I had started this post a couple of weeks ago when I was feeling very emotional about not being ready to go back to work, I was feeling so anxious, but I decided to restart the post as I am now 2 days away from going back and feeling a lot more relaxed about it, and I think the main reason is because I have come to terms with the fact that this is happening and I have to just get on with it. I also feel that having a catch up with the girls from work really helped and it made me remember how lucky I am to have such brilliant work friends!!!
Although I'm still not singing and dancing about going back I do feel a lot better about it, don't get me wrong I would much rather stay at home with my babies than go work, but unfortunately that's not an option for me, I do enjoy working always have but when me and my husband decided to have children we also decided that we want to spend all the time we can with them especially when they are little as we are fully aware that one day they will grow up and go live their lives as we all do. So while we have them with us we want to make the most of it. So I feel when I am at work its time that I am missing out with the kids but on the other hand going back means we will be better off financially and can treat them and take them on days out and holidays and enjoy the nicer things in life.
To be able to give them the best upbringing possible we always do our best to sort out work and our lives around the children, we have always been that way even when we just had Elsie. We are very lucky that both of our employers are really flexible as I will be going back on a set rota my husband will work around my shifts so that on a daily basis one of us will have the kids (Elsie is now at school so during term time in the day we will only have Cody) on the odd weekend that both of us have to work we are very lucky that we have family and friends that have offered to look after them for us, but I do feel quite bad as before we only had to sort out childcare for 1 child but now its for a child and a baby, so it is a lot more work to give to people, I know that they don't mind, especially as they will mainly go to our parents and they love spending time with the grandchildren but I can't help feeling guilty.
I am so glad that I now feel much calmer about going back to work, I was really worried about everything but I know that it will all work out, I was sat thinking about everything and making it such a big deal that I kinda had to give myself a little pep talk and I was like "Letty you are going back to the office for around 2 weeks and then your back working from home!!! so stop being so silly it is what it is, everything always works out and this will too, now snap out of it!!!" LOL sometimes we ladies like to complicate things far too much, but hey ho that is just how I am eventually I come back down to earth and realise that there are much bigger problems in the world.
I just wanted to share this because I know how difficult it is to leave our little babies when we first go back to work, but actually it is ok to do that and everything will be ok. In my opinion I think that we feel guilty about leaving them and that then turns into anxiety and stress, but it takes a while for us to realise that we have no reason to feel guilty that we are leaving them with people whom we trust very much and that we know will look after them and keep them safe.
Hope you enjoy this post, thank you for taking time to read it.
Lots of love
Letty xxxxx
Sunday 28 February 2016
Wednesday 10 February 2016
February 2016 Glossybox Product Information
These are the products that I received this month in my glossy box:
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| MUA Power Pout Glaze - Hush Full Size Product £3.50 from muastore.co.uk |
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| Nicka K 24hr Waterproof Eyeliner - Dark Brown Full Size £3.99 from nicka.com |
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| The Vintage Cosmetic Company- Slanted Tweezers Full Size £8.00 from thevintagecosmeticcompany.com |
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| Wilkinson Sword Intuition Razor Full Size £6.99 from buy.wilkinson-sword.co.uk |
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| NAOBAY - Protective Hair Mask Volume Conditioner Full Size £10.64 from naobay.com |
Update on Weaning - 1 month on
So we have now been weaning baby Cody for about a month and dare I say it, its going very well so far he likes everything he has tried, but it is early days yet.
I really wanted to do most of it myself this time around because with my first (Elsie) I didn't really do much of it, I did do it for the first couple of weeks, but for some reason didn't do it as often as I would have liked to. So this time round I really wanted to do it all myself and so far I have done quite well until I forgot my frozen food in the freezer... so I decided to pop to Asda as they had their baby event so I could kill 2 birds one stone, I could have a little look round and pick up some ready made baby food.
