Meet Lilly Lorraine Manning ♡

Hi Dolls, 

So I have been MIA on my blog as you would all know I was pregnant and expecting my daughter on the 4th of May! Well my due date came and a week later on the 11th of May 2015 at 1:46pm after 13 hours of being induced My Beautiful daughter Lily Lorraine Manning was born at 7poud11oz 50cm long! 

My labor was not what i expected or planned in my head! after a week of being overdue, it was mothers day, I was certain that she was going to come I had a gut feeling! at 12am Monday the 11th of May my waters broke! and I when they broke I noticed they were a green colour I called the hospital and they had a feeling by the description of the water that she had done her first  poo inside the womb (meconium Aspiration) so they had to induce me! It was the worst pain when they put the drip in my hand! After they induced me my period camp contractions went to intense 2 minute apart contractions to where I couldn't sit or stand or move! After 7 hours of no pain relief I decided to get the epidural, while I was waiting for the epidural I was on the gas it was the best thing ever I was drunk but I wasn't but it felt like it! an hour later I got the epidural! and I didn't feel a thing! after it was done I could finally relax and get to sleep! But still worried because I was only 3cm dilated and had already been in labor for 8 hours! So I had the talk with the doctors and they said if I don't dilate in the next 3 hours I will need a caesarean and that was my worst nightmare!! So I could finally sleep and after 2 hours I started getting the bad contractions again and I could feel everything! My epidural wore off and I started getting pushing pains the midwifes told me that I won't need to push I won't need to push I won't be dilated! WELL! they checked me and I was 11cm dilated and her head was close to coming out! so they got me ready to push and 46 minutes of pushing Lily was born! She was so beautiful and looked just like her dad, I couldn't stop crying! she was sucking on her hand and calmed down and just stared at me! It was just beautiful! 

Everything was going great until midnight, and she was vomiting! the nurses ran blood test and found out she had Jaundice and her blood was thick and she was dehydrated! My heart was broken, she had to go into the special care nursery for a week! And it was the hardest week of my life, she progressed after my milk came in and I could properly breastfeed her! 

So Thats my Labor story! I would do it all over again! Just to see her little face again 

Lily is now 2 months old! and she is doing so well! she is started to talk and sit up and grab toys and she sleeps through the night in her own bed! I couldn't ask for a better baby! She is just perfect!!! 

 Lily straight after she was born. 

Lily at 1 week old

 Lily at 2 week old.

 Lily at 4 weeks old

Jack, Lily and I at her Christening 

 Lily at 6 weeks old 

 Lily First outing at Taronga Zoo Sydney! 

Lily at 8 weeks old. 

 Lily at 10 weeks old 

 Patry animal Lily at 11pm 

 My Beautiful darling one of her photoshoot photos!. 

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38 Week Pregnancy Update ♡

 Hi Dolls, 

So I'm back for another pregnancy update blog! Coming to the end of my pregnancy has been very emotional still doesn't feel real I'm so close to meeting m daughter, It feels like It has gone very quick but I have been waiting a life time for her! The last couple of weeks have been a struggle! I haven't been able to sleep much at all, some night's I get the best sleep and some night's I get no sleep, so I have been very up and down I'm one of those grumpy people who get no sleep! The past week I have had to move my stuff to my boyfriends house where I will be living abit after baby is born! and that was alot! My boyfriend lives an hour away from my mums house where I will be giving birth, so I was very anxious being there for a week! and I started having Braxton Hicks at night and sometimes during the day! It was a very crazy week! At my last hospital appointment, they conformed that she is measuring and weighing at a normal size, and that there is no more room for her to grow any bigger! and that she is head down and ready to engage to my pelvis so all that is left to do is wait!

How Big is my Baby: Acording to my Pregnancy + app she is the size of a watermelon :| Weight between 2800-4000gr Length between 48-52 cm

Stretch Marks:  Ugh These are still painful! they are starting to discolour since I haven't gained anymore weight! But have become so itchy! I'm still rubbing bio oil and moisturizers into them! But I'm so glad they look like they are going down!!!

Maternity Clothes: I have only gone up two clothing sizes so I'm still fitting into some of my old clothes and some maternity clothes I brought at the start of my pregnancy ! I love maternity clothes they have been so comfortable! Kmart, Target and BigW have been the best for maternity clothes for me! 

