Combined, we have 4 children... So technically this comes from a lot of lived experience in the "Mummy World". You know who the worst people are for bringing down other people's parenting & playing off kids? Other parents. It is terribly ugly + that shit needs to stop.
Part 2 of our #MumSeries, we want to talk about something a little close to our hearts - C-Sections.
Both of us had C-Sections with our first children. Nedell was in labour for 24 hours before Doctors determined she doesnt dialate & cant have a natural birth. Pearl was in labour for a week without contractions and labour pains before they made the decision to c-section baby out for risk of complications during birth for him.
Nedell had another C-Section with baby number 2 & it was determined that she cannot have natural births - some say it's lucky but in reality it isnt. lets discuss shall we
Sure, we all know that life will change when we have children - regardless of when we decide (or just so happen) to get pregnant. But are we really informed about the realities of becoming a parent? About what it's really like to have a new born baby? How drastically our bodies change? Maybe not...
So here we have, some raw realities we face when we become parents & the truth about children... #TheMumSeries
Let's begin with the truth about pregnancy & some of our favourite tried & true products & tips.
Pearl here, & yes! it's almost Christmas time. the time of year when friends and family come together and enjoy eachother - regroup, destress & rear up for another amazing year!
the drinks are cold, the kids are crazy & the food is a never ending pit of delishious goodness. im excited already.
so, as the more orgnaised of us, i wanted to share with you guys my 'Christmas Check-List' for the lead up to Christmas & a few handy little 'tips & tricks' I pull out that help things run a little smoothly.
it's almost summer... its spring! the weather is beautiful, the days are longer & the thirst is real. like, really real. wont lie - the heat has set in and it's hard to stay on track and focused when you want to lounge around near the water, have adventures - eat cheese platters & sip away on wine & beer... regularly.
we're keeping honest here... with updates on how our progress is going (in this case, NOT going)... we can only speak for ourselves, so Del right here will go first with this bad boy...
here in New Zealand, the celebrating of all hallows eve is relatively new - as a child we used to watch Halloween Movies & if you ask most New Zealanders, we arent well informed about where the tradition stems from aside from the information we're taught from movies.
FIT ME! - Matte & Poreless Foundation & The Nudes Pallett
We've been hearing some amazing reviews about these products and HAD to get our hands on them to see what all they hype was about. we've been using these products for a few weeks now and wanted to share our review with you. lets go!
Im a full time working Mum. oh, how i wish i had the luxury of staying home with my beautiful kids - they've both been at Kohanga (& now one at school) since they were about 6 months old. i honestly feel like i've missed out on so much! and prioritising them above work - at times - has failed me misrably. their Father and i have set up that they are with him every holidays (if all goes to plan - which it hasnt) but even that meant i didnt get any one on one time with them... without distraction! SO - now im coming up to a week leave - YAAAAAAHS - and it hit me... what the heck am i going to do with these gorgeous kids while im on leave... thats 5 days, of amazing 'PLEASE DONT GET BORED' mummy & kiddy time. so here's my top 5 ideas for 'what to do with your kids during the holidays' // you ready?
Hi Lovers - its Nedell here today. i wanted to talk about something that's been playing on my mind for a really long time.. something im hoping we can discuss.
my children's dad and i have been parenting apart for the past 12 months. although NOW we communicate better, our kids are happier & we are finally doing whats best for them -
we drive eachother insane, have had a lot of disagreements, tears & yes - even laughs through this entire process.
i wanted to share with my single mama & papas out there some tips & tricks ive picked up to manage those co-parenting struggles! - hands up if you feel me*
so here's a few of my tips, tricks - *advice* that's worked for me. it may not work for you, & you may not even agree - but id love to discuss this with you guys. let me know your thoughts.
