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Recent Beauty Favourites 2015 (Autumn/Winter)

New Mum Makeup Routine

My Foundation and Concealer Shades – Olive Skin Tone

Festival Makeup Tutorial: Pink Smokey Eye

My Brush Collection

Say Good-Bye to Fallout and Smudges: Elf Mascara & Shadow Shield

Review: Elf Lip Exfoliator (Before & After)

Elf 3-in-1 Mascara (Review)

How To: Contour Your Face (Tutorial)

Elf Flawless Eyeshadow Palette (Review & Swatches)

ELF Corrective Concealer (Photo Review)

Elf Lip Liner & Blending Brush in Red (Review)

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💕 There’s just something about babies in fest

💕 There’s just something about babies in festive outfits, isn’t there? Swipe for more! 😍❤️

Olivia is now 17 weeks old (10+ weeks corrected)! 🙌🏻

✨ She weighs 10lbs 5oz and is wearing 0-3 months clothes;

✨ She can (only just) grab hanging toys and loves her toy fox;

✨ She has rolled over from tummy to back twice!

✨ She’s making lots of cooing noises, a bit of babbling and blowing bubbles. I think I even heard a proper giggle the other day!

✨As the youngest of 3, she’s constantly stimulated and loves nothing more than being part of everything.

✨ She’s started showing a few preferences, like having the lights off to nap late afternoon, or not wanting me to talk to other people when I’m feeding her and responding more when I speak in Portuguese to her!

✨ She’s been mostly cluster feeding in the day, but still only wakes twice (3 times max!) at night;

✨ We’re loving breastfeeding, but some days I do feel like I could do with a bit of a break!

❓Which leads me to pumping advice! I’ve used up all of my freezer stash from the Nicu days (school runs & after school clubs!), so I’m trying to build a small stash that I can keep topping up as needed. Any advice on regular pumping whilst EBF? I just can’t seem to fit it in! I have a @haakaa_ukandireland pump, an @elvie pump and an @ardobreastpump. I used to get loads when I was pumping regularly, but now I can barely get 30ml, unless I’m pumping a missed feed. Any advice or tips? TIA 🥰

#OliviaJoy #17weeksold #10weekscorrected #preemiestrong #33weeker #33weekspremature #pumpingmums #pumpingadvice #pumpingtips

Some happy snaps from putting up the Christmas tre

Some happy snaps from putting up the Christmas tree! ✨ Now for the REAL talk…

Does anyone else find it incredibly stressful to decorate for Christmas with kids?

In my head, it looks so much fun; everyone is having a good time, giggles and glitter fill the air, the grown ups are having a warm glass of mulled wine, the kids a cup of hot chocolate and dancing to Holly Jolly Christmas…

But in ✨reality✨ the hot chocolate gets spilt on the carpet, the mulled wine is cold by the time we get to drink it, precious decorations are found smashed in a corner, the baby is crying and I find myself blurting out things like “no, that’s too many in one branch” and “just leave it, I’ll sort it later” in a not so holly jolly Christmas tone.

Every year I think it (meaning I) will be more chilled, but when November rolls around, I find my stress levels rising higher and higher. The more festive we get, the more I think “why are we doing this?”.

But I know the answer to that question; we do it for the ✨MEMORIES✨. They won’t remember that I rearranged the Christmas decorations at night, or that I cursed our choice of impractical (but cute) matching pjs. They won’t remember that the tangled fairy lights made “mummy’s lava bubble up”…

✨ They WILL remember how much fun it was to put up the tree and choose between star or angel for the top of the tree!

So every year I’ll keep holding on to the idea of decorating for Christmas as it is in my head, but will brace myself for the inevitable grunts under my mulled wine breath as I find twelve baubles crammed in a single tree branch! 🎄🤣

#christmas2021 #mindfulmotherhood #mindfulmotherhoodmoment #channelmumvillage

My gang 💫 Not in a million years did I think we

My gang 💫 Not in a million years did I think we’d be married with 3 kids when I said yes to being your girlfriend back in 2009. We’ve built something amazing together! ❤️

#ylpresets #joypreset #familyof5 #motherhoodthroughinstagram

Your firsts are my lasts 💔✨ It suddenly hit m

Your firsts are my lasts 💔✨ It suddenly hit me today…

Your first smile, first bath, first time you moved up a size in clothes and first time you slept through the night. Your first feed, first time you were poorly, first poop explosion, first outing, first time you roll over, crawl, walk, first day of school… the list goes on.

Some of these milestones have come and gone already. They are memories and stories to tell.

I’m so glad I got to do this again with you, Olivia!

One last time of firsts. ❤️

#mylastbaby #OliviaJoy #motherhoodthroughinstagram #mindfulmotherhoodmoment #intentionalparenting

🤱🏻 I’ve never been the most confident brea

🤱🏻 I’ve never been the most confident breastfeeder.

It always hurts for me.

I get too hot.

I feel self conscious feeding in front of other people, including friends and extended family.

I constantly worry my baby is not getting enough milk.

I can’t find a flattering and comfortable nursing bra; it seems to be one or the other.

BUT…

Boy, I love it so much.

The closeness to my precious baby.

The feeling of being their everything and their every meal.

The pride when I persevere through growth spurts, teething and leaps.

The middle of the night snuggles and early morning milky smiles.

The relief in knowing wherever we are, I have a way of comforting and feeding my baby.

AND…

We’re still going strong at 13 weeks old!

✨ 4 days exclusively tube fed
✨ 18 days exclusively pumping
✨ 8 days breastfeeding + formula top ups
✨ 68 days exclusively breastfeeding

It’s been a journey! 🙌🏻 Although I’ve breastfed all of my babies, this is the longest time I’ve exclusively breastfed and I’m proud of myself for sticking to it.

I couldn’t have done it without support from the amazing NICU nurses, my wonderful health visitor, my very supportive husband and my angel of a sister. The words “your baby IS getting enough” and regular weigh-ins were the crutches I needed to keep going! 🧡

(Disclaimer: this isn’t an anti-formula or pro-breastfeeding post. I believe informed parents who safely feed their babies know best. This is just an account of my experience)
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#breastfeedingsupport #breastfeedingjourney #informedisbest #motherhoodintheraw #channelmumvillage

A real-life teddy bear 🧸💕 Olivia is 13 weeks

A real-life teddy bear 🧸💕 Olivia is 13 weeks old today and almost out of “Newborn” clothes! She will have been with us for a whole 3 months tomorrow. Wow! Honestly, the quickest three months of my life. Maybe it’s because life as a mum of three has been crazy non stop from the start, but it’s probably more because I’m so much more aware of how quickly it goes this time around… the last time around. It feels weird saying this is our last baby, but unless God has other plans for us, we really are done having babies. I don’t think I’ll ever feel done, but we are both ready for the next stage of our lives as a family of five.

If you have kids, do you have a magic number in mind? 3 was always ours!
❤️❤️❤️
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#oliviajoy #3monthsold #33weeker #bornat33weeks #preemiestrong #YLpresets

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