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✨ Dear new mama 🤍
Surviving the fourth trimester isn’t about doing everything right.
It’s about getting through long, emotional days while your body, heart and identity heal.
You’re allowed to take it one breath, one moment and one day at a time. 📖

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Bryony Sep 1, 2025

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Bryony Jul 31, 2025

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Lifestyle | Foodie | Family | Bryony on Instagram: "The post partum journey, the fourth trimester AKA welcome to the sh*t show. 2:48am, lying awake in a quiet room, white noise humming around me. The baby’s been waking all night and body aching from hours of feeding and rocking. My body feeling like a battlefield, stomach slack and unfamiliar, boobs aching, my 'lower parts' reminding me with every step that I had just given birth - and yet the world seems to expect mothers to bounce back - to smile, to "enjoy every moment", to somehow not unravel under the weight of it all. My mind won’t settle. It spins with exhaustion, frustration, and a strange mix of love and rage I've previously experienced with all my other 3 children - welcome to Post Natal Depression. On top of it all, I’m adjusting to life as a family of five - with a newborn and three other children who need me in different ways every day. The juggle is real, messy and exhausting. Some days it feels like I’m pulled in a million directions, and yet, I’m learning to find moments of calm in the chaos. But here’s the truth: I am grateful. Not in the tidy, Instagram-ready way everyone talks about - but grateful for the mums who have messaged me late at night saying, “me too” after viewing one of my Instagram stories. The ones who don’t sugarcoat it. The ones who’ve been right where I am - raw, exhausted and real. I'm grateful for my healthy babies. I'm grateful to have a roof over my head and food I can cook and enjoy (let's not discuss whether my kids enjoy it, they'd be happy with a McDonald's 😂) Our journeys might look different - different births, babies, battles - but the thread running through all of us is realness. The aching love. The silent frustration. The joy so fierce. The grief for who we were. And the strength we didn’t know we had. If you’re in the thick of it - the foggy, messy fourth trimester - know this: I see you. I'm going through it. I honour your experience, whatever it looks like. You don’t need to explain or pretend. This is your motherhood. And it’s enough. And if no one’s told you today: You’re doing amazing, sweetie. Even if you cried in the shower and you had cake for breakfast. Because honestly? Same! 🤟"

bryonyannie on July 31, 2025: "The post partum journey, the fourth trimester AKA welcome to the sh*t show. 2:48am, lying awake in a quiet room, white noise humming around me. The baby’s been waking all night and body aching from hours of feeding and rocking. My body feeling like a battlefield, stomach slack and unfamiliar, boobs aching, my 'lower parts' reminding me with every step that I had just given birth - and yet the world seems to expect mothers to bounce back - to smile, to "enjoy every moment", to somehow not unravel under the weight of it all. My mind won’t settle. It spins with exhaustion, frustration, and a strange mix of love and rage I've previously experienced with all my other 3 children - welcome to Post Natal Depression. On top of it all, I’m adjusting to life as a family of five - with a newborn and three other children who need me in different ways every day. The juggle is real, messy and exhausting. Some days it feels like I’m pulled in a million directions, and yet, I’m learning to find moments of calm in the chaos. But here’s the truth: I am grateful. Not in the tidy, Instagram-ready way everyone talks about - but grateful for the mums who have messaged me late at night saying, “me too” after viewing one of my Instagram stories. The ones who don’t sugarcoat it. The ones who’ve been right where I am - raw, exhausted and real. I'm grateful for my healthy babies. I'm grateful to have a roof over my head and food I can cook and enjoy (let's not discuss whether my kids enjoy it, they'd be happy with a McDonald's 😂) Our journeys might look different - different births, babies, battles - but the thread running through all of us is realness. The aching love. The silent frustration. The joy so fierce. The grief for who we were. And the strength we didn’t know we had. If you’re in the thick of it - the foggy, messy fourth trimester - know this: I see you. I'm going through it. I honour your experience, whatever it looks like. You don’t need to explain or pretend. This is your motherhood. And it’s enough. And if no one’s told you today: You’re doing amazing, sweetie. Even if you cried in the shower and you had cake for breakfast. Because honestly? Same! 🤟".