Food Cravings: My Cravings are still the same! its still chewing on ice cubs! which got very bad when my jaw swelled up from chewing hahah but it didn't stop me!

Movements: I'm still feeling her move but not as much as she was she is starting to slow down alot which they say happens towards the end of the pregnancy! I feel big movements at night when I'm trying to get comfortable

What I miss: Ugh I miss not having a belly! I miss my old clothes :'(

What I'm Loving:  I'm loving doing her nursery! it has been so much fun to put her room together with my boyfriend! 

Lifestyle & how it's changed: My lifestyle hasn't changed, I still try and go out! I guess some days I can't be bother to go out and do things! but I still try and stay social!

Bump Photo: 

Here is my baby bump photo at 38 weeks!!! still high but starting to drop alot!! 

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30-34 weeks Pregnancy Update ♡

 Hi Everyone! 

So I'm back with another pregnancy blog update! I have finally hit the end of my pregnancy and into my 30 weeks! As soon as I woke up and I was 30 weeks I really felt like I was 30 weeks pregnant! Even tho my pregnancy has gone super fast, I felt like I had been pregnant forever that day! I felt so tired and exhausted and all I wanted to do was sleep and lay in bed, Which wasn't possible as I was away in Queensland spending time with family and friends before my baby girl comes! What I didn't realize at the time was when my belly was hard every now and then and I was having some pain I was having Braxton Hicks! I always thought they were going to be painful but they weren't ( hoping contractions are the same haha) But everything has been going well, all measurements, heart rates, my blood pressure is fine! Me and my Partner started birthing and parenting classes, and I'm so glad we did! We have just so much more knowledge about birth after birth and caring for our daughter after she is born! We still have one more class but we really enjoyed it! If you are struggling with the thought of birth and having a newborn I highly recommend attending one of these classes it makes you feel 100x better about labor and delivery! So now I'm 34 weeks today! ( 23rd March)

 

 

 

How Big is my Baby: According to my baby app ( Pregnancy +) My baby should be between the size of a winter squash and a honeydew melon Length about  42-47 cm and at 34 week weighing in about 2kg

Stretch Marks: AHHHH I HATE STRETCH MARKS!!!!!!! why do they have to be pink and itchy seriously hate them! they have been so itchy and I have been so bad and scratching them and I noticed a spot under my belly on my underline where I had been scratching I have got little stretch marks! My skin is so dry and I know not to scratch but dam I had to! so I now have some fresh marks but still dealing with the ones on my stomach which is my main concern! I never really had a belly I was always flat stomached and had hips! being pregnant I have gone outwards not sidewards so my stomach has stretched!!! But I have been Rubbing just Bio Oil in and Parmers Coco stretch cream in every night and I was using the Frank Body Scrub until I ran out! but that has really helped the colouring!

Maternity Clothes: I have been buying more maternity clothes as the further I have been going through my pregnancy as my belly is sticking more and more out, I'm finding the maternity clothes are becoming more and more comfortable for me and my belly! I have said goodbye to my underwire bras and hello to my Maternity Bras, which are actually so comfortable! and Hello to big ass belly maternity undies!

Food Cravings:  ALL I WANT TO DO IS CHEW ON ICE CUBES!!!!!! This is all that my craving is! Is chewing on ice cubes, I don't know what it is but it's all I want, I pacifically go through McDonald's to get a large cup of ice! I checked with my Midwife and she said it's normal and she went through the same thing! I thought I was going crazy and turned into a crazy person

Movements:  Her movements are alot more, and alot more at night! I'm starting to notice what body part is what when she does move and punch me in the stomach! It's mainly her feet! But I love the feeling of her moving and punching me!

What I miss:  I miss having breath, I run out of breath so easy now it's so hard to have a conversation! I miss not having a belly but I love my belly! I miss my size 12 clothes and I have really missed going out and having a drink at dinner!

What I'm Loving:  I'm loving counting down and preparing all my baby girls stuff getting the last of her nursery ready and just preparing everything for her to come home and making sure everything is perfect for her!

Lifestyle & how it's changed:  My lifestyle hasn't changed I'm still the same person, just abit more moodier and grumpy! I had a very chilled quiet lifestyle before I feel pregnant and I still have that lifestyle I still try and have a social life but it's becoming harder being pregnant! 

