The World of Siân

Looking back on my past posts and the most popular one seems to be the one where I talk about people having some kind of life check list of things that they should be doing etc.  Well what can we say about that?  Everyone seems to feel the pressure of life.  I would say modern life but that wouldn't be correct, I think these types of pressure have been there since the beginning, like "Keeping up with the Jones'".   A term I also find highly amusing as my sister and her family are the Jones' and I would be exhausted and bankrupt if I tried keeping up with them considering we only really have one proper income coming into our house. Anyway remember like a wise woman once told me "Comparison is the Death of Joy".  People should concentrate on living and enjoying their own lives otherwise they're going to miss out on what is truely in front of them. I think women have an extraordinary amount of pressure put upon them.  From keeping a perfect home (st

I can't do my positive birth story about Tegan and not do my one about Anwen.  It is so true what they say that every birth is different and you should try not to think too much about other people's experience.  Anwen was completely different to Tegan. My pregnancy this time round I found a lot harder.  I think this was down to being older but also because I had a toddler to look after at the same time.  Also when I was 5 months pregnant, Tegan decided that she no longer needed an afternoon nap, this I found very exhausting as it was a time I could have really done with.  I also never thought that at nearly full term I would be scrabbling up a soft play to rescue Tegan who had got scared.  I also seemed to ache more, but you're not getting as much rest as when you're pregnant with your first.  I was very conscious that I wanted to capture all the mile stones through my pregnancy like I did with Tegan as not to treat them differently. Both my daughters were planne

Well I thought I would, like a lot of amazing woman at the moment, share my positive birth stories.  I was very lucky to be able to have this with both my girls. When I became pregnant with my first I was well aware that the idea of what the birth of your child will be like and what normally happens are two different things.  However, there is still a lot of unspoken things that other mothers don't tell you, some people would rather not know, I on the other hand thrive on knowledge.  I think the more I can research into different areas the better equipped I would be to face the situation when presented with it. During my pregnancy I watched a lot of One Born Every Minute as well as asking other mum's a 101 questions.  Obviously the internet was also my friend and my very helpful midwife.  I found this all extremely helpful and when the midwives were saying things to me I understood more what they meant and what direction they wanted me to go in.  Also because of this I was

Well Hello all, where have I been, goodness knows, probably buried under a pile of brightly coloured plastic toys.  I am working on a piece to share with you all and it is my positive birth stories for both my girls.  Obviously I want to get these right and so they are taking a little while to pull together, please bare with me and I will be along shortly......