Category Archives: 2015

Jaundice Admission and Bressure

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

The morning after we came home from hospital, we received a visit from the community midwife. I have to admit, I was very nervous about this. During my short experience with midwives in this area before changing hospitals, we had … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, breastfeeding, bressure, eden, formula feeding, hospital, jaundice, maternity, Uncategorized | Tagged bad experience, breast feeding, bressure, choices, formula, hospital, jaundice, light therapy, patient choice, unwell | 32 Comments

Our Birth Story

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I promised it would be on the way soon, so here’s the story of how Eden came into the world. I have to admit that birth was nothing like I thought it would be and neither was our journey – … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and Happy Due Date, Eden

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Just a quick one from me today. I promise I will be back with birth story and updates from our first ten days with our little girl. We’re just all caught up in baby haze at the moment, so blogging … Continue reading →

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She’s Here!

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Announcing our gorgeous little girl! Eden Violet. Born Monday 14th December 2015 at 3.30pm weighing 7lbs 9oz.

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When You Wish Upon A Star…

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Those of you that know me know what a Disney Dork I can be. I LOVE Disney. The movies, the songs, the theme parks, I love them all. So, it’s hardly surprising that I’m the kind of girl who would … Continue reading →

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38 Weeks and We Have a Plan!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Sorry for being so crap at updating as of late! Life keeps getting in the way of very important blogging! You’ll be glad to know that I was discharged promptly after my night in hospital as the drugs brought my … Continue reading →

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First Ever Hospital Admission

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Yesterday I went in for my routine blood pressure monitoring at the antenatal day unit. Having tested it at home before I left, I had a feeling it was going to be high. When we got there we waited a … Continue reading →

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Full Term! We Made It!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Today marks thirty seven weeks pregnant. THIRTY SEVEN! Full term! Hooray! We made it!

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Packing the Hospital Bag

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I mean what?! Packing the hospital bag seems so… final. That must mean that this baby is due SOON right?

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One Month To Go!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

It’s the 25th November! What does that mean? Well of course, it means one month until Eden’s due date. It’s been an eventful couple of weeks since I last updated, so I figured I would fill you in on what’s … Continue reading →