Pain in the Back

Lower back pain is becoming more and more noticeable the further along I get in my pregnancy. I find myself standing with a different centre of gravity, lower back arched to support my growing belly. I have noticed a lot of women on a group for New Mums on Facebook have been saying the same thing. I thought I'd share the ways I'm treating it and helping ease the pain.

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When should I tell people ?

This was something my husband and I thought a lot about, I'm sure every other couple expecting wonder the same thing. Finding out your pregnant is a very exciting time and you literally want to shout it at the top of your lungs. However it may be wise to wait a little while for a few reasons. After the first 12 weeks the risk of miscarriage drops significantly, which is the main reason mums-to-be-hold off until then. If you, god forbid suffer a loss, having to tell people and answer questions may be emotionally very difficult. Secondly, everyone has advice, so keeping your exciting news to yourself for a little while makes a lovely time to just enjoy it with your partner and maybe family members without being bombarded with advice and opinions. As well as this, pregnancy can feel like forever, especially if you find out early so when you share it after the first trimester it almost makes it feel a little less lengthy, well this is just my opinion. My first trimester flew by because it was our little secret.

Telling people does have its advantages though, being treated like a princess being the main one ;) But either way, whether you wait or not not, do whats right for you & your partner. Ultimately its your decision and your have to be the one making it.

Good luck mumma

Stylish & Practical Changing Bags

When my sister was excepting her first baby last summer I decided to buy her a changing bag as her baby shower gift. When looking online I realised the enormous amount of styles, sizes, colours, and brands.   I was quite overwhelmed. This all came back again recently when I was looking for changing bags that would suit my lifestyle. I need something practical, lightweight & definitely stylish. I also don't want to spend a fortune, but I realise these bags need to last a while and have good durability so rather than looking for 'cheap' bags , I'm looking for value for money. So I compounded all my favourite options with prices and links for you guys!

Sleeping 😴

So what I've noticed mainly while being pregnant is I have zero control over anything my body decides to do, and this includes randomly waking up at whatever hour of the night or falling asleep in the middle of the day when all I intended to do was sit down for lunch. Before falling pregnant I never had a problem sleeping, in fact I slept lot, so much I'd call it hibernating. I'm still extremely lucky with the hours I manage to get, but it's not solid 'hibernation' sleep. If I'm not waking up for the fifth time to pee , I'm just waking up for no reason at all, even if I'm still sleepy. I can usually manage to go back to sleep quite easily but this doesn't make it any less annoying. For example, it's 5.14am, and I'm awake, hence why I decided to write this post.

Preventing Stretch Marks

Well, if there's one thing I can almost guarantee every women at least tries to do in pregnancy is prevent those lovely tiger stripes. I would smear myself in pretty much anything if it meant stretch marks were less likely, not necessarily from a vein point of view but I work as a model and want to continue working after baby. A few here and there would not matter, however I would rather avoid the big red ones if I can. I already have a few on my bum from before pregnancy and to be honest I have no problem with them, what women in their late 20's doesn't ? If thats you , please comment and tell us your secret ;)

Freebies

I've been googling ladies, looking high and low for the best freebies & amazing discounts for new mums. I've put them and their links all here for you to pick and choose from :)