Our Baby Led Weaning Journey

Eva is fast approaching the 9 month mark, (agh how! It’s gone so quick!) and for the past three months it’s been all about getting to grips with food. I was really excited to start her food journey as I’d had such a difficult time with breastfeeding and then getting her on to a bottle. 

We started off the purée route but after a lot of spitting out and more times washing the food processor I decided to research baby led weaning. I know everyone swears by different things for their baby but I’ve found making everything home made to be the easiest way and also I know there’s no hidden sugars or salt. So this post may not be to everyone’s taste but I thought I’d write it up anyway!

All the best homeware buys from Matalan right now..

There is nothing I love more than changing up the interiors in my home. I have all the furnishings a constant rotation throughout the house as it's a fun way to keep things fresh whilst keeping spending to a minimum. Matalan is my go to shop for fun, inexpensive home furnishings and I'm constantly on the website checking the new in page. These are the top picks that are in my basket at the moment, some I've purchased, others I'm just awaiting pay day to buy!

Insta reality check

There has been a lot of chatter in the last week or so around what's reality, what's been hyped up and what's down right faked on Instagram and how these aspirational images can be detrimental to vulnerable new mums. I thought I'd throw my opinion into the mix because it's definitely something I've been mulling over for a few weeks.

When I started my account it was primarily to get some home inspiration and follow reality TV stars to laugh at the tummy tea and teeth whitening products they were flogging. In December 2016 I found myself unexpectedly pregnant, with no friends who had kids or were close to having them. This made me feel pretty lonely; I had no other girl to discuss heartburn cures or to go to pregnancy yoga with. Luckily I had a boyfriend who supported me and became an expert in all things pregnancy related but it was definitely a void that I felt in my life. And suddenly I stumbled across a midwife whose pregnancy book I had pre-ordered. Here on Instagram was this whole community of pregnant women and mum's across the world, virtually giving reassurance or making each other laugh on a daily basis.