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Blogger Bump Club Week 15 #BlogBumpClub

August 21, 2014 by Molly 6 Comments

Blogger Bump Club

Organisation takes on a new meaning when you have a baby. I remember, with Frog, spending a while sourcing decent second hand baby stuff, buying new bits and squirrelling stuff away so I felt “ready” to be a mum. As if the very fact of owning a car seat would make me fully prepared for the adventure ahead. I think it’s the psychological aspect to the whole nesting thing. The more you clean or sort through stuff, the calmer you feel about the chaos that’s about to erupt. Or maybe that’s just me.

Anyway, things haven’t been that different this time around. The last week has been spent getting the baby’s room in order. We’re nearly there – the walls are painted, the new cot is up, my late grandmother’s rocking chair is newly upcycled and in the corner. We just have to put up some shelves and accessorise it all with a few last pretty bits (baby mobile, the odd print, a cute lamp).

I’ll be blogging about it properly once it’s done, but here’s a little preview… 

baby's room with stars

upcycled nursing chair

We’re going away again soon, so I’ve been in a bit of a rush to get on top of a few work deadlines, as well as sort out baby clothes and the stuff in the loft (yet to be done). I don’t know if that’s contributing to my current feeling of slight panic, but I know it’s not helping.

In a couple of days I’ll hit the 35 week mark and that’s kind of scary. If I had the beginning of maternity leave and no other child to look after then it wouldn’t seem such a big milestone. But, as it stands, the end of this pregnancy coincides with my daughter starting school and a very busy two weeks of work. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t starting to feel a bit sick.

Yesterday I had a huge panic about it all. Mixed in between the excitement of meeting our new baby and seeing Frog become a big sister, is this underlying worry. It’s stupid, but I’m nervous about how I’ll do the school run and get us all out of the house by 8.30am every morning. I’m helping a friend a couple of mornings so there will be two children to take to school, along with a baby to feed and change. I know I’ll be OK and I’ll make it work, but my natural state of worrier is taking over a bit at the moment!

34 week pregnancy bump

I think the organisation of the baby stuff is my way of trying to take some control and feel at least a little prepared. I wanted to go into September with all the big baby stuff organised – the clothes washed, the hospital bag packed, the nursery decorated. In my head, once that was done, I could fully focus on all the other stuff that September will throw at us. Does that sound stupid? Probably.

Anyway, in between the nerves I’ve been feeling very positive about things. I’m still well and have plenty of energy during the day. I’ve got another midwife appointment later today and then we have a home visit from the health visitor in a couple of weeks, which is brilliant and something that never happened when we lived in Berkshire.

The hormones seem to be doing their job – I’m excited about breastfeeding again and being back in the baby zone. And I’m continuing to enjoy long bubble baths, pregnancy yoga and slathering delicious smelling cream onto the growing bump. (My new favourite is this TEN hydration cream I was sent to review. It’s creamy and smells lovely – I’ve been plastering myself in it every morning and night!).

TEN baby

Link Up!

I can’t believe we’ve had 15 weeks of the #BlogBumpClub already. Last week I absolutely loved this simple and beautiful post from Dambaby. If you’ve got a couple of minutes read it – it’ll be worth it, I promise.

Link up your most recent pregnancy post here and don’t forget to grab the badge so other pregnant bloggers can find out about the linky.

As always, if you tweet me a link to your post I’ll be sure to share it for you (I’m @mollyjforbes on Twitter). If you follow the #BlogBumpClub hashtag you’ll also see there’s lots more baby-related chat on Twitter too. Come and join in!

