PCOS and Me

A bit of an honest one today! Not many of you may know that I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS for short! I thought that maybe it would be good to talk about today and help some maybe understand what it is a bit more give a bit of awareness or perhaps even help some ladies get diagnosed! 

My Diagnosis;

I was first officially diangnosed when I was 17 by total accident, I also have a stomach condition that I was getting scanned for at the hospital where I recieve treatment and because I was female it was part of that hospitals policy to have a scan with one of those probe things to check my lady bits internally, so I had that done and whilst they were checking me with the internal probe things they discovered some things on my ovaries, they didn't really go into much detail just told me to visit my GP to go and get it checked out and that they would send the results! That was it, I was just kind of left hanging really! So fast forward a couple weeks from then and I'm sat in a room with my doctor, she explains not all that great if I'm honest, she basically told me what it was, told me to continue taking the contraceptive pill that I was already on and sent me away with some leaflets! 

I must say that the whole experience was a bit strange, and reading through the leaflets she'd sent me away with made it seem really scary and like I'd been thrown into something with no support or anything! My mum also suffers from PCOS as well so she explained more to be than any medical professional ever had to me but it also gave me comfort that my mum also understood how I was feeling at the time and understands alot how I feel now. 

My Symptoms;
I don't really have many symptoms that made any problem obvious until they checked my ovaries, My periods however can be really off and sometimes I will either bleed more that once a month or I may not bleed at all for 6 or 7 weeks it all depends how my body is behaving really, I alsot do get a small amount of excess body hair mainly just under my belly button and I do get some fine hairs appear on my top lip from time to time but I just deal with them how I usually deal with my hair on my legs and under my arms, I don't really struggle with my weight I have lost weight in the last few months but I don't think that I will ever be happy with my weight regardless with how light or heavy I am and I guess that's just life isn't it. 
I haven't really struggled with my fertility which is also another part of PCOS, I decided when I was 21 that I wanted to have a contraceptive implant fitted but my doctor wasn't happy to fit it because if I decided that I wanted to have it out to start a family she was concerned that my body would take longer to get back to normal so that was when we decided that we were going to start our family and 5 months later we were excited to find out that we would be becoming parents that year and became parents to Oliver in October 2015 and I do touch wood that I never do have problems with giving Oliver a brother or a sister but I know that it is/could be a possibility. 

I hope that you all enjoyed reading, I'll admit that it was a bit touchy to write but I hope that at least one other person can get something out of this than that would make me so happy 

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Beauty Haul!

I've been hauling a fair few beauty products and make-up over the last couple of weeks, So I think that it's time that I did a little beauty and make -up haul post! Hope you enjoy! 

Simple Kind to Skin Exfoliator Wipes - £2 at Morrisons
These I have actually already used and I really like them! They have a smooth side for cleansing which I tend to use just to make sure all my make - up if off of my face then I'll give my face a good going over with the exfoliating side to get rid of all the dead skin and nasties from my face! I would definitely recommend this wipes! The £2 pound that I paid was an offer price I believe so I'm not too sure on the full price. 

Garnier Moisture + Matte Oil Free Moisturiser - £1.95 on offer at Superdrug
I've also used this already too and I'm a little bit on the fence about this one, my first impression is that it does smell really nice especially since it contains Green Tea Extract and doesn't have a nasty smell or anything but then when I first put it on my face it felt a little bit greasy, I'm not sure if that's because I maybe put a little bit too much on my face I'm not too sure but I'm gonna carry on using it and see how it feels after a few more uses and come to my conclusions then. 

Gillette Satin Care with a Touch of Olay shaving gel - £1.30 on Offer at Wilko's
I've also used this product already too! I must say that I am very impressed overall, it smells so lovely and not like a normal shaving gel and it also made my legs feel so soft and moisturised and I didn't feel any need to apply anything else after I've shaved my legs like I normally do which was an added bonus! 

Beauty Formula's Renewing Glorious Mud Exfoliater - £1 at Savers 
I've also already used this product and I'm not 100% sure about what I think about it. I know that it is meant to be an exfoliator but I can't but feel that it feels a little bit too gritty! I've been using it for about a week now and I've not really seen any difference in my pores or my complexion which has disappointed me slightly! 

Revolution Pressed Powder - £2 at Superdrug
I got this is the shade porcelain soft pink. At first I wasn't too sure about this straight away. I'm quite pale anyway and I often find it hard finding a shade in foundations and powders that match the colour of my skin and more often than not end up not buying from a brand because they don't do my shade, but this powder fits my skintone perfectly which I was pleasantly surprised about as I was concerned it would be too off. 

