Nursery Finds #1

Can you believe I’m already thinking about nesting... and I’m not even pregnant yet. I have grand plans for baby bunny’s room, but so many conflicting themes, colours and ideas! 😬 And because we are looking at buying a house, I don’t know the space I will have for Bunny’s Burrow! (That’s a cute name... that may stick!)

I have made a list (the first of many) of cute items for babies nursery that I would love to include. I should hopefully be able to acquire cots, and change table as a hand me down from my step brother, so this list won’t include those.

Animal Footstool - Freda the Cow by Mocka - $69.95

YumMan actually pointed this out, and chose this design as his favourite. (Mocka also do a Hippo and a Brown Cow, but other retailers offer an Elephant, a Bear, and a Deer)

Asta Recline (Rocking Chair) by Mocka - $119.95

Available in Black, Grey, and Cream. I’m not a huge fan of these colours, but would probably choose grey or cream, and either get my dad to help me recover it, or just add accessories to brighten it up.

What’s Up Neon Light - Electric Confetti - $300.00

Pricey, yes! But look at it! Bunny Ears neon light for my little bunny! What a perfect quirky edition to a nursery and child’s room!

Mini Man Cave print - Etsy - $5.09 (instant download)

YumMan has a man cave, and I love the idea of my son being able to have his own Man Cave like his daddy (OMG, imagining YumMan as a daddy makes my heart race)

What does everyone think? Do you have any decor ideas that you loved or use in your nursery? Stay Tuned for the next lot of Nursery Finds coming soon!

much love,
BunnyFish
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Pregnancy Journals

You have probably all heard of Baby Books, you probably seen the one your parents filled out for you, or you may have filled one out yourself, but did you ever think about a pregnancy journal?
I love journaling and recording, and I’m in search of a great pregnancy journal. Do I go for the funny, bright, colourful and goofy journal like 40ish Weeks? Or do I go more classic with a beautiful linen covered journal from Writetome? Or even a simple journal from Moleksine that covers pregnancy and baby?

40ish Weeks: A Pregnancy Journal [amazon] [booktopia] - what I love? Bright, fun, and goofy. Great prompts.

Moleskine Passion Journal - Baby [moleskine] [milligram AU] - what I love? The fact it covers pregnancy and birth and baby. Will match my huge moleksine collection.

9 Months - Pregnancy Journal by Writetome [writetome] - what I love? the mustard yellow linen cover. Australian company. Also comes in “Bump” version which is a cream linen.

I may, or may not purchase all three and decide once I see them in person. Until then I’m just taking notes on the app Day.One which I’ve been using for years and is my favourite note taking app. Once I decide on the journal, I will transfer my notes into it.

Did you use a pregnancy journal? Which one do you like? Or do you know another one that I may like. Let me know in the comments.

BunnyFish
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Let’s Talk About Caffeine

It’s recommended that a pregnant woman limit her caffeine intake to 200mg, which is just one cup of coffee... a day! That doesn’t include the caffeine in soft drinks, the caffeine sometimes found in chocolate and food, and the caffeine in tea.

As a 2 cups of coffee, 3 servings of Pepsi Max kinda gal, I think it’s time for me to try and cut down. My first step will be setting a goal. One cup of coffee a day, and one serving of Pepsi max, with a meal, either at lunch or dinner (not both). This naturally leaves me with even more space to drink water (which I’m very bad at... but who isn’t) which is also a very important pregnancy (and life) addition to your diet.

To help me with my coffee fix, I have decided to give decaf coffee a go. Yes, I’ve heard the horror stories, that it tastes bad, that it’s just as bad because they use chemicals... and yes, I know it’s still got caffeine in it, but compared to one cup of coffee... it’s tiny.

I have found this brand, which is apparently organic and chemical free. Guess what, it tasted great and it had appeared to soothe my coffee craving this morning (and I had a shitty morning, so that’s a great sign).

Plus, I know I can kick my Pepsi Max addiction, because I had to do it when I had my weight loss surgery. It’s just tricky, and turns me into a little bit of a grumpy bunny.

But it will all be worth it, once YumMan and I have a beautiful baby!

I can’t wait

BunnyFish

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All The Tablets

This is my life now.

After having a quick chat with my doctor, I am now taking a variety of vitamins and supplements.

Elevit - mostly for the Folate, Iodine, and Iron, these are the most important for pre-pregnancy and pregnancy.

Maltopher - for the added iron body because I’m anemic and want to fix that before I get pregnant.

Fish Oil - Omega 3s are another important supplement for pregnant (and life in general) but because I don’t eat fish, I don’t think I’ll get near enough, so more tablets for me

Immune Health & Vitamin C - I already took these pretty regularly because I work in childcare, and see all the germs... but going to try and take them more regularly. I have chronic sinus issues, and the anti-histamines I take, I can’t take them while I’m pregnant (looks like they’re YumMans now), so I’m hoping I can boost my immunity naturally.

I’m also 5 years post Weight Loss Surgery. I still can only manage a small serving of food, so I’m worried that it might affect what vitamins and minerals I can and can’t get naturally through food. Many of the people I became friends with in WLS groups and forums have had children and healthy pregnancy only a couple of years post-surgery, so I’m positive it’s very do-able. My anxious heart just makes me over think everything.

If you have any advice please leave a comment.

Thanks 

BunnyFish

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We Are Having A Baby...

... well not just yet.
We are not pregnant yet, but my partner YumMan and I have had the very adulting conversation, and we have decided that it’s time to try and have a baby, and man I’m so excited!
Not only are we planning on having a baby, circumstances have let to us possibly, very soon, becoming home owners too! TWO huge Adulting achievements in process so quickly and out of the blue. I won’t go into the circumstances here, they’re not the greatest, but they have pushed our rather “go with the flow” relationship, into something way more serious and exciting.
This blog is still evolving slowly, but it seems that it may head down the home\baby route (I promise I will try not to become one of THOSE “Mommy Bloggers”)

Stay Tuned
BunnyFish
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