My baby is turning four this weekend

Time is flying by so quickly, in just a blink of an eye, my baby is turning four. Lukas Nate is the miracle that was against all odds. He was my miracle baby! After our two premmies, we were told not to have anymore children as the result would be either myself or the baby would die. Quite dramatic, but the fact.

I searched high and low for answers to prove I could have another baby. We were blessed to be placed in the hands of two amazing doctors who guided us all the way to a full term baby. As part of my pregnancy, I had to inject myself everyday with medication. It was worth it. As part of the pregnancy, I had to meet with doctors, have fortnightly ultrasounds, blood tests, urine tests and daily blood pressure monitoring. It was worth it.

There is not a day that goes by in the past four years that I don't look at this special boy with gratitude. Lukas brings so much to our lives in more ways than one. He taught me to be patient, perserevance and to believe that there are possibilities in life, you just need to keep the faith and hold on.

Happy Birthday my special little boy x

Inspirational Mothers

I have been addicted to The Biggest Loser this year. Its been my tradition to sit and watch the hour show with usually a tear or two. It is a huge emotional roller coaster for these inspirational people.

Many lessons have resonated from the show, especially for mothers. There are two ladies on the show, Kelly and Bec, who have small children at home and have won the battle with weight. As they have peeled the layers off, they have had to confront their emotional issues. These are mainly the constant battle of mother guilt and providing all of themselves to their children. In this selfless effort, they slowly lost small pieces of who they were and became a person they did not recognise.

Its inspiring to watch the new mothers emerge with the understanding of they now need to look after themselves first in a healthy and positive manner to then be able to give their children a happy, fulfilled mother.

A child, in my opinion, needs nothing more x

Mothers who need lending hand - is that not all of us?

Just recently I was connected with two fabulous women - 1. Maddie from The Healing Retreat and 2. Bec from Nurture Nanny. Maddie is in the midst of creating a new business to help mothers who are suffering or who have suffered from post natal depression. She will be hosting retreats for mothers to come together and heal. Very much needed! Bec has a fabulous new business called Nurture Nanny. This service is for mothers to give them a lending hand after they arrive home from the hospital. This could be with feeding, sleep patterns, routine or simply the meals, washing or shopping. Angels!! Its amazing how women keep evolving to be able to create and provide such wonderful services to mothers. The key is that women need to accept this help, even if they don't think they really need it at the time. Most of us try to be super women, but at the end of the day, this facade is exhausting. Give it up and accept the help. Just think of the downtime you will have to enjoy a shower, a hot cup of tea and a cuddle with your baby. That moment does not come back, cherish it while you can.