When I reached the baby food section there was a pregnant lady stood there with her partner so I thought I would just have a little look at other stuff and waited until they moved, as she turned I recognised her as I used to work with her a few years back, but as she didn't seem to recognise me as I didn't want to be embarrassed I didn't say hello, I just walked over to the food and started having a look, the same couple that was stood there before felt that it was necessary to stand behind me and have a quite loud conversation about baby food that sort of went like this... the woman said "I will never be giving our baby any of that crap" man said " yeah I know its just full of crap, we don't even know what's in it" woman "there is no excuse for it, its just pure laziness, its disgusting, I will be making all my own food" and the conversation went on for a bit longer, now I have no clue if it was aimed at me but I felt like it was as they were stood behind me looking over what I was doing, I felt quite hurt and annoyed that they felt this was ok to do and that they were quite happy to stand there and judge me. Its times like these that I wish I was a confrontational person because I should have given them a piece of my mind but as I'm not built that way I just grabbed a sachet of food and walked off trying holding back the tears from coming out as I felt it was a personal attack at me as they had no reason to be stood there especially as they made it very clear that they had no intention of giving any of it to their unborn child. I wish I would have said something but never mind.
I know that some parents love to give their babies only food that they make them selves and that's obviously brilliant and what's best for them and that's my aim too, but sometimes its not always possible, and with parenting things don't always go to plan. As I was no where near my house so I decided that my best option was give my baby some ready made food, the way this couple were talking behind me was almost like I was giving him drugs or something. I felt so bad that when I got to my car I called my husband, I think mostly because no one has the right to make you feel like your a bad parent, especially without knowing you.
The reason I decided to share this is not only to have a little rant and let it all out and it has been playing on my mind but its also just to try to make people aware that most parents are doing their best and again most of us have our children's best interest at heart, we all have different parenting ways and ideas and we also all have different struggles, and nothing hurts more than someone making you feel like you are a bad parent, out of everything that I will do and achieve in my life the one thing that I DO NOT want to fail is my children they mean the world to me and I will always put them first, and I'm pretty sure that the majority of parents feel this way too. I hope that people find this useful and maybe think twice before commenting or judging parents.
Rant over lets get back to the reason for this post....
Week One
I steamed some carrots and pureed it, I made enough so I had some left over to freeze. For the first couple of days he just had a couple of teaspoons. I would defrost a cube at a time. I also baked a sweet potato and gave him a couple of teaspoon as the days went by I increased the amount. The first time he had the carrot his facial expression we so funny he was a little unsure, but he very quickly got he hang of it. He loved sweet potato and this was so easy as I just mashed it up with a fork.
Week Two
Again in this week I steamed everything, he had Apples, Pears, Carrot, Parsnip, Baked Sweet potato. I must say his favourite was the Apple he loved this. By now he was having a cube a day, and he also had an Ella's Kitchen carrot puree. I also started giving him Cerelac (which is Wheat with milk cereal) I have the Portuguese version which Cody's godmother brought back from Madeira, me and all my brothers had it as children, he loved it. I have checked online and you can get it in Asda, Tesco and other shops in the UK I had never actually seen it here before.
Week Three
This week I increased the amount of times he was eating so we started the day by giving him his bottle of milk, then mid morning I would give him some purred fruit i.e. Apple, pear, strawberry and sometimes we also mixed them with some baby rice just to give it a bit of texture or we would give him some Cerelac or baby porridge. Then he would have another bottle of milk around lunch time, and late afternoon he would have some steamed pureed vegetables. In the evening he would have another bottle of milk, and occasionally he would wake up at around 10/11pm for another bottle and sometimes I would add a little Cerelac in his bottle to make it a bit more substantial I would only do this if I felt he hadn't eaten much during the day.
Week Four
From this week we stuck to the same pattern as week 3 but we I started mixing vegetables and fruits to give him some different flavours and I also started giving him some baby snacks, I have only tried him on 2 so far the first one was the Ella's Kitchen Grab Me Melty Puffs and the Kiddylicious Wafers, we have got both the Blueberry and the banana ones but he has only tried the blueberry ones so far.
We are now is week 5 and still going strong, he is doing so well and he loves his food. I will do another update maybe in a month or so and share his progress.
I also wanted to just do a little disclaimer just to say that I am just a mum and I am not in any way giving any advice or saying that this is the best way to wean, I am simply sharing what I have been doing and what works for me and my family and if I can help someone then that's brilliant.
I really wanted to do most of it myself this time around because with my first (Elsie) I didn't really do much of it, I did do it for the first couple of weeks, but for some reason didn't do it as often as I would have liked to. So this time round I really wanted to do it all myself and so far I have done quite well until I forgot my frozen food in the freezer... so I decided to pop to Asda as they had their baby event so I could kill 2 birds one stone, I could have a little look round and pick up some ready made baby food.
