The 4-Month Stage No One Warned Me About
My daughter Nora is just about at the end of being four months old, and I can honestly say this stage has been a complete whirlwind. As a first-time mum, every new phase feels like stepping into the unknown - just when you think you’ve figured things out, everything changes again. And no one truly prepares you for the combination of the four-month sleep regression and teething. It almost feels like a cruel joke played on already sleep-deprived parents. As if babies aren’t cha
Hannah Elyce
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More Than “Just Reflux”
Nora is 4 months old now - but the last two months have been anything but easy. She’s currently fully formula-fed, though we mixed fed in the beginning. From early on, something just didn’t feel right. She developed rashes across her chest and tummy, wheezy breathing, and was vomiting multiple times a day. There was mucus in her nappies. She would cry and scream during and after feeds, arch her back, stiffen her little body, and throw her head back when she was distressed. Sh
Hannah Elyce
Feb 223 min read
My Birth Story: The Day Everything Went Wrong, and Everything Became Worth It
Content Warning: This post discusses medical interventions, ineffective pain management, birth trauma, and emergency surgery, which may be triggering for some readers. Your wellbeing matters. Feel free to skip this post if you need to. On the 6th of October 2025, I walked into the hospital believing I was finally at the finish line. I was 39 weeks pregnant, exhausted, and completely worn down by the constant back pain that had taken over my entire pregnancy. My induction was
Hannah Elyce
Nov 27, 20253 min read
