Motherhood
Today’s blog post is another featured writing piece from Emma’s Diary. I’ve never known a feeling like it – being a mum is the most incredible, amazing and fulfilling thing I’ve ever done but that doesn’t mean that it’s not also the toughest, hardest and most emotional job I’ve ever had. Social media and celebrities will have you believe that motherhood is all lovely lunches, snoozy cuddles on the sofa, bouncing back, glamorous days out and full night’s sleep. I was guilty of feeling less than adequate in the early days (and still now, often, ten months in) when I’d swipe through Instagram and see glossy images of mums who seem to…
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Emma’s Diary Feature: Why I Wasn’t Ready For My Son To Go Into His Own Room
As a new mummy, it feels like there is pressure thrown at you from all angles. If it’s not from within yourself, it’s from unsolicited advice, well-meaning but badly-delivered comments and sometimes even general information on your baby’s milestones. Usually, I am able to block a lot of this out. I’ve shared plenty of funny examples of opinions and retorts that I’ve endured in the first 8 months of my son’s life. But, recently, there is one area of our lives that I have really struggled with. Getting my baby son into his own room, in his own cot, self settling like a champ and sleeping through the night. I…
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Emma’s Diary Feature – 5 Things That Made My Breastfeeding Journey Easier
Today, I am so pleased to share this breastfeeding story with you from Emma’s Diary. Check out all of my Emma’s Diary posts here. When I was a little girl, I dreamt of having a baby of my own. I always knew I wanted to be a mummy. Fast forward and here we are. Our beautiful baby boy Jack was born in February via emergency C Section. But, if I thought the long birth, emergency surgery, and the newborn days were tough, it was NOTHING compared to breastfeeding. My Early Breastfeeding Experience To say that it was tough is the understatement of the century. Breastfeeding is hard mentally, emotionally and…
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