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Childcare

Date written 06/08/2011 17:20:36

I found going back to work the hardest thing about being a Mum. With my first child I stayed home until he was 4 years old, then used homebased care. My second child was born 8 years after the first so I decided to be the carer and set up my homebased business. Is anyone else struggling with decisions on daycare/homebased? Has anyone had great experiences using homebased like I have, the care is very personal that special person you choose builds a great relationship with you and your baby. My carer became one of my best friends and part of our family. I am now a homebased carer working with PORSE in Cambridge. If you need advice or need care for your baby let me know I have a vacancy coming up in September and would love to meet new Mums undecided about their childcare choices.

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Found out at 22 weeks my baby has a heart problem

Date written 25/03/2011 20:10:47

Hello, Im 20 year old. Me and my parnter were having our frist baby in Dec 5. 2010. We were both over the moon. Everthing seem to be going alright. I start to have moring sickness at around 2-3 month in to my pregnacy. At 22 weeks at me scan they told us that there was something wrong with our sons heart. At that time they sent us to Starship Children Hospital in Auckland. The found out that our son heart problem was a bad one. Its called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrom. The told us he would need 3 different open heart operations, 2 in his first 4 months and the 3 one at age 4-5. They told us they dont have many baby born with it. So they didnt now how long he would life.

We desiced to give him a change in life. He had 2 open heart operation. He had the first op done 2 times to improve it. after firghting heaps of different infections. they send us home since he was doing so well.

We went home on fed 2 -2010 for starship. he was on so many different meds for his heart.

He only spent 1 full day at home, before he passed away. He had no sign on what we were told to watch for.

Its been almost 2 months now since he left us. Not a day goes by that we dont think about him and miss him so much.

RIP Lucas

Mum and Dad love you so much, no one will ever replace you!!!

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LOViiNG iiT

Date written 21/08/2010 10:16:59

Hey im a 21 year old mum of a 3 year old son livinq in tokoroa is currently pregant with my 2nd child im 5 weeks at the moment in really excitinq i loove being a mum its the best experince ever i wouldnt change it for the world my sons getting cleaver in cleaver everyday already attenting kindy in lovinq it i hope for a girl for my next child fingers crossed

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Young mum chanllenges...

Date written 08/04/2009 08:28:04

Being a mum is not all what u think it is to be. As a young mum with a unplanned pregnancy i got lectured from friends and family members all the things that would change in my life. I was Told Id be constantly getting up threw the night to change nappies, putting up with a unsettled newborn, dealing with them when they are sick, having sore breast's if i decided to breast feed etc. After Giving birth to my only child Jazmine and dealing with all the above things i mentioned and more u realise it is really hard but the kind of 'hard' u can deal with and move on, u get used to it as everyday comes and new challenges arise. What i didnt get told about was my life changing so dramaticually. Being someone young who used to go out and party, drink, dance then turning into a stay at home mum was the hardest thing...loosing all of my friends becuase they are to busy and to social for just a coffee at my house. all i have now is my partner but who do i talk to about him?? No one warned me of being so alone. I also new there would be chores but i feel my life now is just chores, since we are the mums and our partners work does that still have to mean they dont lift a thumb?? Everyone told me i would be soo busy and i was for the 1st 2 months but now at 10months old im strugling to find a job and finding the bordem extremly hard..there is only so much cleaning you can do. being a mum wasnt what i expected everyone only warned me of the baby stuff but not my life personally changing. I love being a mum, i love my baby and still wouldnt change a thing though!!

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Phoenix

Date written 08/06/2010 17:35:42

It is quite funny to see how much more advanced Phoenix is to what his brothers and sister were at his age. Phoenix has just turned 6 months old and he is already trying to crawl he has got the position right but just doesn't quite know how to move his arms and legs yet. But in saying that he is moving himself backwards I think it is quite cute how he moves, Phoenix has been on solids for two months now as he had been still hungry after his bottles and thought it best to try him on solids and he also looked like he was ready for them.

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