Blogging will resume once we have caught up on sleep

On the weekend just passed we brought our first born home from the hospital. Since then we’ve had some horror nights and some good nights. Thankfully right now we are on the trend of good nights. In amongst this I have a couple of draft posts that I need to finish off. I’m trying to … Read more

Cluster feeding…oh what a night

Overnight I learned what cluster feeding is. I learned that lesson at midnight, again at 1am, then 2am and so on. Right now it’s 6.30am and I’m still googling to make sure that’s what it is. We are exhausted. Mario and I are still working on a routine that allows both of us to get … Read more

Birthing story of our first born (emergency C section)

Precursor: bubby and I are completely safe and well, but we had an difficult birth. The following is a recap of the birth of our first born. We had hoped for a relatively standard birth, and it turned out to be anything but. However, at the end of it we got a beautiful baby, which … Read more

The Pregnancy diary: 40 weeks

Well, I’ve hit the big 4-0 and still no baby. It’s clear that bub has my genetics when it comes to his knack for schedules. If he was anything like Mario, he would have arrived on Monday, just to make sure he definitely arrived before his due date. Since he’s like me, he’s probably only … Read more

6 times a father can’t be “equal”

Today I read an article about a father who was threatened to have security called on him when he was using a parents room to change the nappy on his child. Thankfully, another mother in the room came to his defence and addressed the woman that was attacking him. Understandably, this has caused a lot … Read more