Candyfloss & Dreams

A Nursery for our New Baby

April 16, 2018

Dream Nursery for our New Baby A nursery or baby bedroom is something I would love to create before our baby is born. I've often spoke of how we need to move home and with a new baby on the way I know that moving really needs to move higher up in the priorities. For the first few months at least I know the baby will be in our room with us giving us a chance to save and then we can create a gorgeous new nursery. I love thinking about how I might want to furnish and design the room and ... Read more

Create Your Own Sleep Kit

April 15, 2018

How To Create Your Own Sleep Kit This is a collaborative post. How do you sleep? Is it something you struggle with? I've struggled with sleep a lot in the past and it can really affect my mental wellbeing. I was recently sent a little sleep kit to help me track my sleep to improve it. I wanted to share with you a few things I think could help you get a better night sleep and create your own sleep kit. Having a clear Bedroom - So not really something you can put in a kit but having ... Read more

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