Phrases I hate being told whilst full term pregnant

There is no doubt about it that being full term pregnant is stressful as it is. However one thing i've found to be a little bit more challenging this time round is the constant hounding of messages that seem to have a flow of a pattern to whats being said. I'm all for people asking how you are, but when you're hormones are higher than the Empire State Building and you're exhausted enough from not only cooking a fully grown baby and parenting a pretty-much three year old, sometimes it can all get a little too much for me. Here's a few things that have been said to me that are officially in my blocked category...

My thoughts and worries for labour the second time round

There is no doubt about it that I left the hospital after giving birth to Harry feeling nothing but trauma and violation. Of course I knew that labour was never going to be an easy ride, the pain is excruciating yet the whole giving birth is somewhat magical to me. I never thought about Labour when I was pregnant with harry, I never done any form of breathing exercises and to be honest, I kind of pushed it at the back of my mind. Maybe that's why I struggled so much, I was never prepared for how traumatic and painful labour can be. I thought in my mind that maybe It was going to be a horrible case of period pains, but in fact it's much much worse.

look fantastic beauty box MARCH

I love opening my beauty boxes each month, mainly because I'm always finding something new to try and the amount of new favourite products I have from subscription boxes is insane! This months theme is "BEAUTY BEYOND BOUNDARIES" and its really to do with feeling comfortable within your skin which is something I am so passionate about, and I truly believe everyone should love and not hate their flaws. 

we're pregnant and have reached the second trimester!

If you follow me on my social media you will know that we're pregnant again! We both feel so lucky and blessed to experience this all over again, especially after our miscarriage last year, we finally got our rainbow baby. I still feel so lost for words right now, and I don't think I will ever be able to speak on behalf of my excitement, but we really are feeling so blessed.

We finally got rid of the do-do, aka dummy!

Happy new year, and welcome back to my blog after what feels like a long break!

I can't believe we're in another lockdown, but I personally felt like it needed to be done; this corona is not going away! I hope you're all making good use out of the time we have at home, I know so many people are now becoming teachers at home and its so lovely to see that kids are still learning despite what's going on in todays world.

We finally got rid of the do-do aka dummy. I know we're extremely late to the party but honestly we've tried this three times already but Harry has finally given in and become a big boy! To say we're proud of him is a complete understatement, he's adapted so well and has not moaned once, which kind of shocked me a bit! I was expecting Harry to scream until he could scream no more but he wasn't phased at all; we couldn't believe it! I feel like maybe we should have done this months ago, or not even given him a dummy in the first place. We've said for our next baby we're not going to introduce a dummy, its for the best. But I feel like every child is different. I hate nothing more than comparison when it comes to children, it shouldn't ever be a comparison or god forbid a competition! Every child, even adults are so different in every way. None of us develop the same way, thats what makes us special! Harry learnt to walk early on, but spoke later on, that doesn't make him any less or more important in my eyes.

We only ever introduced the dummy purely for a comfort purpose. Harry suffered with the worst reflux as a newborn and I can only describe it as heartburn for babies. He couldn't lay flat in bed, he had to have infacol drops after every feed because his tiny little body couldn't deal with it! Giving him a dummy was another way of comforting him, telling him that everything was going to be okay. It worked for all of us and that was all we really cared about!

Moral of this blog: it doesn't matter when you do it, just as long as you do it!

Kay x

Beauty gift guide for him

 

I don't know about anyone else, but I really dislike shopping for men. Nothing against men in general, but I find there are so many limited gifts for them! When I'm shopping for women, I find that there are so many bits you can get someone as there's a much wider range of gifts to choose from. However, I have found some beauty gifts that I hope you might like! I personally enjoy all of these brands!

Beauty Christmas gift guide | for her

Welcome to my first gift guide of 2020, I'm so excited to do these for you all as I personally love a helping hand when it comes to buying gifts for friends and family. I absolutely love Christmas shopping, but does anyone else find it sooo stressful at the same time? There are certain family members who aren't into much, and finding them gifts can be so challenging. I do sometimes like to put my own twist on gifts, kind of like adding a personal touch but for them?