Candyfloss & Dreams

Hospital Bag Preparation

September 6, 2018

Packing your hospital bag for labour can be really quite daunting because you just don't know how long you will be admitted for. It's best to overpack if you're partner is going to find it particularly difficult to get things to and from the hospital, like mine will, as he can't drive. I am planning for a home birth so I am putting together two little birth packs so to speak. One is a little box of things to help me labour at home for as long as possible hopefully progressing to birth ... Read more

My Birth Plan for Baby Number 2

September 4, 2018

I’ve talked before about why I think writing a birth plan for every pregnancy is important. Lots of comments said that so many women didn’t bother for subsequent children, especially after a straightforward first birth or they just had a few preferences. I think birth planning becomes a bit more of an obsession when you’ve had a traumatic birth because you want to avoid the same thing happening and ultimately reflect more positively on the situation. I do agree that birth can be really ... Read more

Hiring a Doula Despite a Low Income

August 30, 2018

Having a Doula in this pregnancy has been invaluable. However, despite it being something extra, it has been necessary for me, not a luxury. It's a service that I am fully away not every woman can afford however I wanted to share with you a few ways in which you can either afford Doula support, or, at least share with you why I think for my pregnancy and my circumstances it has been invaluable and, well, priceless. I hired my Doula when I was around 12 weeks pregnant and for me, the ... Read more

36 Weeks Pregnant Update

August 24, 2018

36 Weeks Pregnant and in those final stages of the third trimester now where everything is persistently getting a little bigger, a little harder and more uncomfortable. I have to admit this week I have struggled and it’s been really hard. Not because I want to not be pregnant but because I’ve felt very restless and really quite bored however I can no longer sit at my desk and write for periods of time without getting uncomfortable. Walking around outside with no access to a toilet and ... Read more

What I’ll Be Using to Help Me Breastfeed & Express

August 23, 2018

I’ve openly talked about how much I want to breastfeed Baby F when he turns up and I thought it was time to show you a few breastfeeding essentials that I’ve been putting together over the last few months and I’m hoping that with these essentials my breastfeeding journey will allow me to feed with confidence. Whilst I really want to breastfeed exclusively and I will actively be trying to do so I feel much more confident having a few things in the home to help with expressing because ... Read more