Motherhood

Gluten-Free Pregnancy: Morning Sickness Survival Tips

24.05.2013

Before I got pregnant, I was prepared for the typical symptoms I knew that I would face. The so-tired-you-could-cry feeling, the morning sickness that left little food to be desired and the other aches and pains that are often associated with growing a babe. I never really had easy pregnancies when it came to the [...]

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Pregnancy

Why I Waited a Month to Share My Pregnancy News

14.05.2013

Yesterday, I shared the news that after 14 months of trying to conceive and 6 cycles on Clomid, a pregnancy has finally happened for us. Baby has a strong heartbeat and so far, things are progressing well. With my history, it is hard for me to get connected with a pregnancy early on, but this [...]

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Pregnancy

From Baby Fever to Infertility to Pregnant!

13.05.2013

I’ve been through a lot over the past 2 years and finally, we have some good, happy news — PREGNANT!

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Parenting

8 Phrases You Should Stop Being Afraid to Say to Your Kids

23.01.2013

When you look at the whole scheme of parenting, it can feel overwhelming. You’re responsible for this whole new person — and decisions you make can have a huge impact on how they grow up, how they feel about themselves and how well they do in life. Crazy, right? With all that riding on parenting, [...]

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Around the Interwebs

Silence is NOT Golden {+Links of Interest}

21.10.2012

I have had a long, long week my friends! The kids have been home from school basically the whole week as we battle out a cold, flu and of course, pink eye. I still have this cough that won’t quit, but thankfully the kids seem well enough to go back to school at the start [...]

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Health

“Infertility” — An Ugly Word I Was Hoping to Avoid Hearing

10.10.2012

Last week I went back to the doctor to get the results of the testing I had done the week before. I wasn’t surprised by the news because I had a feeling something wasn’t quite right, but I wasn’t thrilled by it either. If you’re aware of our pregnancy history, you will know the struggles [...]

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Health

Nothing Will Make You Feel Older Than Your Ovaries Giving Up

02.10.2012

Okay, well I may be a bit dramatic right now, the truth is I won’t know what’s going on until tomorrow, at least…. but you can tell what I am under a wee bit of stress here. I have been trying to make baby #4 for 8 months now and have been using the same [...]

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Parenting

Who Ever Made Up “Terrible Twos” Sure Stayed ‘Mum’ About 3-Year Olds!

17.08.2012

I feel like I have been lied to, misinformed and swayed to believe something that is just not true. I thought the first time around it was an isolated event… then it happened again. Now, I am once again in that situation and have come to the very solid conclusion that this is not an isolated occurrence and [...]

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Motherhood

Toddler Phase That Will Probably Make Her Think I Didn’t Love Her

14.07.2012

I don’t know why it is, but Bean is far more of the typical toddler than Speed or Raru ever were. Maybe I was just in a perpetual half-awake state and didn’t really notice, maybe I breezed through it because it was the norm, but more likely — it’s just more a part of Bean’s [...]

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