Tag Archives: babyboy

Dylan’s Birth Story

Dylan was born via C-Sect on the 10th November 2016. I had opted for an elective C-Section because of the keloid that had developed on my previous c-sect scar. It was so raised and thick that if I wore a tight fitting dress you’d be able to see the bump. I had tried using all sorts of scar creams to no avail and my gynae suggested that I try steriod […]

How I dealt with PPA and Insomnia

Yay! So baby is here! I’m an experienced mum, nothing should be able to faze me right? Wrong.  I was blind sighted by how hormones and chemical imbalances in our brains and bodies can actually mess you up big time. As I am typing this, at 7 weeks postpartum, I still don’t feel totally myself, am constantly tired (even when I don’t do much) and will still get anxious out […]

What’s in my Hospital bag?

For first time mums out there, you might’ve read that you should get your hospital bag ready by Week 37, just in case your baby is ready to come out in the coming weeks, then you can just grab and go. But you might be wondering, what should I pack in my hospital bag? For Mummy, for baby?   I wasn’t really prepared for an emergency C-sect the first time […]