London mum and wannabe illustrator. On a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself. 
I recently came across the blog of Alice, a 24 year old London mum-to-be. Reading through her entire blog, I was taken back to my own pregnancy. Her worries about the baby not being there any more (stop testing, Alice!), her battle with tiredness and the effect a great dose of hormones can have on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘breastfeeding’
A bit of mummy wisdom – part I
Friday, Jan 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 25 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, breastfeeding, diet, hormones, little L, motherhood, mum, parenting, weight
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, breastfeeding, diet, hormones, little L, motherhood, mum, parenting, weight
Ready for solids?
Monday, Sep 28th, 2009 by Met Mum | 25 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Weaning | Tags: baby, breastfeeding, parenting, solids, Weaning
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Weaning | Tags: baby, breastfeeding, parenting, solids, Weaning
Little L will turn six months next Thursday. Time to start weaning your baby – as recommended by The Department of Health. However, we started to wean her at about 20 weeks. In contrary to my insecurities regarding how to breastfeed my baby, I made this decision based on a little research, a lot of gut feeling and closely watching my baby. In the end it was her who gave me all the clues that breast (only) is no longer best
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 8. Or: The swine flu diet and exercise plan
Wednesday, Jul 15th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, health, little L, swine flu, weight, yoga
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, health, little L, swine flu, weight, yoga
Don’t worry. It hasn’t hit us. I am just trying to come up with a sensible plan to keep it as far away from us as possible. And if that means I am going to sit on my 5 extra pounds for a little longer, so it shall be.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol.7. Or: I’m losing it
Wednesday, Jul 8th, 2009 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: big brother, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight, yoga
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: big brother, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight, yoga
Another week, another visitor, another BBQ. My beloved brother stayed with us over the weekend. Of course, being the doted hostess, I scrapped my diet plans and feasted along. To be honest, I am not on a diet anyway.
Three months and counting
Tuesday, Jul 7th, 2009 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, birth, breastfeeding, family, formula, labour, little L, midwife, parenting, pregnancy
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, birth, breastfeeding, family, formula, labour, little L, midwife, parenting, pregnancy
Little L has been three months today. Striking a balance under the past three months seems to be almost impossible, as life without her is close to unimaginable. Again, I am surprised by how true it is what everybody says: once your baby entered your life, life without her seems like a distant memory. And: it does get easier with time.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. VI. Or: Melting away
Thursday, Jun 25th, 2009 by Met Mum | 9 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight, yoga
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight, yoga
Haven’t you heard? Thursday is the new Wednesday, yippee! As I forgot to step on the scales yesterday, I am making up for it today with my weekly flabloss post.
And no, I have no idea who was cheeky enough to place a jar of REAL mayonnaise on the table.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. V. Or: I am skinny from the inside
Wednesday, Jun 17th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: big M, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, little L, weight
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: big M, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, little L, weight
On the fitness front, I am more than proud of myself. Went to another class of mummy & me yoga. Joined the gym. Parked little L in the crèche for 60 minutes twice in one week. Didn’t start to cry when handing her over to the carers. And only once jumped hysterically out of the pool and ran dripping wet to soothe my allegedly mummy-missing baby after misinterpreting an announcement. To my defence: the speakers are rubbish, I had water in my ears and the girl behind the micro was chewing on a blanket, it seemed.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. III. Or: 2 steps forward, 1 step back
Wednesday, Jun 3rd, 2009 by Met Mum | 19 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pilates, pregnancy, weight
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pilates, pregnancy, weight
What? It’s Wednesday again? Where has the week gone? I blame my virtual absence on the great weather and the fact that I got more confident in taking little L out. We had a blast attending coffee mornings, picnics and going for walks. Almost bursting with pride, I paraded my beautiful social butterfly in her pram, dressed to the nines in Petit Bateau (little L, not me), making the most of the sunny days. Well, almost.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. I
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight
Little L was six weeks yesterday, and so is my scar. I went to see my GP on Monday, and here is the verdict: Everything hunky dory, I can get pregnant again. Hooorray! Only kidding.
Six weeks of sitting on the sofa, stuffing my face with chocolates and ice cream – all with the excuse of having had a caesarean – have come to an end. In fact, I couldn’t move much right after surgery. But even though I could have been more mobile recently, I just haven’t upped my speed or the amount of moving around at all.
A life taken over
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 by Met Mum | 10 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, breastfeeding, formula, grandparents, little L, motherhood, mum, parenting
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, breastfeeding, formula, grandparents, little L, motherhood, mum, parenting
Little L was five weeks last Tuesday, and somehow it feels as if she’s been with us forever. Life without her is a distant memory and seems as long ago as a restful night. At the same time everything is still brand new and she surprises us every day with another trait of her personality shining through. I could gaze at her for hours and hours, feeling so blessed and lucky to have her. Of course, she is the most perfect, amazing, beautiful and smart little creature the world has ever seen, and I am almost bursting with pride. Vowing to respect her privacy, I have to fight against the urge to plaster this blogg with her pictures.