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Being a new mum makes you appreciate raw honesty m

Being a new mum makes you appreciate raw honesty more than ever 🙌🏼
And even more so, it makes you appreciate friends (also new mums) who are not sugarcoating anything or trying to pretend things are peachy rosey 24/7 😅 Friends who say it as it is, on good day and on tough days.
One friend told me her bubba slept only 2 hours last night. My other friend shared that her little one vomits feeds. Another young mama told me all about her mental struggles after having a baby.
And it’s okay.
It doesn’t make them bad mums or their babies difficult. It also doesn’t mean that it’s tough-going all the time. It’s just life. Everchanging. Unfiltered. Rewarding. Beautiful life.
Truth: yes, every day is the happiest and the most blissful day with our little ones.
Also truth: some days are harder than others, physically and/or emotionally.
Truth: one day you’re absolutely smashing it and juggling it all, ticking those to-dos off like a champ.
Also truth: other days you’re on the sofa all day, in a survival mode.
I’m so thankful for my mum friends who keep it real & who are always there for me as much as I am for them: Sarah, Emma, Klara, Sue, Lois, Issy, Claire, Laurie, Caroline, Naomi, Bekah, Emma, Jess, Charlotte, Emily, Lisa and others - sorry if I missed to mention your name. You know exactly who you are 🥰
We, mamas, can do ANYTHING 💪🏼but NOT EVERYTHING 👐🏼
Some days we can take on the world, other days we will take our coffee in buckets instead of mugs 😄
Let’s normalise raw conversations and forget about “perfection”.
Perfect memories are often made in the messiest moments 🥰

The one who made us parents 😍👶🏼💖 Diffe

The one who made us parents 😍👶🏼💖
Different pics, same baby vest ☺️
📸1: El is 1 weeks new
📸2: Pregnancy announcement
I FINALLY got to finish writing Eliana’s positive birth story. Baby girl was born in just under 5 hours! The recap is LIVE on my blog (link in bio) 🥰
It was the most amazing, challenging, surreal and empowering experience ever! I’d do it again in a heartbeat 🤩
Postpartum recovery is going great 🤩 I’m fully healed 🙏🏼
Next thing to do is to get more active and strengthen my core 💪🏼

Happy birthday to my one & only ♥️ Baby El and

Happy birthday to my one & only ♥️
Baby El and I love you to bits 🥰
Thank you for being YOU, my best friend, an amazing husband & an incredible dad to our baby girl ♥️
📸 After changing a nappy, El just wanted some daddy cuddles, hence there was no time to waste on zipping up the sleepsuit 😄 #babystyle

Today marks #WorldMentalHealthDay and in 2020 it h

Today marks #WorldMentalHealthDay and in 2020 it holds a whole different reminder to all of us.
What a year it’s been.
An emotional rollercoaster and a challenge not only to physical but, in many ways, to our mental health.
This year has brought me through a lot.
1️⃣ Being pregnant during the pandemic with my first baby which meant: going to all the appointments alone, doing antenetal classes on Zoom, learning to navigate through my body changes and pregnancy demands in isolation from the world (including family & friends).
🤍 BUT it also meant growing our little baby, staying healthy and having a smooth pregnancy ♥️
2️⃣ Travel ban + the fear of traveling in the Covid world which meant: not seeing my parents for over a year, not being able to hug family members and friends (or even see them at a 2m distance or through the glass), missing our babymoon and having to cancel holidays without a refund.
🤍 BUT it also meant appreciating those connections and relationships even more, understanding how important and special some people are in our lives and appreciating traveling like never before ♥️
3️⃣ Giving birth during the pandemic which meant: having to isolate on top of the overwhelm about the upcoming experience of labour, being aware of the exposure risk while being at the hospital and hoping midwife visits will carry on as normal postpartum, staying in to shield the newborn and not seeing the loved ones.
🤍 BUT it also meant having the most positive labour experience, getting postnatal support, bringing this sweet baby girl of ours into the world and our lives, loving her to bits and calling every day blissful despite what’s happening outside our little newborn bubble ♥️
These are just some of the experiences that were brought into my life in 2020.
Many faced similar things. Others faced the reality of the illness, cancelled weddings, lost jobs, loneliness and many other challenges.
Mental Health Day reminds us that it’s okay not to be okay. Your emotions & feelings are valid.
🤍 BUT Light will ALWAYS conquer the darkness ♥️
Look for that “BUT” in your circumstances.
Don’t lose hope 🥰🙏🏼
📸 Little throwback: 16 weeks pregnant here, 6 months ago 😊

Happy 1 month our little love 😍 0️⃣4️⃣•0️⃣9️⃣•2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣
You came into the world one month ago and you changed it forever for us. We are so so happy you are ours. What a privilege and a blessing it is to be your parents 👨‍👩‍👧
You are our whole world & more 💖
Things you love:
• mama talking to you 👱🏼‍♀️
• daddy’s cuddles 🧔🏻
• your food 😋🍼
• folding your hands in all sorts of funny poses 👐🏼
• being out in the car or your pram 🚗
• b&w photos on the wall in the living room and our big clock in kitchen ◾️▫️
• your b&w books 📚
• your dummy
• tummy time & lifting your neck up and looking around 👀
• white noise esp your Ewan the sheep 🐑
• smiling in your sleep ☺️💤
📸1: El is 1 month old
📸2: El is 1 day old
#1monthold
Matching sleepsuit & hat: @jojomamanbebe

#AD You guys, how come time flies so fast? 🌪 It

Of all the things my hands have held, the best, by

Of all the things my hands have held, the best, by far, is you 👶🏼
Hello October 🍂 & hello our little pumpkin 🥰
Our love for you knows no measure sweet girl 🧡 You’re the most precious, gorgeous & cuddliest baby ever & you mean everything to us 😍

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