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Bryony Jun 29, 2025

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Lifestyle | Foodie | Family | Bryony on Instagram: "Motherhood. A form of sacrifice that you don't appreciate - sacrificing sleep, your body, your time, your health. I'd do it again in any lifetime but it's really hit home the pressures we put on our bodies just for being human, for being a woman, regardless of having babies or not and so much affects our health that we don't realise - stress, food, environment, genetics, mental state and so on. The reason for this 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤 monologue is yesterday I was told I had a mini stroke also known as Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) and I'm being referred to a Stroke Unit in Scunthorpe for further investigation & to talk prevention of a bigger stroke. They think the reason being is I'm post partum, as I didn't give birth that long ago I have higher risk factors of things like Venous Thromboembolism (blood clots), hypertension, pre-eclampsia, anemia in the first few weeks post birth - there's of course lots of other issues women can experience like incontinence, depression, wound complications, pain, fatigue, infection and so on. I suppose the reason for sharing this is I'm processing the whole thing, I'm still processing the fact I even have a baby! The last 2 weeks I had 3 incidents with my vision - the first couple of times I thought it was my glasses so I just ignored it happened but the third time my vision was affected I was at my nephews assembly and I was with my mum and sister who I turned to and just commented on my eyes feeling weird & I was told that the left eye was turning inwards and prior to that I had a sporadic painful headache that started and stopped in about ten minutes. I'd booked at Specsavers and explained what happened and they said I need to go to a&e in the next 12 to 24 hours & I said was there any need for all that as it was probably the weather but I rang 111 and then spoke to a clinician who booked me at Louth hospital for 10.50pm but they then refused to see me as it wasn't an injury or infection, so I rang 111 again and they just said to go to the emergency department & again I said "shall I just leave it as it seems alot of time to waste for nothing" 🙈 moral to the story is - listen to advice because I could've missed this massive warning"

bryonyannie on June 29, 2025: "Motherhood. A form of sacrifice that you don't appreciate - sacrificing sleep, your body, your time, your health. I'd do it again in any lifetime but it's really hit home the pressures we put on our bodies just for being human, for being a woman, regardless of having babies or not and so much affects our health that we don't realise - stress, food, environment, genetics, mental state and so on. The reason for this 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤 monologue is yesterday I was told I had a mini stroke also known as Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) and I'm being referred to a Stroke Unit in Scunthorpe for further investigation & to talk prevention of a bigger stroke. They think the reason being is I'm post partum, as I didn't give birth that long ago I have higher risk factors of things like Venous Thromboembolism (blood clots), hypertension, pre-eclampsia, anemia in the first few weeks post birth - there's of course lots of other issues women can experience like incontinence, depression, wound complications, pain, fatigue, infection and so on. I suppose the reason for sharing this is I'm processing the whole thing, I'm still processing the fact I even have a baby! The last 2 weeks I had 3 incidents with my vision - the first couple of times I thought it was my glasses so I just ignored it happened but the third time my vision was affected I was at my nephews assembly and I was with my mum and sister who I turned to and just commented on my eyes feeling weird & I was told that the left eye was turning inwards and prior to that I had a sporadic painful headache that started and stopped in about ten minutes. I'd booked at Specsavers and explained what happened and they said I need to go to a&e in the next 12 to 24 hours & I said was there any need for all that as it was probably the weather but I rang 111 and then spoke to a clinician who booked me at Louth hospital for 10.50pm but they then refused to see me as it wasn't an injury or infection, so I rang 111 again and they just said to go to the emergency department & again I said "shall I just leave it as it seems alot of time to waste for nothing" 🙈 moral to the story is - listen to advice because I could've missed this massive warning".

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Bryony May 27, 2025

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Lifestyle | Foodie | Family | Bryony on Instagram: "Happy due date, Dottie Lennox!🌹 Thought I'd make a soppy labour video while I'm sleep deprived and filled with post partum hormones! I was induced early for several reasons but it was definitely the right call as she's thrived out the womb - feeding about every two hours and growing! I had the Foley balloon induction method plus hormone drip and sweep. After the sweep I passed out, wasn't the best experience having the waters broke with a rod and then a hand up there! Everyone's experience is different - my other children were over due (so I've never had an earlier one) and I had 2 previous inductions and sweeps but I think every pregnancy is different and I'm older than I was! I've also been on blood thinner injections post birth which are savage. I had a cannula which had 3 different things going into it - the hormones, electrolytes and antibiotics to prevent strep B. Labour induction wasn't going great, to the point it was almost an emergency c-section due to cord compression/cord wrapped round the neck and she was born needing some CPAP assistance and a hot cot for a day, plus having her bloods monitored due to my gestational diabetes - however, all was well and we were allowed to go home. I have my bloods tested in about 2 weeks to see if I've developed type 2 diabetes and will have my bloods done once a year to monitor it. She weighed 2306g (rounded up to 5lb 1oz) and was only on the 1.1 centile - and 46 1/2cm! Born VE day (8th May) at 11.14am. My mum was there to deliver the baby which was a beautiful moment and also delivered the placenta - she has always been the best labour partner but having her there to deliver my baby meant the world (for context she is a midwife) oh and my placenta - I decided to take that home and plant under a new rose plant 🙈 I don't know why. It felt symbolic somehow. My family came to visit and I did gender reveal cookies prior which was fun to make plus did all colour themed sweets to give to the kids when they came to pick us up from hospital plus got the kids little gifts - it's been an adjustment with 3 kids and a newborn but we will slowly get there."

