So as you all know, the world is in the middle of a global pandemic with the spread of Covid-19. This has caused many countries to set up lockdown measures, causing people to be kept apart from their friends and families. I have been finding it hard, especially with a newborn, so I’ve come up with 5 things you can do to pass the time.

1. Start your own D.I.Y project. Amazon has a wide variety of different projects you can buy and complete. From painting by numbers to instructional books on whittling, there’s so much you can do. If that’s not for you, you can look around your house and see what needs doing. You could upcycle a piece of furniture, build some ikea furniture you’ve been saving, or even start painting that bedroom you’ve been putting off.

2. Gardening. Is your garden in need of some T.L.C? It’s never too late to work on your green fingers. Cutting the grass, planting new seeds or potting flowers or shrubs is a nice way to pass the time.

3. Catch up on a TV series. With the rollout of the new streaming service Disney+, there’s a huge choice of films and TV shows available to watch. I’d already made it through two different series in the first week!

4. Start up on a fitness routine. With Joe Wicks conducting P.E lessons for the nation, it’s the perfect time for you to work on that routine you’ve been wanting to start. Being a new mum, I’ve been wanting to get back my pre-baby body. Now I’ve got the time, hopefully I can find the motivation to work on myself.

5. Sharpen your cooking skills. Now is the perfect time to look up and practise a recipe. Broadening your own recipe book is a great way to pass the time. Through dinner recipes or baking, it’s never too late to find your favourite meal to cook.

I hope I’ve been able to give you some ideas to help pass the time! Let’s get through this lockdown together and I’ll make sure to post some pictures and review my projects.

Jade x

Hey there!

So as Jensen is getting a bit bigger and starting to be more aware of us and his surroundings, we’ve got him some toys to stimulate him. But I didn’t just want them out randomly, I wanted to make a corner just for him with all of his play things.

When he was born we were gifted a voucher for Asda, we used it to buy him the play gym and also a beautiful dinosaur all-in-one with a spiky hood – which he looks adorable in. We then brought him a tummy time roller from mamas and papas, but he’s too small for it at the moment and he doesn’t quite know what to do when we put him on it and he just rolls forward and headbutts the floor 😂

My aunt brought us these beautiful star baskets, I think from TK-maxx, and we filled them with the second-hand toys we were given from Chris’ mum. He has soft toys and rattles, some that light up and make sounds and some teething toys. I can’t wait for him to be able to play properly and for us to interact with him.

He also has a joie petite city bouncer which he’s had since birth. He loves it and will have at least one of his naps in it. I brought it off of online4baby.com, as well as his cot and dresser and carseat (amazing website, I highly recommend it), and I’m so glad I did as he’s obsessed with it.

Also in his play area, I’ve set aside some space for his nappy caddy. I’ve got one for downstairs as it’s so much easier than having to walk all the way upstairs just to change his nappy and come back down.

I refill his caddy up at the end of the week, or earlier if needed, and clean his nappy mat every other day due to explosions!

I hope you’ve liked this little insight to our play area! Send me any tips for things I can add as he gets older, it would be much appreciated 😊

Jade x

Becoming a mum is a very surreal experience. The moment I was handed Jensen, an emotion I’d never felt before came over me. A new found love for this tiny human, a type of love you can only hear about. My mum had always told me I will love him more than I could explain, but I never truly understood what she meant until he arrived.

Not knowing what sex he was really hard. I struggled a lot with my mental health throughout my pregnancy. I couldn’t accept it to begin with. Something I had wanted for so long, to be a mum, was hard to come to terms with.

I had no symptoms. None at all. I had no sickness, bloating, headaches. But it’s hard to explain to others how you don’t feel pregnant as you have no definitive symptoms. All I was told was that I was lucky, which I was. I know there are people who are hospitalised with sickness and dehydration or with more serious symptoms throughout pregnancy. But not having anything to link with the pregnancy in the first trimester took a toll on my mental health. I completely convinced myself that all of my pregnancy tests were false positives, that I was having a hysterical pregnancy and I’d get to my 12 week scan and there would be nothing there. Then, when we did have a scan with a little bean wriggling around and a strong heartbeat pumping away, my head told me that it was fake, that the sonographer was showing me someone else’s baby.

Talking to my husband about this was hard. Telling him I didn’t believe our baby was coming was hard for him to hear. He was the strongest person I could hope to go through this with. I knew he was scared about the fact that something may go wrong, but he never told me that. He stood strong and kept my thoughts at bay throughout my whole pregnancy.

Mental health is important during pregnancy. Your hormones are literally all over the place and you cannot control them sometimes. I once cried over a bowl of jelly. Looking back it was hilarious, but at the time, all I could think about was how people were looking at me and thinking I was pathetic and that it was just a bowl of jelly.

Looking back over everything, I do believe that if I knew I was having a boy, I would have been able to fully bond with the pregnancy and mentally take on the role of a mum before physically becoming a mum.

Over his last month, I’ve got to grips with being a first time mum and it hasn’t been easy, especially with the fear of Covid-19 infecting us and those we love. But I’ve found reassurance in my friends and family, and in the Instagram community, and I hope to pay them back.

I hope I haven’t bored you with my ramblings, if you’ve even read this far, but if you have, thank you 🙂

Until next time

Jade x

Hello there!

I’m Jade, I’m 24 and a new mum to my beautiful boy Jensen. I’m currently on maternity leave and getting used to life at home with a newborn. During these troubling times, I’m hoping to offer some distraction with my life with my boy and husband, Chris.

I’m hoping to show an insight to a new mum in these times of trouble. To show that we can do this and we will not let this virus defeat us and we will hold together as a community.

Let’s get on with this crazy life, be there for each other and share our mummy tips and tricks with everyone.

Keep safe, keep healthy and love one another

Jade x