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Newborn must haves (0-3 months)

September 22, 2019

Hey lovelies, I hope you’re all warm and well.
Throughout my pregnancy, hours and hours were spent looking watching videos and reading articles on baby essentials and newborn must haves. It can be so overwhelming figuring out exactly what you need for your new arrival. I found this type of content really useful when compiling my list of things to buy. So I thought I’d share with you some of the items we couldn’t live without during the first 3 months of Oliver’s life.

Feeding:

Tommee Tippee perfect prep machine – A product I didn’t intend to buy. My plan was to breastfeed Oliver for as long as I could. Both directly from me and in expressed bottles. He decided otherwise and we made the decision to formula feed him after two agonising days of attempted breast feeding. This machine makes a bottle to the perfect temperature in less than 2 minutes and honestly made life so much easier. Oliver wasn’t left screaming while his milk cooled down and the convenience was worth the £115 price tag.

MAM Anti-Colic Self Sterilising Bottles-  Another product I didn’t plan on purchasing. Prior to Oliver’s birth I bought a big set of Dr Brown Anti colic bottles because absolutely everyone said they’re the best ones. Oliver thought differently. He didn’t get on with the teat, at all. Milk dribbled out the side of his mouth, he couldn’t suck on them properly and it was all round a bit stressful. I had been given a 4oz MAM bottle at a private scan. We tried that one and he took it really well! We ended up buying a whole new set of these bottles and they’ve worked great. They’re so easy to sterilise too!

Lansinoh Therapearl 3-in-1 Breast Therapy pads-  Not so much in the  newborn essentials, but during that time, mumma’s you’re gonna need these. When your milk comes in properly it’ll feel like you have two giant bowling balls hanging on your chest. It’s quite uncomfortable and at times, painful. A friend recommended using these frozen to help with engorgement and swelling. They worked a treat for me!

Newborn must haves

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Oliver Elliott 19/06/19 – Labour and delivery story

August 20, 2019

Oliver Elliott. Born a whopping 9lbs 2oz on the 19th June 2019 at 22.04pm.
After a one failed pessary, two 6 hour prostin’s and an intense hormone drip later, you entered the world and changed my life forever. You took your time (84 hours start to finish) but you were worth every second of the wait.
I was induced at 38 weeks. Turns out him having multi cystic dysplastic kidney and me having gestational diabetes caused him to be on the bigger side. I wanted to tell my labour and delivery story because when I was looking for them, couldn’t seem to find many. Especially on UK inductions. The ones I did find were all horror stories. But is it really as bad as people make it out to be?

My labour and delivery story

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Pregnancy Q&A

May 5, 2019

Hey lovelies, I hope you’re all warm and well!
Now that I’m nearing the end of pregnancy, I thought it’d be fun to do a little pregnancy Q&A. I took to Instagram stories and left the option for you guys to ask me absolutely anything about pregnancy. I got quite a lot of questions so I will do  my best to answer them all as best and honestly as I can. Let’s jump straight in!

pregnancy Q&A

Q- What has been your favourite part about pregnancy so far?

A- Not gonna lie, it’s been quite a rough journey, but there have been some lovely moments. The first time I felt his movements was really special. I love feeling him wriggling around in there and once he’s out it’ll be something I miss. I’ve also really enjoyed creating his little nursery room. From painting it, to organising all his clothes, it’s been a really lovely focus. Watching my house fill up with baby items has been surreal and I can’t wait until he arrives

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Window to the womb – Early gender scan (AD- Gifted)

March 4, 2019

Hey Lovelies, Hope you’re all okay!
It’s been a while since I’ve got behind the keyboard and written a post. There’s been a lot that’s happened! If you follow some of my socials you’ll probably know that I am expecting a baby, due July 1st and we’re completely over the moon. With pregnancy, I have had to prioritise things more and focus on making sure baby is happy and healthy growing away. So that’s why I’ve been quiet. That being said, I feel it’s only right to include some updates, news and other baby/pregnancy content with you now.
Pregnancy has completely consumed me. If I’m not talking about it, I’m thinking about it. I want to share my journey with you. What better way to kick things off then to share with you baby’s gender. We were very kindly invited to Window to the womb in Watford for a complimentary early gender and well being scan.

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