Mother and Baby

Now that I’m on maternity leave I’m making the most of the time before my little bundle of joy arrives by catching up with friends, cleaning the house and most importantly enjoying a bit of pampering. At my recent baby shower I was lucky enough to receive some amazing pamper products and wanted to share them with you. The range is from Sanctuary Spa and is called ‘Mum to be’. For any expectant mums who have any of these products, I’m sure you’ll agree that they are fab. If you haven’t come across these products yet, you really do have to take a look.   I was brought the congratulations collection which came in a beautiful purple and lilac box with a pretty bow on top. Before I’d even opened it I knew it was going to be gorgeous. Inside the box were the following; 2 in 1 moisturising shower […]

As we get a slight reprieve in the soaring temperatures this week, I thought I’d share my views on how to stay cool in the blistering heat. I’m finding that, at 36 weeks into my pregnancy, it’s getting harder and harder to cope with the heat. Like many mums-to-be I’m sure the question everyone keeps asking is “how are you coping in the heat?” My answer is always, “I’m not really!” It’s fairly common in your third trimester to feel warmer than usual with your body temperature rising due to your baby’s increase in body temperature, but with the added heat it can become increasingly more difficult to have any direct contact with the sun.   I’ve just started my maternity leave, which means no more commuting to London for me – hurrah! It’s been a struggle with a 20-25 minute walk to the office, but thankfully that is no […]

Hi everyone! Welcome to Diary of a First Time Mum. Let me introduce myself, my name is Sarah, I’m 26 years old and live in Essex. I’ve been married to my husband for almost 3 years now and we’ve been together almost 6 years. I’m a very traditional girl at heart, very much taking after my parents. They met, courted – as you did in those days –got married, brought a house and then had a family. They have been happily married for 30 years and give me great inspiration. If I’m as happy as they are after 30 years of marriage then I’ll be a very happy girl indeed. Following in my parents’ footsteps, my husband and I got married on our 3rd anniversary, and a year later bought our first house. Now, we are expecting our first baby at the end of the summer and we couldn’t be […]