bryonyannie on May 27, 2025: "Happy due date, Dottie Lennox!🌹 Thought I'd make a soppy labour video while I'm sleep deprived and filled with post partum hormones! I was induced early for several reasons but it was definitely the right call as she's thrived out the womb - feeding about every two hours and growing! I had the Foley balloon induction method plus hormone drip and sweep. After the sweep I passed out, wasn't the best experience having the waters broke with a rod and then a hand up there! Everyone's experience is different - my other children were over due (so I've never had an earlier one) and I had 2 previous inductions and sweeps but I think every pregnancy is different and I'm older than I was! I've also been on blood thinner injections post birth which are savage. I had a cannula which had 3 different things going into it - the hormones, electrolytes and antibiotics to prevent strep B. Labour induction wasn't going great, to the point it was almost an emergency c-section due to cord compression/cord wrapped round the neck and she was born needing some CPAP assistance and a hot cot for a day, plus having her bloods monitored due to my gestational diabetes - however, all was well and we were allowed to go home. I have my bloods tested in about 2 weeks to see if I've developed type 2 diabetes and will have my bloods done once a year to monitor it. She weighed 2306g (rounded up to 5lb 1oz) and was only on the 1.1 centile - and 46 1/2cm! Born VE day (8th May) at 11.14am. My mum was there to deliver the baby which was a beautiful moment and also delivered the placenta - she has always been the best labour partner but having her there to deliver my baby meant the world (for context she is a midwife) oh and my placenta - I decided to take that home and plant under a new rose plant 🙈 I don't know why. It felt symbolic somehow. My family came to visit and I did gender reveal cookies prior which was fun to make plus did all colour themed sweets to give to the kids when they came to pick us up from hospital plus got the kids little gifts - it's been an adjustment with 3 kids and a newborn but we will slowly get there.".

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Bryony May 17, 2025

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Lifestyle | Foodie | Family | Bryony on Instagram: "This is my 'new' motherhood - your body doesn't feel like your own. Nights turn into days. Jobs you could get done are now done with a newborn or just not done at all. The baby just has to blend into routine of having multiple children, very challenging but it's only been a week, we all have a huge adjustment to make. Trying to forgive yourself for feeling like you're failing all the children for being forgetful or having a short temper. Constantly snacking and thirsty. You know the hair loss phase is about to start. Your eyebags have eyebags. Your skin isn't as young as it used to be. Let's not get started on the post labour pains and bleeding... And although she was only induced 3 weeks early I've already started to miss those tiny feet lodged in my ribs or causing me to pee 50 times in the night - she's thriving outside the womb, it could've been a different story. ... But there's a beauty in the newborn bubble. The newborn haze. There's something about those tiny newborn cuddles, or snuffly sounds in the night or the heartbroken cry when you've had to put her down to do something other than snuggle. It isn't long before they are raging toddlers... Or tweens and teens."

bryonyannie on May 17, 2025: "This is my 'new' motherhood - your body doesn't feel like your own. Nights turn into days. Jobs you could get done are now done with a newborn or just not done at all. The baby just has to blend into routine of having multiple children, very challenging but it's only been a week, we all have a huge adjustment to make. Trying to forgive yourself for feeling like you're failing all the children for being forgetful or having a short temper. Constantly snacking and thirsty. You know the hair loss phase is about to start. Your eyebags have eyebags. Your skin isn't as young as it used to be. Let's not get started on the post labour pains and bleeding... And although she was only induced 3 weeks early I've already started to miss those tiny feet lodged in my ribs or causing me to pee 50 times in the night - she's thriving outside the womb, it could've been a different story. ... But there's a beauty in the newborn bubble. The newborn haze. There's something about those tiny newborn cuddles, or snuffly sounds in the night or the heartbroken cry when you've had to put her down to do something other than snuggle. It isn't long before they are raging toddlers... Or tweens and teens.".

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