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A letter to our one year old
Dear Indie Lilac, Our cheeky little pickle. Tomorrow is your birthday, and I can’t quite believe you are going to be one! How did time fly by so quickly, yet feel like you have been here forever? Your first day…

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Debunking some Hypnobirthing myths
If you have been following me for a while you will know that I hypnobirthing with both girls and I am a huge fan of the practice. I have shared lots of things on social media about how it worked…

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Indie’s birth story
Having a second baby means you are constantly comparing yourself to last time, and boy was this time different. For starters, being pregnant and giving birth in a pandemic is not an experience I would aim to replicate. It was…

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A letter to our two year old
Dear Pepper, Tomorrow is your second birthday. I am not quite sure how it happened, but you are somehow one whole year older, and my gosh, what a year it has been. You won’t remember but this year has been…

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An open letter to a new Mum
Dear new Mama, You did it, you absolute rock star. You birthed a tiny human and they are perfect. You are amazing. Now starts the best promotion of your life and your new job is going to be the most…

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What’s in my hospital bag, round two!
This is not my first rodeo, so I didn’t panic so much about packing the bag this time. I left it to the very last minute, which I wouldn’t recommend! But I do hate packing so I am cutting myself…