Pregnancy: Week 38

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 29, 2013 in Pregnancy |

Finally – maternity leave! I started the week determined to make the most of whatever time off I had....

Project Distraction continues

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 27, 2013 in Craft, Pregnancy | 4 comments

My attempts to distract myself from my impending due date and the associated waiting game continue. So today...

Pregnancy: Week 37

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 26, 2013 in Pregnancy |

My last few days of work…finally. When I was pregnant with Little Man I finished work when I was 37...

Keeping busy

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 24, 2013 in Love | 8 comments

Last August, while trying to distract myself from those early pregnancy fears, I started a new cross stitch...

Pregnancy: Week 36

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 19, 2013 in Pregnancy | 2 comments

The tiredness of the final few weeks has definitely hit me hard this week. It didn’t help that work...

Pregnancy: Week 35

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 13, 2013 in Pregnancy | 2 comments

I finished work today and I’ll be 38 weeks tomorrow so it’s time to catch up on publishing these...

Pregnancy: Week 34

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 9, 2013 in Pregnancy | 1 comment

Still behind with these posts! I’m just turning 37 weeks as I write this. Maybe once I start maternity...

Pregnancy: Week 33

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Mar 6, 2013 in Love, Pregnancy |

I’m slowly catching up on these posts. Technically I’m 36 weeks pregnant right now. But better...

Pregnancy: Week 32

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Feb 25, 2013 in Pregnancy | 5 comments

Still behind with these updates! I’m actually 35 weeks right now, and only just finding the time to...

Undermining breastfeeding

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Feb 19, 2013 in Breastfeeding, Life | 19 comments

When you’re pregnant, many people ask you whether or not you’re planning to breastfeed. And if...

Pregnancy: Week 31

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Feb 17, 2013 in Pregnancy | 2 comments

Oops – I’ve really fallen behind with these updates. As I write this post, I am currently 34...

Pregnancy: Week 30

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Feb 6, 2013 in Pregnancy | 4 comments

There’s something about hitting the 30 week mark. It really seems like the home stretch. There’s...

Creating a birth plan

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Feb 1, 2013 in Positive Birth Stories, Pregnancy | 1 comment

Can you plan a birth? Probably not – after all, birth like life can be unpredictable and there are no...

Pregnancy: Week 29

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 30, 2013 in Pregnancy | 5 comments

Well if I wasn’t sure before that baby was growing like crazy, comparing my bump photo from this week...

Pregnancy: Week 28

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 21, 2013 in Pregnancy | 2 comments

I’m beginning to think this baby is in the middle of a major growth spurt. I just cannot stay awake....

Duped by a Fake Ergo Baby Carrier

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 20, 2013 in Life | 13 comments

I was absolutely delighted recently when I found someone selling a new Ergo Baby Carrier for a reduced...

Are Kinders more dangerous than guns?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 16, 2013 in Life | 16 comments

Won’t someone please think of the children? I don’t understand the gun mentality in the US. I...

Pregnancy: Week 27

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 14, 2013 in Pregnancy | 8 comments

About 24 hours after I entered the final trimester, it was like someone flicked a switch and the tiredness...

Pregnancy: Week 26

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 7, 2013 in Pregnancy | 8 comments

I think I’ve started getting Braxton Hicks this week. Just like last time on Little Man, the Braxton...

Reflections on 2012

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 31, 2012 in Calendar Event, Life | 6 comments

Another year draws to a close, so I thought it would be nice to take a look back over 2012 here on Mama.ie....