28/03/2026
I didn’t have time to do my hair and make up for this little photoshoot from at the end of the last 🌸Bloom🌸 course and I ALMOST didn’t get in front of the camera because I didn’t look “my best”.
I’m so glad I did. Helen NEVER FAILS to capture absolutely beautiful moments. The kids won’t care if I had my make up on or if my hair was greasy when they look back at these. They’ll care that you can see how much I adore them and hopefully they’ll never forget how I doted on them so hard 🥹
I’ve been having a time of it recently. Had norovirus that really knocked me and I struggled to recover whilst tandem feeding two poorly kids. Along came all the comments about stopping feeding or stopping feeding my eldest because that was why I was so exhausted. The eye rolls, like I’ve brought the exhaustion on myself and so basically, get on with it.
Yes, I could have possibly done things differently that may have preserved more energy. That may have got me more sleep. My body may have been “my own” again sooner. I may have had more freedom to go and get my hair or nails done, or just do anything just for me. And for 3.5 years, my husband and I may have had some more time alone together than just one coffee and breakfast roll for half an hour 😂🫠
But I had to do MY feeding journey MY way. I HAD to do it like this because I’d had a feeding trauma with my eldest and that has shaped my relationship with breastfeeding and all things feeding. But it also became the most sacred and healing thing I’ve ever done. So even though it’s hard sometimes, I’m in no hurry to let go. And I will let my kids decide when they are done.
What I’m trying to say is that I’m here to advocate for you whatever your feeding journey needs to be for YOU. That may be exclusively breastfeeding, pumping, all formula or a mix of 2 or all 3!
The way we feed our babies can look so very different, but making informed choices and feeling in control of how our feeding journey goes is SO important for our mental health and our experience of motherhood.
Your feelings around feeding are valid - I’m here to help 🥰