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Hello and welcome! I'm Molly Forbes - podcaster, presenter and blogger with a passion for positivity, confidence and body image chat. Regularly writing and vlogging about empowering female issues from a motherhood angle, I also cover lifestyle and fashion topics for like-minded mums who want to rediscover themselves after having children. Thanks for stopping by! Read More…

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Trying this thing where I live in the moment, cele Trying this thing where I live in the moment, celebrate my wins and stop focusing so much on my fails. I’ll let you know how it goes 😬✨🤞
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[Image description: Molly in the bath with pink water, holding a glass of prosecco. She has her eyes closed and is smiling.]
The self-isolation ends today so I’m planning a The self-isolation ends today so I’m planning a hike this weekend with my favourites. I don’t even care if it pours with rain, everyone is grumpy and I can’t open the thermos cos my husband’s screwed the lid on too tight. 
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I’ve missed the outside and it’s only been for two weeks, which feels pathetic to admit given that so many people are trapped at home perpetually, either through lack of accessibility, having to shield, or having little or no support for chronic health conditions or mental illness. 
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I’m so aware of how privileged I am to be able to go outside and stand under the sky on top of a big hill this weekend. I won’t forget it, or lose sight of that, for a minute. ✨
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[Image description: Molly and her two daughters, age 6 and 10, stand on a hiking trail with a valley behind them. They all wear outdoor hiking clothes - boots, jogging bottoms and jumpers - have their arms in the air and are smiling.]
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It’s been a crap day - for no reason other than It’s been a crap day - for no reason other than I’ve hit a wall after 11 days of self-isolation. (Sharing this with the caveat that I know I’m hugely privileged and many others have it far worse, but toxic positivity is a thing and I think it’s important to share the less-than-shiny stuff too, particularly on an app that can trick us into thinking everyone else is living their best life every day.)
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Today I woke up feeling numb. Literally nothing. I couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed. I just lay there looking at the ceiling trying to ignore the daylight outside. Until a huge bolt of anxiety hit and stayed in my stomach all day. Usually I’d go for a walk, or a swim, or just have a chat with a pal on the school run, but that’s obviously not possible right now. 
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This year I’ve invested a huge amount of time, brain space and emotional energy into a piece of work that recently finished. I expected to feel relief when it was done but instead I feel... weird? Like, a bit bereft, lost, anxious. A bit out of sorts, and not sure what to do with myself. 
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I’ve got zero motivation to start the next big work thing on my list but also finding it super hard to just sit still and give myself some time and space. Plus, self-isolation 😬.
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So instead of trying to go all jolly jazz hands and force myself into denying the funk, I’ve decided to sit in it for a bit. Feel the feels, as they say. Allow myself to be grumpy, irritated, anxious and a bit sad and lonely. 
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It’s ok not to be happy all the time. It’s ok to feel the messy stuff. Solidarity if you’re feeling it too. ❤️ #MentalHealthMatters 
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[Image description: A photo of Molly in her kitchen, her face covered by messy hair, holding a mug. Her daughters play in the background and there’s an unemptied food bin on the kitchen counter. She is not smiling.]
(REPOST: I’m reposting this with just the body-s (REPOST: I’m reposting this with just the body-shaming tweet and without the paparazzi photo of Billie Eilish that accompanied it. Someone rightly pointed out that everyone sharing the photo doesn’t help Billie and on reflection I agree - it just gives more power to the person who took her photo without her permission.)
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That said, I stand by the sentiment of my original post. Ain’t nothing wrong with a “mid-30s wine mom body”, or any body for that matter. #AllBodiesAreGoodBodies #BodyHappyMum 
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Thanks to @alexlight_ldn for originally highlighting the absurdity of the original body shaming tweet (written, by the way, by a 29 year old man hiding behind a faceless avatar, which says it all I think). 
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[Image description: A graphic showing a tweet which reads “In 10 months Billie Eilish has developed a mid-30s wine mom body. Next to it is a photo of Molly in underwear with the caption “I’m 37, a mum and drink wine. Here’s my glorious body!”]
Self-isolation uniform as standard ✨ (PS She’l Self-isolation uniform as standard ✨ (PS She’ll always be my baby. May she always know how lovely she is 💕)
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[Image description: A photo of Molly sitting on her sofa with her 10 year old daughter. Molly is wearing pyjama bottoms and a sweatshirt saying “Good Enough”. Her daughter is wearing leggings and T’shirt. They are both smiling.]
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