💉 J A B S 💉
This little lamb had her jabs today and was a little superstar. I mean she howled obviously but she recovered quickly. I made a point of making her look at the nurse while I said, “she did this to you, not mummy!” 🤣🤣 Thank you, nurse. In other fabulous news, she’s 9 weeks old today and slept from 7.30pm to 7.15am with just one feed at 3.15am! Don’t hate me @latoya_life_and_style! 🤣🤣 I did my time with the Wild One, remember? Of course, she’s had her jabs today so I may be in for a rough night yet but overall, she is being a total dreamboat and usually wakes for a feed at around 1am and then again at 4am. I must add - I’m bottle (formula) feeding and have been since birth this time and I’m sure that’s made all the difference - not saying that it’s best - just being honest about her feeding. As we all know, fed is best. 😊🙌🏼 On another topic, isn’t it funny how people always assume it’s your first? The number of people that have smiled and said, “Ahhh is it your first?” (3 times today) And I’m like, “No! My third!” 🤣 Then they look at me like I’m mad. Then I’m asked what I have, so I say “3 girls,” more mad looks and then I get... can you guess? “Ooh will you go again?” Meaning - am I going to keep going until I have a boy?! No, I bloody well am not! I didn’t even plan this one tbh (but we do so ♥️ you, Willow and you are most definitely wanted! ♥️) And even if did “go again,” I would happily have all girls. Mothers do not need boys to ‘make’ them! And grown ups do not need to have kids to be fulfilled. Sorry I didn’t mean for that to turn into a mini-rant but I’m surprised that people still think that way. Ok, that’s enough from me. Both babes are napping so I’m gonna do some quick secret eating of double chocolate digestives before they wake up! 🍪 Who else secret eats out of sight of their kids? 🤣🤣 #fedisbest #thisincludesmamas 🙌🏼🙌🏼
🖼 A R T 🖼
I never intended to give all my girls botanical names. Willow was going to be Lyla until she came out - Willow wasn’t even on the shortlist! James found it online while we were still in the recovery room! 😊 But now I’m so glad they do all have botanical names as it meant we could do this. Given their botanical names, I’d already said I was going to commission @thistlemoon to do some artwork for us and then, as if she’s in my head, Godmummy @frankie_chelt_chapman gave us a gift (swipe left) of a beautiful drawing of Willow by @thistlemoon. I contacted Anna and asked her to do two more for the other girls and ta daaa! Here they all are! An Olive branch, Jasmine flowers and a branch off a Willow tree. I absolutely love them and can’t wait to get them framed and put up. Just a note - the moon is actually the same in all 3 pics but the camera has picked it up differently. They match perfectly. Thank you so much, Anna! You are so talented. ❤️❤️ #olivetree #jasmineflower #willowtree
🙇🏻♀️ C H E A T 🙇🏻♀️ As in, I’m a cheat because I’m reposting an old post but it’s even more relevant to me now, having just had my third baby. It’s all about Diastasis Recti. I’ve checked mine and have about 1/2cm and probably always will now. It’s not about getting your abs completely back together. It’s a little thing called tensegrity (TENSION + INTEGRITY). Read on for why this is important. This pic was me 1 year postpartum with Jasmine. I’m my own goals today. 😊💪🏼 Repost from @cheltenham_fit_mama us
D I A S T A S I S R E C T I❗️ If you're a mama & you haven't heard of #diastasisrecti (DR), aka, #abseparation, don’t worry, it's never too late. I would love to see midwives & health visitors armed with this information, to enable them to talk to pregnant ladies about DR during that first appointment with the midwife. Why that early? Because there are things that you can do to mitigate the chance of getting DR whilst you are pregnant. They wont always work but the point is, they could. I also believe that during a new mama's 8 week check up with the doc, doc should be checking for DR before signing off & if mama has it, she should be given a leaflet that explains what it is & what she should be doing to address it. Left alone, DR can not only cause lower back issues & incontinence but it can also lead to a hernia & I personally know a lady who, many many years after having 2 children, needed to have a hernia removed as she never realised that she had DR & did nothing about it. She knew her abs didn't look right but thought it was just the result of being pregnant. She went on to do ab crunches & planks in the years that followed, thinking she was doing the right thing but in fact, she only made it worse. That operation could have been prevented if there was more awareness out there about DR. Instagram is only going to let me write so much here, so if you want to know how you can check for DR & if you have it, which exercises you should be doing to address it OR if you're pregnant & need tips on what you can do to mitigate the chance of it happening to you, then head over to my site (link in bio) & click on Useful Articles 👌🏼
🖤 L E G G I N G S 🖤
You know how insta-peeps be like #ihavethisthingwithdoors #ihavethisthingwithtiles #ihavethisthingwithpink yadda yadda yadda? Well, I can indeed appreciate the fondness of all 3 of those things but personally, #ihavethisthingwithleggings FO’ REAL! I thought there would be more people like me but there are only around 250 posts with this hashtag versus the 200k posts of the aforementioned hashtags! I think we need to boost the leggings hashtag! So I have a confession to make. I have hankered after @saradasilvabfw leggings for ages but have never got around to ordering any because 1) I have a shit tonne of leggings already and 2) I had a Fabletics subscription. I cancelled the Fabletics subscription because the quality was too hit and miss, in case anyone’s considering it. Sara gifted me these leggings & bra top last week and I must admit, I was a little apprehensive about putting gym leggings on again. I’m still carrying an extra 18lbs and she sent me a small bottoms and medium top and they looked pretty small when I held them up. Anyway, they are bloody amazing!! And I’m not just saying that. I will admit that I shoehorned myself into the leggings but that’s because I’m heavier right now but I’ll keep this size as I WILL stop eating lunch out every day and having wine every night at some point on maternity leave! 🤣 What I can confirm is that they hold EVERYTHING in! They are thick and tight - everything you want from gym gear. They totally pass the squat test and they are high waisted - I only wear high waisted in the gym and these are perfect. And how hot is the top?? I am so chuffed with this outfit and can’t wait to start working out again in them. Sara - you are not only beautiful, you are clever and talented and you understand what women need from their workout gear. Thank you so much for these! 💪🏼🏋🏻♀️🖤 #gifted #workoutwednesday
