36+5 weeks pregnancy update!

Today I'm 36 weeks and 5 days pregnant. In two days time I'll be 37 weeks which means my baby will be full term. Right at this moment I have mixed feelings of feeling excited to feeling very nervous about the labour as not knowninf what to expect and just wanting a natural birth (if possible) but who knows when it comes to nature anything can happen. I'm very overwhelmed to think that soon I'll be meeting this bundle of joy! It's crazy ive nearly had him for nine months in my uterus and I love him like mad! Sometimes during this pregnancy ive felt a bit doubtful with feeling like oh I don't know if I'm going to be able to do this and also feeling like I'm just going to do my best and always try my hardest which I guess all this flickering of emotions and feelings are from the hormones. But only 3 weeks left till my due date, even though let's be honest babies can come whenever they feel like their ready! Haha! 

Here's some pictures during my pregnancy...

(Pic below) 1 month pregnant! 

My first scan of my little prawn! 

4 months pregnant! 

Finding out the sex! Valentine's Day!

Five months pregnant! I felt huge at this stage! Valentine's Day! After a big meal!

My last scan! Bigger baby now!

My simple 4D scan at BabyBond. Danny George Miners! Smiled when he heard mummy's voice! My heart melted! 

7 months pregnant! 

My baby shower! With my friends who ive known since I was a kid! I've put on mounts of weight! 

And now! At 8 months pregnant! Bigger than ever! Ready to pop! Excuse the underwear on view! 

Before I was pregnant i weighted just over 6 stone! I was very slim and petite but now I weight a huge 9 stone! Which is much healthier! I'm very happy with how my pregnancy has gone! No morning sickness and it's been such an emotional roller coaster and learning experience! Men definitely miss out when it comes to having babies and feelings them kick in the morning and feeling them have hiccups! 

Hopefully the next time I post a blog it will be with a picture of my little boy! I'm so excited for the life change and experiences to come! 👶💙💙

Bump to Baby Photoshoot!

On the 5th of June I had a bump to baby photoshoot in Hampshire, Gosport. 

I received a business card through the door back when I was around 25weeks pregnant and my mum looked the photographer up online and decided for a treat for me she would book a Bump to Baby shoot, it was only £25 and you have a shoot when your around 35-36 weeks pregnant and then another shoot when your baby is around a week old. After you've done both shoots you then get 2 free pictures of your bump and then one of your newborn. It's such a great idea! I've had the bump shoot and the pictures where amazing! I even purchased one the same day as I loved it that much! I'm really looking forward to the next shoot for my little man and we will continue to use this photographer so I'll get all his birthday pictures and between pictures done at the same place. It's a family business and the studio is at the back of their house its a lovely studio! And he takes amazing photos! This one was photo I purchased on the day 

(Taken on Iphone) 

Check out his website and facebook... 

http://www.snowdenphotography.co.uk

https://m.facebook.com/snowdenphotos?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsnowdenphotos

He also does photography for weddings and events and much more! So if your in Hampshire area you should certainly go to gosport!! 

Lesha x

Mum To Be Pack | Emma's Diary

You recieve this pack in your first Emma's Diary pack small magazine, you had to fill out a form and take it to either Boots or Argos. I took mine to boots, you recieve this pack above which is full of information, samples and well pretty much advertising but for free you can't complain. 

When I first opened my pack I saw three trial sized samples. 

1. Always Discreet towels, you recieve two towels in this little pack with 50p off vouchers. 

2. A small Sachet of Bio-Oil to try out about 4ml of product. 

3. Bepanthen - stretch mark cream which is 4ml. 

There was a free graze box leaflet and a leaflet for The Baby Show also two £20 off Ocado shopping vouchers. 

There was also two different leaflets on baby products and information. 

I also received this Your Newborn Esstentials Pack from Johnsons baby which came inside of this mum to be selection pack. 

Inside this pack firstly I received a Johnsons baby guide to the first 10 days booklet. 

The next product I received was a full sized sample of Johnsons baby extra sensitive fragrance free baby wipes. 

The last products i recieve where these small sample sized products. Which where Johnsons baby oil which has 100ml of product, Johnsons baby nappy cream 16.5g of product and Johnsons baby top-to-toe bath which contains 50ml. It states in the booklet that comes in this pack that these can be used straight away on newborn babies, but I'd suggest you do your research on these products and on the chemicals used in these products before using these on newborn babies!! 

Thank you to Emma's Diary for this free pack which will help out mothers and parents to be. It's such a great and generous idea for these packs especially if you wouldn't purchase these items in a shop, you can trial them with the sample sizes to see how you get on with the products. 

Go claim your Free Packs make sure you sign up to emmasdiary.co.uk

Lesha x

Elf unboxing Part 2. (Pictures)

To view part 1 of the unboxing click here

Here's the rest of the unboxing...

There is six more products to show you from the purchase that my friend brought me. 

First of all I have this 4 shadow eye pallet which is suppose to be an easy 4-step guide to perfect eye makeup, The shade that I have is Tantalizing Taupe in number 21623. The packaging is a nice elegant white simple style which I like a lot. You can see the front in the above photo and on the back it just has a little sticker telling you the product number, shade and another random code.

