07/05/2026
✨ Long post tonight!! ✨
Here I am tonight reflecting back to 11 years ago, when I was in labour with my first baby 🤍
At this exact time, I was on the White Horse Birth Centre, breathing through contractions and thinking I’d be meeting my baby girl very soon… completely unaware that she had other plans and would eventually refuse to come out, landing me on delivery suite instead 😂
And now somehow, in the blink of an eye, she’s turning 11 tomorrow!!
I honestly couldn’t be prouder of the person she’s becoming. She’s unique, bubbly, funny, kind-hearted, and can sometimes be a complete whirlwind 😂 but she’s also so incredibly aware of other people’s feelings — just like me, which can feel like both a blessing and a curse. She feels things deeply, cares so much about others, and has the loveliest heart.
And if I’m really honest, she’s also one of the biggest reasons I created Baby Zen Den. Baby classes with Seren weren’t always easy, and part of that was probably to do with both of us. I know now that I needed spaces that felt calm, welcoming and understanding — places where parents didn’t feel judged if their baby cried, fed the whole time, or just didn’t “fit” the class perfectly. I think those experiences stayed with me and shaped the kind of environment I wanted to create for other parents and babies. A space where everyone feels accepted exactly as they are 🤍
Motherhood is messy, emotional, loud and chaotic, but moments like this make me realise just how lucky I am that she made me a mum.
I still can’t quite believe my first baby is 11 ❤️
