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amyvreeke
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Summer holidays
Since getting back from our holiday* at the start of July Bobby has been ill a lot. Nursery has been closed a few times so we’ve spent...
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amyvreeke
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Mum friends
I wanted to write a blog dedicated to my mum friends for international woman’s day. I know it’s late but I have a toddler and a job and...
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amyvreeke
- Feb 11
- 2 min
I Want It All.
It’s been too long since my last blog. That’s because I’ve been busy working on new projects, washing Weetabix out of a toddler’s hair...
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amyvreeke
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
Sleep tight
Parenthood is a fucking rollercoaster. And sometimes, no matter how fun rollercoasters are, they make you feel sick
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amyvreeke
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
Heigh ho it’s off to work we go
I need to write this down but my mind is so frazzled it probably going to come out messy. I’m starting to go back to work after maternity...
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amyvreeke
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
It fits
My last few blogs have been about dealing with what a huge shift in identity having a baby gives you. I am still me but a different kind...
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amyvreeke
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Back to life, back to anxiety
When I was pregnant, I wrote about struggling with prenatal anxiety and depression. During pregnancy I managed to get into some really...
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amyvreeke
- Mar 16, 2021
- 2 min
You can't have it both ways
I can’t have it both ways though, can I? Well, why the fuck not?
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amyvreeke
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
You make me feel like an (un)natural woman
People are always saying ‘a baby doesn’t come with a manual’ and they are correct. It doesn’t. It comes with about 789 manuals.
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amyvreeke
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Off my tits
I am no longer a pregnancy blogger, I’m a mum blogger! My son was born on 06/12/2020 and we could not be prouder. It’s been 6 weeks and I...
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amyvreeke
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Enjoy the excuse!
Why has taken having another human being dependent on my health for me to prioritise it?
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amyvreeke
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Pandemic Pregnancy
In 2020, where it’s been hard to achieve much at all, we have done the hardest most rewarding work, we’ve grown a human inside of us.
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amyvreeke
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
Working hard or hardly working?
Some women stop working at 26 weeks, some at full term, some at 36 weeks. The bottom line is all these times are legitimate.
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amyvreeke
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
Prenatal anxiety and depression: continued (literally).
The way pregnant women are portrayed is either ‘look at this beautiful, glowing, ecstatic woman’ or ‘look at this terrible mother.'
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amyvreeke
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
Count your eggs.
‘So, when do you think you’ll have your second?’ EH?
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amyvreeke
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Sex, sparks and stretch marks.
There's pressure on women to be constantly sexy and ‘up for it.’ I thought I might get a break from that for a few months, but no such luck.
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amyvreeke
- Jul 30, 2020
- 3 min
Eating for two.
I’m taking my vitamins, I’m not getting pissed, I’m not even having hot baths, so I am having a jumbo sausage roll as an afternoon snack.
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amyvreeke
- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
Prenatal anxiety and depression
I’ve not chosen a snappy title for this blog because before I spoke to my midwife, I'd never seen the term pre-natal anxiety and depression.
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amyvreeke
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Don't call me MAMA.
You do not have to remove your personality to fit a baby inside you.
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