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What’s On My Bedside Table?

May Haul: Shoe Madness & Wedding goodies!

It’s ok to have days like this. Where all you d

It’s ok to have days like this.

Where all you do is comfort your poorly baby whilst walking over piles of folded clothes, nappy bags and random stuff all over the floor.

Forget the story you’re telling yourself about being a failure.

You’re not.

You’re being a mum, and that is what your baby needs right now… it’s not forever.

Hang in there. 🤍
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#mindfulmotherhood #mindfulmotherhoodmoment #thenewborndays

10 weeks of Joy. Double digits, baby! 💖🙌🏻

10 weeks of Joy. Double digits, baby! 💖🙌🏻 This @fandfclothing sleepsuit was one of the first things I bought when I found out I was expecting a little girl. It’s so nice to see her wearing it, this little person I imagined and dreamed of for months. Through the depths of Hyperemesis, I pictured her little face and hoped she was ok. Then when preeclampsia reared its ugly head, I feared I was never going to meet her, but she’s a tough little cookie… and here we are!

10 weeks of Joy. Couldn’t imagine our lives without you! 🧡
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#OliviaJoy #10weeksold #33weeker #33weekpreemie #preemiestrong

My Ectopic Pregnancy Story #BabyLossAwareness. Tri

My Ectopic Pregnancy Story #BabyLossAwareness. Trigger warning: Baby Loss and Miscarriage

In June 2014 I found out I was pregnant for the first time. The next day, I was told it was an ectopic pregnancy, something I had never heard of and didn’t know anyone who’d had one before. I was told it was dangerous to me and I could die if it ruptured.

But after numerous scans, internal examinations, several specialist consultants couldn’t find the pregnancy anywhere. Eventually, they thought they found it in my left fallopian tube, so a few hours later I was put under general anaesthetic to remove the pregnancy via surgery.

I survived to tell this story, but many women don’t. In the UK, around 1 in every 90 pregnancies is ectopic, and 1 in 50 in the US. Bleeding from ectopic pregnancy causes 10% of all pregnancy-related deaths, and it's the leading cause of first trimester maternal death.

Mine was actually found in the abdomen, in a place called the Pouch of Douglas, which is extremely rare. Luckily, that meant I didn’t have any of my tubes removed.

I told my story in this YouTube video 5 years ago. Since then, hundreds of women have reached out to me to share their stories too, so in honour of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021, I decided to share it here too.

Back then, these videos were few and far between, I’m so glad that more people are talking openly about baby loss, as too often we go through some of the hardest times of our lives in silence.

Miscarriage isn’t your fault. Every loss is painful. You’re allowed to grieve.

If you want and feel comfortable doing so, please share your stories in the comments. I know how much it would have helped me to read others’ stories and know I’d be ok too.

#babylossawareness #waveoflight #babyloss #ectopicpregnancy #ectopicpregnancysurvivor #ectopicpregnancyawareness #miscarriageawareness #BLAW2021

Olivia’s first proper outing at 9 weeks old, 3 w

Olivia’s first proper outing at 9 weeks old, 3 weeks adjusted age! 🧡 I’ve been so anxious about exposing her to the big wide world. We’ve kept her safe in our home bubble for over two months, it felt like a huge deal to be out of our comfort zone.

Of course I never planned to keep her cooped up forever, just until she was ready, a bit bigger and stronger…but when will I feel ready? I was quite tense.

Hey, fellow parents of preemies, tell me: when did you start feeling 100% confident taking your baby out and about? 🤍
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#OliviaJoy #33weeker #33weekpreemie #9weeksold #preemiesofinstagram

Regardless of how flawed you think you may be, or

Regardless of how flawed you think you may be, or what you "need" to cover up, you are worth just the same with or without makeup. 🧡
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It's nice to be (not so) fresh-faced, but equally nice to play around with makeup like the old days. I've always loved my relationship with makeup; it's a heathy love affair and I definitely don't need it to feel good about myself.

I know I'm fortunate to have clear skin, which helps with my confidence in feeling ok not wearing makeup. I understand it may be harder to let go of it when, for many, makeup feels like a shield or a mask to help them face the world.

If that's you, please remember you're worth so much more than that; how you look is just how you look, not who you are! 🥰
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#beautyfromwithin #makeupdoesntdefineyou

It’s the cheeks for me! 💗 6lbs 13oz 🙌🏻

It’s the cheeks for me! 💗 6lbs 13oz 🙌🏻 Every ounce counts, even more so when you’re a preemie!

#8weeksold #33weeker #33weekpreemie #preemiemama #OliviaJoy

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