I really enjoyed creating a capsule collection of pregnancy essentials but I admit, finding inspiring clothes for the post-partum period has been a little trickier. It’s easy to find [...]
When I was 20 weeks pregnant I asked my midwife if the rumours were true: “Are third births generally unpredictable?” She turned away from the computer, looked me in the eye and with [...]
Everything smells like milk. Precious and fleeting, these newborn days roll into each other as Percy slowly unfurls. We spent his first week in bed and while he slept I drank tea and ate cake; [...]
Percy – after my paternal grandfather Pippin – meaning “awe-inspiring” born 9th March at 8:43am 3400g | 51cm And then we were five. photos by lamb and fox (more to come [...]
…in our own way we are all waiting. Earlier this week I had a sudden urge to have some late-late-pregnancy photos taken. Thankfully, Lamb & Fox lives close by. See you on the flipside [...]
Based on the fact that I’m a pre-natal yoga teacher with a passion for birth it would be easy to presume that I choose to deliver my babies at home. For the record, I don’t (or to be [...]
Packing the hospital bag; such a pivotal moment whilst preparing for baby. If all goes according to plan I’ll birth in a low-risk maternity ward at our local hospital and return home about [...]
In my attempts to maintain as much physical and visual space in our home, I’ve decided to forgo the traditional trolley-style baby change table. Granted, somewhere to change baby’s [...]
Yesterday my irritability reached an entirely new level; high humidity and heat coupled with late pregnancy is not a friendly or likeable combination. Just ask my family. My poor family. This [...]
Reality check. I was recently interviewed by two health professionals about my thoughts on motherhood.* They asked me all manner of questions but there was one that prompted me to recall, with [...]
newly planted lavender to brighten the front balcony / the sweetest pile of milky-hued (soon to be milky-scented) baby clothes Next week marks three-months since we moved house and [...]
this man of mine is a true gentleman and is making sure my comfort is an absolute priority…all the love When late pregnancy coincides with the middle of the Australian summer it [...]