Are you having a bad body image day? That’s so normal, it's okay. Here are some reasons to keep working on self love and fat positivity.
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Holding on to a lost pregnancy is a horrible limbo, I was so angry with my body for not doing what it was supposed to do.
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Carlow deserves more love than it gets, it’s a short trip from Dublin if that’s where you’re coming from and once you’re there there is a wealth of things to see and do. So come along and get your mildly surprised expression ready as we peruse the beauty and wonder of the Dolmen county!
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We adore chicken traybakes in this house, they’re so quick, simple and delicious. I love trying different combinations of flavours too but this summery one is probably our favourite at the moment. It sort of self sauces and creates its own delicious gravy too, so good!
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I know baby buys are very personal and subjective but I thought I’d lay out what our best and favourite purchases for baby number two are so far, I mean, who doesn’t enjoy a good list or appreciate a decent product recommendation?! It's what the internet is for!
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This recipe is quick, super tasty, but what makes it really special is, it's so basic you can get your kid to help make it with minimal intervention (although, if you're like me, your version of minimal intervention is standing right over them, vice grip on their tiny hand going "why. don't. we. do. it. together. darling" through pretend smily gritted teeth knowing you will fucking lose the plot if one single glob of oaty goo goes on your kitchen tiles).
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Pregnancy is hard enough without the added pressure of thrice daily finger prick tests, a very strict diet and exercise regime and weekly calls to the GD clinic where, in my hospital, you run the gauntlet of either the lovely kind Miss Honey midwife or the mean judgy Miss Trunchbull midwife answering your call.
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Thank you for making me a mother and a better person.
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By including the word fat alongside truly horrible slurs and terms it further adds to the stigma that fat people experience every day. There is nothing wrong with being fat, we are all different shapes and sizes.
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To say I was preoccupied with finding a way to protect my perineum on this second pregnancy and birth is an understatement, I became obsessed. Anything to avoid the deeply unpleasant postpartum experience I had after my first child
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My dotey baba has disappeared and been replaced by a rage-filled, arms and legs a-flailin' boob monster.
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Disclaimer: this is not a how-to, it’s just an account of how I’m finding it all, and you wouldn’t want a how-to from me anyway because me and my babies are absolutely fucking shite at breastfeeding.
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