pregnancy weight loss overweight | Pregnancy Blog Week 28

pregnancy weight loss overweight

I am officially now in the third trimester! Woop woop! There appears to be some debate as to when you are actually in your third and final trimester (!), but I think the consensus appears to be that by the time you are in your 28th week, youve reached the trimester milestone.  So hello third and final trimester! Eeek! 

Baby feels really huge at the moment, though I know he or she cant be that big yet, but they are the biggest wriggler ever. Come 7pm baby appears to have a disco hour marathon, and waves every part of its little body.  You can actually see my whole stomach moving and baby really kicks out if you put a hand on my stomach.  I really cant remember my daughter being this active.  Ive read that the wake / sleep cycles baby has now are most likely the ones baby will have once they are born.  All I can say is we are going to be very busy in the evenings!

I thought I was going into labour on Monday night as all day I had what felt like Braxton Hicks, and then in the evening, my stomach kept feeling like it was going really tight and crampy.  Always the one not to panic, my imagination ran wild as I am so not ready AT ALL for baby to come, I mean I havent even finished reading my labour book!  

I went to bed super early and then on Tuesday I felt lots better. Someone told me that your Braxton Hicks are much stronger in your second pregnancy?!? Im not sure what it was, but Im glad baby is comfortable and happy where he or she is for now! 

I had my 28 week midwife appointment this week and all was well.  Baby is lying across my stomach in a little hammock shape, which may explain my continued rib pain.

So other than me panicking about labour, having rib pain and disco hour, all is well and I think this month is where I am going to get a bit more organised and finish decorating the nursery.  I also need to send my husband to the depths of the loft for the mountain of baby items that Im sure are up there!

Ive had people say some very funny things to me recently, so be sure to keep an eye out for a post next week of what NOT to say to a pregnant lady! 

Thanks for reading and hope you have a lovely weekend, 

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baby losing weight on breast milk | Can you blog with an anonymous family

baby losing weight on breast milk

Right before I started my blogging journey, my husband and I sat down and discussed if he wanted to feature on my blog at all.  His immediate response was no way, and he has never really changed his mind. Whilst he is happy for me to blog away about our family life, he is quite clear that he doesnt want his name or any pictures of him being posted (except a cheeky one of his legs that I sneaked past him last month!).  Also, just a disclaimer, this may read like my husband is a world famous celebrity and we need to keep his identity hidden, but he isnt. 

We both also discussed the possibility of my daughters picture being on the blog, and again, for various reasons he really wasnt comfortable with the idea.  So aside from some back of the head shots and a picture where my daughter is incognito and dressed up, my family is a pretty big question mark over at Laura Evelyn Bee.  It makes me wonder if Im missing out? Am I going against the blogger grain? 

I only have to scroll through my Blogger or Instagram feed, and I see and read about other bloggers families.  I admire their childrens style or their tantrum antics captured for all to see.  I love seeing such personal posts and seeing children growing and proud parent blog posts. I never judge anyone else for including pictures of their little ones, and in fact, I love reading their posts.

Part of me thinks that people connect so much with blogs because they really give you an insight into someone elses life.  Can people even get an insight and connect with my blog with such an anonymous family? 

I also think from a brand point of view, that with an anonymous family, I am very unlikely to be picked by any major brands.  But then I guess, thats not why I started blogging.  I started blogging for me, to be creative and try something new. 

Blogging was and is something that I am passionate about, and I feel that neither my husband nor my daughter have made that decision.  It is only right that I respect their privacy while I happily snap away. And we are both parents. It really isnt my decision to make alone. My husband has to be 100% happy too. 

So for now, I will continue with my daughters cheeky face being unknown and my husband being a complete mystery.  I hope my words and stories are strong enough for now to paint the picture of my everyday life and being a mum. 

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.  Are you a blogger who shares pictures of your children? Was it something you ever discussed with your partner?  Do you think you can blog with an anonymous family?

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baby losing weight on solids | Gro Clock Review

baby losing weight on solids

I am always on the look out for little bits of kit that make life with a toddler that bit easier.  From a foldaway potty to a foldaway pushchair, I am on it.  So when I saw a Gro-Clock in my local Boots store, which promises to help with your childs sleep, I thought Id give it a go and see if it had any effect on my three year old.

Whilst my daughter has never been a particularly bad sleeper, over the last few months she has been waking up earlier and earlier. 6am, I can just about cope with.  But 5.30am? That to me is technically still night-time.  

The premise of the Gro-Clock is that young children cannot yet tell the time, so the clock consists of a sun and stars electric face that you program so your child knows when it is time to wake up and get out of bed.  

You program a bedtime, say, 7pm, and a big star appears on the clock surrounded by 12 other stars.  You then set the clock to the time you want your child to wake up, say midday, only joking, say 7am, and then as the night progresses the stars slowly disappear and a sun appears at 7am. This teaches your child that if they wake in the night or early morning, they can check their clock and know if it is time to get up.

Now, to be completely honest, this is not going to change your early riser or poor sleeper into a 12 hour sleeper overnight.  This is not a miracle product.  But, this product is great for introducing the concept of night and day and when to actually get up.  The clock comes with a little story that you read to your child so they understand a bit more about the clock and how it works. 

When we first got the clock, for the first week my daughter stayed in bed once or twice until 7am and the rest of the mornings she just ran into our bedroom at 6am shouting she hadnt waited for the sun (sigh).  But, I have persisted, and now for most mornings, she will wait until she sees the sun appear to come into our bedroom. 

I never chastise her for getting up too early before the sun, but, if she manages to go back to sleep until the sun appears, she gets lots of praise and  we make a pretty big deal of it that she is such a big and clever girl for looking at her clock. 

The clock has some lovely extras, such as the ability to have the clock having a digital time displayed for older children, and you can also adjust the brightness of the clock, from none at all to a bright night-light. 

I dont think I could be without our Gro-Clock now and I would highly recommend it for toddlers. The clock has really come into its own with the lighter mornings. Yes, my daughter does still get up way too early some mornings, but then the mornings she waits until 7am? Well they are just amazing! 

Thanks for reading, 

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