Candyfloss & Dreams

My Choice to Hire a Doula

April 12, 2018

Hiring a Doula for my Second Pregnancy Have you ever hired a Doula before? I hadn't, in fact, during my first pregnancy I didn't even know that support like this existed. Perhaps if I had, my birth with my first daughter would have been so much easier. This time around, I am seeking out the best possible support I can to ensure I have the pregnancy, labour and birth that I want to have. After having a traumatic birth with an emergency c-section which in all honestly feels like such a ... Read more

Books You Need to Read when Pregnant

April 5, 2018

Contains Affiliate Links. Things have changed since I was last pregnant. There are new practices, screening tests, appointments, things to talk about and all sorts. Having a seven-year gap between pregnancies has been a real eye opener for just how much the medical world has changed. A few other wonderful things that have happened in the last few years is I have changed. I have grown as a person because I'm a mother. I have started to see things differently. I have had more confidence ... Read more

What We Did In March

April 1, 2018

March: The Month of Snow To be honest, we didn't do a lot, because of the snow. There were school closures, late openings, college closures for Adam...I won't risk going out in the snow for fear of falling over and being pregnant I'm just really cautious of anything doing me a bit of harm. The month has been long although it feels like we've sped towards the two week Easter break. I always like this two week break between the Spring and Summer terms because its a nice bit of rest. I ... Read more

Baby Christenings: Why I Won’t Be A Part of Them

March 29, 2018

Do you have any Godchildren? I don't. I've never been asked, which is absolutely fine with me because to be honest it's just going to be an awkward conversation. Most of my mum friends came after children had been had. I'm not really in touch with many people from school, let alone close enough to be considered a Godparent and those that I am friends with don't have kids of their own yet. I don't come from a particularly religious family although I was Christened when I was young. My ... Read more

Bookbeat Audiobooks: Storytime for Adults

March 27, 2018

I really love reading. There's a real sense in pleasure at opening up a new book and getting right into a story alongside the feeling of achievement and sadness when it's finished. Sometimes though, especially with pregnancy, I just don't have the energy to read much more than a few pages a night. That is where Audiobooks come in nicely for me! For the last year I've loved using my Bookbeat subscription which has so many audiobooks and stories to listen to. There are lots of ... Read more