Next year is a big year for me, my job title will change, my day-to day routine as I know it will change and new friends will be made. Next year, I will become, wait for it...a school mum! My little baby-no-more Aston, my first born, will start grade prep [...]
Dear New Mama, It’s OK to cry. It’s OK to cry because you are learning to love someone new and its OK to cry because you love them so much. It’s OK to cry when your newborn is crying, no one expects you to know your baby and what it [...]
Loving a second child I want to tell you about loving a second child. After having Aston, we knew we wanted to have a lot more kids and after he was 18 months we were ready to start trying again. The decision to start trying for number two was an [...]
Never in a million years did I think that I would have two completely different children. When I found out I was having another boy, I imagined another little Aston, calm, sensitive, a little bit shy, particular, interested in always learning and very clean. When Will was born, he was the [...]
As part of my Midwife Cath series, he is one for you! Did you know these facts about babies? 1. Their first poo is sterile. 2. The colostrum acts like a laxative and helps them pass the meconium 3. Hiccups means their wind is up 4. Babies are covered with [...]
One of the most common questions I get asked is about a typical day in the life for me. I kind of always skimp over my day when I explain it or answer the question in an interview. Tonight, I am going to give you the full blown version, [...]
Dear Preggo, Since I am an expert now that I have been pregnant twice before, I thought I would shed some light about pregnancy now that I am on the other side. Life can be tough when you are lugging that bigger-than-a-soccer-ball bump around on those tree trunks of yours [...]
So two of my friends who gave birth last week have inspired me for my Midwife Cath series on the blog. I sat down with this fabulous lady and asked her to give new mums advice on the first night in hospital with your newborn. I can tell you first [...]