LilMamaSuzi

I was fortunate enough to have my mum come and visit me recently. It was bliss. My Mum is my best friend and there’s no one else I confide in or trust as much as I do her, plus she makes a mean cup of tea. But all good things come to and end and…

There are men and there are women. Two genders, right? It’s a bit of a generalization but while most cultures have these two genders, did you know there are some societies that have five or more? So when it comes to the “me man, me hunt, you woman you look after the babies, do the…

I knew the day was going to start off bad. Little Miss woke for her usual feed to start the day at about 6:00am and after feeding her I thought, nah bugger it. I’m going back to bed. So I cuddled her and away we both went to sleep. Break of routine #1. Not usual…

Gosh I’m naive sometimes. I came to this realization recently while observing other Mums in my Mums group. Their babies are as wonderfully individual as they are but for some reason, before having a baby, I figured they were all the same, did the same things and behaved in a certain way.   I was…

When I was kid I used to vomit. A lot. I could hit a bull’s-eye from 10 meters away with the amount of effort I put in to vomiting. My Mum likes to remind me of the time I projectile vomited all down the back of my great aunts chinchilla fur coat when I was…

So the baby is out and the pain of birth is fading. You’re being overwhelmed with the sheer amount of love you feel for your little bundle or if you’re anything like me, you’re expecting someone to knock on your door and say “Rightio, times up! Time to hand her back now!”   With the…

So how are you travelling? Are you thinking of an ingenious way to announce your pregnancy or has morning sickness means someone has noticed your little secret? Unfortunately for about 80% of us, morning sickness is par for the course in pregnancy.     I was having a chat with a girlfriend of mine the…