When I reached the baby food section there was a pregnant lady stood there with her partner so I thought I would just have a little look at other stuff and waited until they moved, as she turned I recognised her as I used to work with her a few years back, but as she didn't seem to recognise me as I didn't want to be embarrassed I didn't say hello, I just walked over to the food and started having a look, the same couple that was stood there before felt that it was necessary to stand behind me and have a quite loud conversation about baby food that sort of went like this... the woman said "I will never be giving our baby any of that crap" man said " yeah I know its just full of crap, we don't even know what's in it" woman "there is no excuse for it, its just pure laziness, its disgusting, I will be making all my own food" and the conversation went on for a bit longer, now I have no clue if it was aimed at me but I felt like it was as they were stood behind me looking over what I was doing, I felt quite hurt and annoyed that they felt this was ok to do and that they were quite happy to stand there and judge me. Its times like these that I wish I was a confrontational person because I should have given them a piece of my mind but as I'm not built that way I just grabbed a sachet of food and walked off trying holding back the tears from coming out as I felt it was a personal attack at me as they had no reason to be stood there especially as they made it very clear that they had no intention of giving any of it to their unborn child. I wish I would have said something but never mind.
I know that some parents love to give their babies only food that they make them selves and that's obviously brilliant and what's best for them and that's my aim too, but sometimes its not always possible, and with parenting things don't always go to plan. As I was no where near my house so I decided that my best option was give my baby some ready made food, the way this couple were talking behind me was almost like I was giving him drugs or something. I felt so bad that when I got to my car I called my husband, I think mostly because no one has the right to make you feel like your a bad parent, especially without knowing you.
The reason I decided to share this is not only to have a little rant and let it all out and it has been playing on my mind but its also just to try to make people aware that most parents are doing their best and again most of us have our children's best interest at heart, we all have different parenting ways and ideas and we also all have different struggles, and nothing hurts more than someone making you feel like you are a bad parent, out of everything that I will do and achieve in my life the one thing that I DO NOT want to fail is my children they mean the world to me and I will always put them first, and I'm pretty sure that the majority of parents feel this way too. I hope that people find this useful and maybe think twice before commenting or judging parents.
Rant over lets get back to the reason for this post....
Week One
I steamed some carrots and pureed it, I made enough so I had some left over to freeze. For the first couple of days he just had a couple of teaspoons. I would defrost a cube at a time. I also baked a sweet potato and gave him a couple of teaspoon as the days went by I increased the amount. The first time he had the carrot his facial expression we so funny he was a little unsure, but he very quickly got he hang of it. He loved sweet potato and this was so easy as I just mashed it up with a fork.
Week Two
Again in this week I steamed everything, he had Apples, Pears, Carrot, Parsnip, Baked Sweet potato. I must say his favourite was the Apple he loved this. By now he was having a cube a day, and he also had an Ella's Kitchen carrot puree. I also started giving him Cerelac (which is Wheat with milk cereal) I have the Portuguese version which Cody's godmother brought back from Madeira, me and all my brothers had it as children, he loved it. I have checked online and you can get it in Asda, Tesco and other shops in the UK I had never actually seen it here before.
| This is the Portuguese version that I have And this is the one sold here (which I will try to order) |
Week Three
This week I increased the amount of times he was eating so we started the day by giving him his bottle of milk, then mid morning I would give him some purred fruit i.e. Apple, pear, strawberry and sometimes we also mixed them with some baby rice just to give it a bit of texture or we would give him some Cerelac or baby porridge. Then he would have another bottle of milk around lunch time, and late afternoon he would have some steamed pureed vegetables. In the evening he would have another bottle of milk, and occasionally he would wake up at around 10/11pm for another bottle and sometimes I would add a little Cerelac in his bottle to make it a bit more substantial I would only do this if I felt he hadn't eaten much during the day.
Week Four
From this week we stuck to the same pattern as week 3 but we I started mixing vegetables and fruits to give him some different flavours and I also started giving him some baby snacks, I have only tried him on 2 so far the first one was the Ella's Kitchen Grab Me Melty Puffs and the Kiddylicious Wafers, we have got both the Blueberry and the banana ones but he has only tried the blueberry ones so far.
We are now is week 5 and still going strong, he is doing so well and he loves his food. I will do another update maybe in a month or so and share his progress.
I also wanted to just do a little disclaimer just to say that I am just a mum and I am not in any way giving any advice or saying that this is the best way to wean, I am simply sharing what I have been doing and what works for me and my family and if I can help someone then that's brilliant.
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