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Caesarean Awareness Month – My C Section Story
April is Caesarean Awareness Month and in months gone by, this event would have missed me by in blissful ignorance. But, as lots of you well know, my gorgeous little baby boy was born in February via an emergency C section. While I don’t feel comfortable sharing my own personal birth story with the world, I do want to share some content to help raise awareness for C sections, for the incredible mamas who go through it (whether it’s elective or emergency), and the beautiful sunroof babies of the world! Here are my tips, tricks, and gems of advice for those mamas and those supporting them during this wild time!…
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5 Things To Look Forward To In Spring
The days are getting longer, the sunshine feels stronger and the dreary weather seems to have had a break. With so much excitement in my not-so-distant future, I can’t help but feel like Spring is on its way and life is about to get a whole lot better. I wanted to spread my warm and fuzzy feelings by sharing the 5 things to look forward to this Spring! The Birth Of My Baby The past few months or so have absolutely flown by and I’ve loved every single second of being pregnant. I am so proud of my body and how it has coped in this new minefield of procedures,…
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Emma’s Diary Feature: How Pregnancy Changed My Skincare Routine
As a skincare blogger and all-around enthusiast, I had no clue that pregnancy could have such an effect on the way I look, the way I feel and could change day to day. Maybe I was aware of it pre-pregnancy but the reality is, your skin will change when you fall pregnant and your routine will need to adapt because of that. My Skin History I suffered from acne as a teenager and while at the time it felt like the end of the world, now when I look back at photos, I see just how mild it was overall. I’d get large breakouts on my cheeks – big, red,…
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Emma’s Diary Feature: The Anxieties Of Impending Birth & How I’m Coping
For nine long months, I’ve been wondering about what my baby looks like, whether they’ll be more like me or my husband and if how much they move now really is a sign of things to come. All of a sudden, I’m 39 weeks pregnant and my midwife has started talking to me about sweeps, birth centers and contractions. I don’t quite know where my pregnancy has gone but the birth of my baby is now clearly on the horizon. Is It Normal To Feel Anxious About Birth? This is my first pregnancy and first baby. I am so lucky in that my pregnancy has progressed fairly smoothly and on…
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The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2022
I don’t think it is until you find out that you’re pregnant or that you’re going to get your very own human that you realise how important their name really is. I’ve been known as Broody Judy for most of my adult life, I always knew I wanted babies and my husband was always the one I wanted to have one with. It wasn’t so much of an “are we going to” conversation, it was more of a “when shall we get started” in our house. I am so thrilled to be on my own journey of becoming a first-time mummy and I wanted to share the most popular baby…
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