Bump Photo:

 

 

So this is my belly bump photo at 30 weeks!

 This is belly bump photo at 31 weeks and 5 days

This is my belly bump photo at 32 weeks just fitting into my uniform!

 

This is my belly bump photo at 34 weeks!

29 Weeks Pregnant! WHAT THE?!!! ♡

 Hey Dolls,

It's been a long time since I have sat and written a blog post! But so much has gone on since my last post and if you follow my Youtube videos you will have noticed I haven't made videos in a long time! But if your still following me on Instgram you will know that, I'm Pregnant! I wanted to keep my pregnancy very private until I was comfortable with sharing it!

But now that I'm at the end of my Pregnancy and I ready to redeem my channel back and my followers and start doing what I love again, I thought I would start here!

I'm going to share the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy with you guys! and catch you's up with my pregnancy!

So I'm currently 29 weeks and 3 days! I'm Due on the 4th of May 2015 and I'm having a baby girl!

We have decided to call her "Lily"

The most hardest thing I have been struggling with, would have to be sleep! I wake up about 10 times a night to pee! and not getting enough sleep! I'm still a full-time student studying Diploma of Beauty Therapy! I was ment to be finishing 26th of June but due to my baby girl, I have to take time off and return for 6 weeks to finish my diploma! So i'm very exhausted! But I have had the most easy pregnancy, I have had no complications! I had swollen feet from flying to Queensland around Christmas but besides that, I have been great! It has been the most craziest 7 months being pregnant! But I have enjoyed every moment of it! The one thing you realize being pregnant is who your real friends are! and I definitely did! I made a bunch of new friends that have done nothing but support me and been there for me! I had very bad sickness when I first found out only at nighttime tho! rarely in the mornings! and as soon as I hit 12 weeks it stopped thankgod! 

How Big is my Baby: My Baby girl is the size of a winter squash, 38-42cm and 1150-1700gr! I use the Pregnancy+ App! 

Stretch Marks: I was very lucky with stretch marks until the middle of my second trimester, I only had slight ones of my hips! and I was so fine with them! and then I started noticing them on the tops of my thighs and i cried for like 3 days straightt and then then appeared on my stomach and i cried for weeks! but I have been using some heavy duty stuff to get rid of them or lighten them and it has help heaps! I just got over it and came to the realisation that I'm not one of those lucky pregnant women who have no stretch marks! I thought I wouldn't get any but because my body shape has just changed dramatically there is not alot I can do from having a semi flat stomach to a belly with a growing baby!

Maternity Clothes: I love fashion, I love keeping up with trending clothes! Being Pregnant I thought I would have to start wearing ugly clothes! Until I came across ASOS Maternity! Oh wow, I was in love, I do buy most my maternity clothes off there, I can still get away with some normal clothes from the shops, But my size is different in all different shops and its annoying! But I love Maternity clothes! 

Food Cravings: I have had some weird food craving, but I have come to the conclusion that my cravings are savory foods! I love salt and vinger chips! I dream about them ahaha! 

Movements: I feel her move more then ever now!  Like can see my stomach move when she does, It'

s the best feeling! she is very cheeky tho! Everytime my partner goes to feel her kick she stops and will not move for him, he gets very angry! and she was doing the same for my mum, until I sat next to her for a good 20 minutes with her hands on my stomach until she moved and she did! She must be a mummy's girl! 

What I miss: Oh wow, I miss sleep, I miss being comfortable, Lying on my stomach! and not always running out of breath! but it's all worth it!

What I'm Loving: Definitely loving the feeling of her hiccuping! it's so cute! 

Lifestyle & how it's changed: Well I'm not wanting to go out as much and be out late, I would prefer to be at home going though and sorting though all her clothes and stuff, I always put her first and think of her first which I do not mind she is so worth it! Myself and my personality has not changed I will never change who I am, but I have definitely matured! I see things very differently! 

Bump Photo: 

  

  So this is my big belly at 29 weeks! as you can see the scare above my belly botton it's actually from my belly bar! My belly bar was stopping my belly button popping out! and it was pushing the bar up! and got so infected! and I have this ugly scare! It's fading but it alway's shows up! But when I tell people how far I am they don't believe it they say I'm still really small! No one yet has asked if I'm caring twins!