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21/06/2025

Some researchers suggest that a heightened sense of smell during pregnancy may be an evolutionary trait designed to help women avoid potentially unsafe foods.

Many women say that an increased sensitivity to smells, known as hyperosmia, is one of the first signs they noticed during pregnancy.

» Did you find your sense of smell became stronger when you were pregnant?

Interestingly, studies have shown that pregnant women may not necessarily smell better, but they could be more attuned to recognising and reacting to certain odours.

Early in pregnancy, just as the body may reject foods that could be harmful to a developing baby, women seem to develop a stronger reaction to smells that signal danger, such as cigarette smoke or spoiled food.

This "disgust sensitivity" might be the body’s way of offering extra protection during those crucial early weeks.

» Were there any foods or smells that became completely unbearable for you?

19/06/2025

Words written by my husband:⁣⁣
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Hayley asked me to write something about her postpartum body.⁣⁣
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I figured it’d be easy but then I started thinking- what’s there to write about?⁣⁣
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Sure, things look and feel slightly different-but in the grand scheme of things, nothing changed.⁣⁣
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The reasons I fell in love with her had nothing to do with any of the body parts affected by her postpartum.⁣⁣
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She still has the same beautiful smile, determined mind, banging body, and strong work ethic as the girl I fell for over 15 years ago.⁣⁣
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She still has the same sense of humor.⁣⁣
She still smells great and tastes great too.⁣⁣
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Her postpartum body does look and feel slightly different, but why should that be a factor in MY life at all?⁣⁣

The soft, pillowy skin around her belly held my three best friends for 18 months.⁣⁣
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The marks show the strength it took to carry the weight of two beautiful girls that will be raised by this bad ass mom.⁣⁣
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Nothing has changed or altered my love for my wife.⁣⁣
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I get praised for being “a great husband”, but that’s nonsense.⁣⁣
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I’m literally doing the bare minimum by loving my wife for who she is, “imperfections” and all.⁣⁣
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Imperfections make the world fun!⁣⁣

If everything was Barbie doll perfect, wouldn’t we get bored?⁣⁣
How else would we show what life has put us through?⁣⁣
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So whether it’s regrettable tattoos, scars, surgeries, facial hair, or a postpartum tummy, honestly….who gives a sh*t?⁣⁣
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Be good to each other.⁣⁣
Learn from mistakes- yours and others.⁣⁣
Help those in need and let’s stop dwelling on who looks like what.⁣⁣
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My wife isn’t perfect and that’s what makes me love her.⁣⁣
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That’s why you are all reading this.⁣⁣

IF she was perfect, not a one of you would be able to relate to her.⁣⁣
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And to the husbands out there that don’t do their fair share of diaper duty, cooking, cleaning and telling your wife how beautiful she is—step up your game bro.⁣⁣
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You’re a team.⁣⁣
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So yeah, I was supposed to write about a belly, but honestly it affects me so little that I rambled about everything else.⁣

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17/06/2025

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15/06/2025

There is serenity in surrendering to the rhythm of motherhood 🤎

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14/06/2025

A very necessary part of my routine 😅

13/06/2025

Had to share this gorgeous post by and .photographe

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"Ellie, I’m writing these words to remember the violent sweetness of our meeting.

Your little cord fell off a few days ago. Those tiny vessels that connected you to me have dried up, and this last part of us is gone.

I’m emotional about it. Emotional, because it marks the beginning of an end—this cord of us that has fallen away. Emotional, because being the mother of two children now means I must learn to become a cord-maker. I must learn to tie new cords, with no training. Indestructible cords. It’s one of the hardest tasks I’ve ever been given in life.

It’s not easy for Iris, becoming a big sister, you know. She suddenly had a little less space, overnight. But she loves you with unwavering devotion. It’s unshakeable. I see it. I feel it. She radiates it. She radiates your sibling love.

Your nappies are tiny. They’re as small as Margot’s body. Margot is Iris’s little doll. She takes great care of her. I think that’s her way of caring for you.

I soak in your scent every day, you know. I try to imprint it on my skin. I want to stamp it inside my nostrils.

You came out through the window, Ellie. So I lie down most of the day to heal as best I can. When I get up, lightning strikes in my back and I stagger. These are the side effects of the epidural. It hurt me and helped me, that epidural.

You know, we’ll spend weeks stuck to each other. We’ll often fall asleep, mouths open, curled up together. We’ll sweat love, together. Two of us. Three of us. Four of us. We’ll sweat love, always.

Ellie, you are my last child. Thanks to you, I’ve experienced a postpartum not less painful than the first, but much gentler. Thank you for making me realise the power of a woman’s body, and therefore, the strength of my own.

My body has never endured so much, and yet I have never loved it more—for accomplishing the feat of carrying you, and for allowing my skin to open to give life, a second time."

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12/06/2025

The whole world, resting in your arms 🤍

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09/06/2025

There’s so much we don’t say.
Not because we don’t feel it.
Not because it isn’t real.
But because sometimes, it’s just easier to say “I’m fine.”

07/06/2025

Do babies actually breathe underwater?

It’s a common question - especially when you see how peaceful a water birth can look. But no, they don’t. Babies are born with a natural reflex that keeps their airways closed while they’re in the water.

They don’t take their first breath until they’re lifted into the air and feel that first rush of cool air on their skin. That moment tells their body: now it’s time to breathe.

Until then, they’re still getting oxygen through the umbilical cord, just like they did in the womb.

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