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Pregnancy Video Diary: Second Trimester

Wow, this pregnancy is really flying by!

I guess it really is true what they say about second and subsequent pregnancies seeming to go much faster than your first.

Overall, I’ve found my second trimester pretty wonderful – morning sickness and food aversions finally dissipated, my energy came back, and I was able to keep quite active, which I found an all around positive experience.

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Top 10 Postpartum Essentials

Postpartum Essentials

The postpartum stage is a beautiful, difficult, overwhelming mess of a time. It’s a shock to the system, whether it’s your first child or fourth.

I know I had a tough time adapting to motherhood and all that comes with it after the birth of my baby girl, Ada: The sleeplessness, the full-body exhaustion, the mental load of postpartum.

To help any other soon-to-be mothers out there, I’ve compiled a list of my postpartum essentials – just like I did with my pregnancy essentials list – to help you through this hectic time.

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6 Weeks Postpartum Update

I’ve finally gotten around to editing and posting this postpartum update I filmed when I was 6 weeks postpartum (Sorry it took so long, but I was kinda busy being a new mum to a newborn baby, funnily enough).

It goes without saying that the postpartum time can be HARD. It certainly was for me – more mentally than physically – and I’m sure it is for many other mums across the globe.

I hope sharing a little bit of what my postpartum time was like helps others who may be in a similar situation.

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My Top 10 Pregnancy Essentials

Pregnancy is a complete mash-up of a time. On the one hand, it’s absolutely amazing – I mean, you’re growing a human being! And it’s also really hard – I mean, YOU’RE GROWING A HUMAN BEING!

As such, there are some things that can make your pregnancy experience easier and more comfortable, or at least take the edge off some of the more problematic pregnancy symptoms.

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What’s in my Hospital Bag?

My bag and the bag for baby that we’ll be taking to the hospital

Since I am getting rather close to giving birth, I thought I would share with you my packing list for my hospital bag.

I really enjoy watching these kinds of videos on YouTube myself of late, so I thought I would make one of my own.

NOTE: We’re aiming for a Birth Centre delivery attached to a Hospital, using Hypnobirthing, and with a mindset towards low waste.

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