 I like that on the eyeshadows it has the word's base,lid,crease and line on them, I feel like it adds a good touch to the product. The only problem I have with that is the fact that once you've swatched or used the product the words disappear quickly. It comes with a cute mirror and applicator but I wont personally use them both but again its a nice touch. 

Here's the colours on my finger tips going in order from base to line. They have quite a bit of fall out so keep this in mind when purchasing. 

                                                   

These pictures show without flash(left) and with flash(right) I find when applied the middle two colours aren't very different but im curious to see how they turn out on the eyes. If anyone has this product let me know what its like in the comments below. As you can see above the first three colours are a shimmery shadow and the last one is a matt shadow these are to make a smokey eye, which im going to review this product to see how well it turns out. This product lasts up to 12 months once opened. You get 4g of product for around £3.95 I believe although it isn't currently available on the website as they are having a huge sale. 

I then got this lip stick...

 What I don't like about this product is that it comes in a huge package for a tiny little lipstick, what's that all about?

 This lipstick isn't big so it's great for makeup bags. This product is one of their moisturising lipsticks, which when applied does feel really light and creamy. It isn't to heavy on the lips which I love. You get 3.2g of product, but again it's currently sold out on their website. The number of this product is 82638. The shade for this product is ravishing rose which I believe it's a very mauve colour. On the back of the packaging it says "Enriched with Shea and Vitamins A, C & E to nourish and hydrate the lip". It's suppose to seal in moisture for long-lasting wear and comfort. We shall put that to the test! 

Once opened this product lasts up to 12 months. 

This is a swatch of the lipstick(above) and it's a lovely shade for my skin tone and for my lips. It's not really far off my natural lip shade either which I love because it's great for natural days. 

The next product is HD blush in the shade headliner.

You get 15ml of product but this product is not currently available on eyeslipsface.co.uk. The product number is 83231. The packaging is suitable for this product as it isn't bulky packaging like the lipsticks. It say's on the back "The Vitamin E enriched formula conditions and hydrates the skin for a healthy glow" which is great because I look for products which aren't going to be so harsh on my skin. You literally only need a small amount of this product as it goes a long way and it's best if you build this colour up other wise you can end up looking like a clown! It also says that this product has no animal testing! Which is great!

This product can last up to 6 months when it has been opened. 

This product is generally really small so you can easily store it in your makeup bag! It has a cute little pump but be careful not to push to hard as a small amount of this product goes a long way. 

Here is a swatch of this product and it's a lovely pink for the apples of your cheeks. It has slight shimmer in the product which I find goes perfect for spring and summer!

The last products that I got are nail polish's...

These are so cute, they are mini nail varnishes and they do different sets of colours. These are my favourite because they remind me of rasta colours, red, gold and green. The product number for this is 3810. Each nail varnish has 6 ml of product. The shade in this set are called Party Peach, Yellow and Teal Blue. This set is called Beautifully Bright Nail Polish Set. Again no animal testing and this product lasts 6 months after opening. 

This is what the products look like out of the box. 

After I checked out the products, I tested them all and unfortunately the Party Peach shade wasn't very spreadable almost like the product was like 5 years old. So I've had to throw away this product. 

Here is the swatches of the nail polishes above, The Teal Blue and Yellow ones are lovely colours and the Yellow one im going to be wearing throughout summer. The party peach one is the one on the right as you can see it's just horrible!

The last products are two more nail varnish's.

The nail varnish's are the bottom picture each one has 10 ml of product. I believe the peachy coloured one is called mango madness and the glitter top coat is called Gold Star. These are more beautiful nail polishes that I just adore! They are not currently on the website at the moment but im hoping they will get more soon!

Check out ELF products now...

eyeslipsface.co.uk

 Lesha x 

HOLY GRAIL FOR DRY SKIN! /Review.

Dry Skin Problems!

Since I've been pregnant I've suffered with the worse dry skin and have had a lot of breakouts on my skin as well. I haven't really shopped around for any products on skin care because while pregnant I don't want to be chucking all sorts of products and chemicals on my skin so all I've been doing is applying coconut oil to my skin which has really encouraged my skin to get better but I still felt like I needed that little bit more for my skin care.

While I was in Boots (purchasing some floss for my boyfriend, haha) I was just checking out the isles like most do and I came across Garnier Cleansing Micellar Water, I had seen reviews on other blogs and on YouTube talking about this product which made it sound inviting to use. So I decided to purchase the smaller bottle just in case I didn't get on with it.  

Well this product literally has done my skin so much wonders that so I'm happy with it! My T-Section of my face was very dry and had a lot of flaky skin in the area and I had tiny breakouts all over the skin and I'm so happy I found this product because my dry skin has completely disappeared even if I go a day or two without applying it. The redness from my breakouts and gone and my breakouts are literally gone. I do realise that it is my hormones that have made my skin like this but I do believe that applying this product in the morning and just before I go to bed (also to take off makeup) with coconut oil on afterwards and my skin just feels so refreshed, it's like just after a facial with little effort. I also love the fact that is doesn't leave the face feeling greasy! I love it! 

If you suffer with the same problems or similar ones then go and purchase a small bottle of this to see how you get on with it! I will be definitely purchasing the bigger bottle of this! The small bottle of this product lasts for up to 6 months, im not sure if this is the same with the bigger bottle. 

I'd love to hear your thoughts and reviews on this product in the comments!  

Make sure to comment either your opinions on how you got on with this product or comment a link to your review!! 

Where to purchase?

Superdrug - £3.32. 400ML

eChemist - £4.99. 400ML

LifeandLooks - £3.30. 400ML

Boots - £3.33. 400ML

Lesha x

Pregnancy goodies! For you and bubba!

So recently I joined up to the site www.emmasdiary.co.uk which is a website where they give you all the advice and help and support you need for being pregnant and being a parent the site also includes goodies, forums, shopping and weekly pregnancy updates. I absolutely love this site and I adore all their hard work that they have put into this website for new mums and parents. If your pregnant or a parent and haven't checked out this website then please make sure you do! 

This post is about the baby selection packs that they do which are very similar to bounty packs that you can claim. These are completely free and are given out to you when you sign up to the website. They send you a card through the post which then you need to take down to your local Boots or Argos. The pack I collected from Boots is the bump to baby pack.

Inside you receive relevant samples and information which will help you decide which baby brands and products most suit you and your needs. 

There is a great range of samples in this pack. (From top to bottom and left to right) 

1. Pampers free sample pack which includes pampers wipes, 1 newborn nappy and information and coupons on their products. 

2. Lansinoh ultra thin, stay dry nursing pads x2. 

3. Always discreet for sensitive bladder which includes 3 pads and 50p off coupon. 

4. Fairy non bio liquitabs which includes 1 laundry liquid tablet. 

5. Bio-oil UK's no.1 selling scar and stretch mark product, includes 1 small sachet of product. 

6. Etanium Everyday barrier ointment protection from nappy rash cream, which has a tube of 15g of product. 

You also get coupons and gift vouchers and cards. (Above from left to right) 

1. Hello Fresh £25 gift card to use on their website. 

2. Ocado £20 off your first Ocado shop + free delivery. 

3. Graze free snack box. 

You then get some very useful information leaflets and booklets. Above is a booklet for The White Company London which has clothes and housing bits in and also a leaflet for the baby show which is in Birmingham and offers lots of discounted products! (Wish I could have gone). 

Here is two leaflets from fairy and etanium which tell you all about their products. 

Last but not least their is a boots parenting club offer which is exclusive to boots advantage card holders who are pregnant or have a child under three years of age. The benefits are *collect 10 points for every £1 you spend on baby products in the baby area *recieve free gifts for you and your little one along the way *tailored communications sent to you to help give your family the best start in life *look out for lots of fantastic money-saving offers. On the back is a form to sign out if you want to sign up! 

Then you get a pregnacare leaflet which tells you all about their products with a coupon for 10% discount and 3 for 2 on all products! 

This pack is truly helpful and amazing and a big thank you to the people who help put this pack together to help new mums and parents! 

Make sure you also sign up to www.emmasdiary.co.uk! 

Lesha x

Pregnancy Update #1 29 weeks and 3 days!

29 weeks and 3 days!

It doesn't seem like it was yesterday since I was sat in my boyfriend's toilet waiting for that little stick to tell me if I was positive or negative. How time flies by! Week by week goes by and as it does I definitely feel more pregnant. It wasn't until the end of the 4th month where it really started to sink in that my body was changing and I was going to be having a baby. It did seem really surreal at first, I'm sure it was due to the fact that my little man wasn't planned but I was certain that I didn't want to abort him. 

Now I've hit the 29 weeks mark my body isn't capable of doing what was the norm to me any more. Bending down or running for a bus or even just walking at my normal pace just isn't in me now, it's certainly crazy! The only way I can describe it is like I've suddenly gone from nearly turning 20 to nearly turning 50. I never suffered from any first trimester problems like morning sickness or anything, I was pretty lucky in that department. It isn't till now that I'm waking up during the night with major leg cramps which I've never experienced before but they really are the worst! I spent a day down town and my legs where killing from where I hasn't sat down all day and my back was hurting, also I pulled a shoulder muscle from holding my bag all day. Just the little things get you when you're pregnant. 

There are definitely some plus sides to being pregnant though, as most women I hated being on once a month and sometimes was fed up with being a girl but now I'm pregnant I literally can't get over how much men miss out on feeling a baby grow and develop inside of you. It's amazing waking up to little feet and hands kicking you from the inside and having a head stick out or a bum, it's so amazing! What made my whole year this year was when we went to a 3D ultrasound scan and when the woman was trying to get pictures of him he was being a little grump but I spoke to my mum and he actually gave a massive smile just from hearing my voice(or possibly wind) the woman said he knows mummy's voice already. How amazing is that a baby at 25 weeks (that's when we had the scan) can recognize my voice it made my heart melt. I will never forget that day! The best feeling about being pregnant is how all your life you will never love someone without seeing them or meeting them but with your own baby you already love them without any contact. It truly is special! 

I love my little Danny George Miners! <3

Lesha x