Freedom Pro Highlight - £2 at Superdrug
I also haven't used this product yet either but I am quite excited to be using it! I have however swatched this product and it is a very subtle pinky nude that isn't too dramatic on first impressions! I have only just really starting to experiment with highlighter so I'm still finding what I like and suits my skin at the moment so we shall see how this turns out! 

Nivea 3 in 1 Exfoliating Wipes - £1.45 offer price at Superdrug
I haven't used this yet and I'm still using up my simple exfoliating wipes before I move on to trying these! But I am excited to try these next, I'm trying to look after my skin a little bit better so I'm just trying to experiment and find what works well for my skin so we shall see how I feel about these.

January Faves!

Hello Everybody hope that you're all good? So today I'm bringing you my January faves, I'll just be chatting about all my favourites from January whether they be make -up, beauty, skin care or all the bits and pieces that I've brought for Ollie throughout the month! I hope you all enjoy!

My first hit is Body Scrub! I've lately become such a massive fan of body scrubs I'm not sure what it is about them but I've fallen in love with them lately, my favourite by far has to be the Soap and Glory Scrub of Your Life, I just love it so much, I think that it smells absolutely amazing and leaves my skin feeling great. I first got some of the soap and glory scrubs in a gift set that Ben had brought me for Christmas and that was it I'm hooked and I've fell in love, I've also since brought a couple more scrubs from other brands that I'm really excited to try. My Soap and Glory one is only a travel size but I will definitely be purchasing the full size one once I've used it all up! I've also really be loving the Wilkinson's own range Fruits so far I've tried the Coconut and Vanilla one and the Passion Fruit and Melon one both of them are incredible and I really want to try some others in the range! 
I've also really been loving the Nivea in Shower Body Moisturiser, I'm do really love it at the moment its so super easy because you just pop it onto your skin and rub it whilst its still wet, I've also found this this also saves a bit of time so it's great when Ollie is having one of his drifting in and out of sleep nights and I have to jump in the bath or the shower quick, I can wash, pop this on and then jump in my Pj's and I'm done! 

For Oliver I'm really on the bandwagon for boy legging's, I am obsessed with buying him them he's got so many of them in different patterns its ridiculous! I mean don't get me wrong I like jeans for him but leggings are so much more convenient, I'm not messing around with buttons or poppers and their great for when he's crawling around and climbing up everything he's got more comfort and flexibility and isn't restricted by a pair of jeans.

I've not really got any other favourites this month beside this little selection, I hope you've enjoyed my short and sweet post! 

Starting Youtube

So we have decided to bite the bullet this year and start a YouTube channel, I'm not really sure how we'll start our content and what we'll do. I have no idea how I'll schedule our content yet and what days we'll upload or anything, I have a few ideas of the type of content that I want to film and put out but I'm not too sure yet, I will definitely be vlogging our everyday lives though I know that's one thing that I want to do! and I'll probably upload some of the usually stuff like hauls and just general helpful tips and advice! I hope you'll all join me on this adventure and I'll make sure to keep you all updated when we finally start putting up content on our channel! 

Teething Toddler, Tired Mommy!

Teething is absolute hell, I mean seriously hell. We have one very agitated, grumpy, teething little boy! It's so awful and there isn't a whole lot we can do about it and it also seems that Oliver is cutting a whole mouth of teeth at once (okay that may be a slight exaggeration!) but he is cutting a fair few including some rather big nasty looking molars! 

Our poor baby, Its awful how utterly helpless you can feel isn't? He's definitely been a mummy's boy today whilst Daddy has been at work, Today has been one of those cuddle I don't really want to do anything else but cuddle you mummy day's last night was awful too, Oliver literally would not sleep in his own bed and kept waking up and screaming so ended up wedged between me and daddy although I can't really say that really helped the situation either he still continued to scream and cry but this time kick and punch me and Ben to his hearts content! 

Oh how I wish teething was nice and simple but most of all pain -free! We literally survive his teething stages on mainly calpol because teething gel doesn't really touch it and he can't have a lot of the other products that are available on the market because they contain lactose which is a right pain in the bum. Oliver hasn't ever really been a fan of teething rings or the water teether's or anything really! 
All that I can hope is that this teething phase passes really soon and we can regain some kind of peace and proper sleep to our house again soon! 

Mini Toddler Clothes and Make - Up Haul

So today I'm bringing you a sort of mini haul from my shopping trip to Redditch with my lovely sister in law Sophie this week! We had an absolutely lovely time and Oliver loved seeing his Auntie! 
So we first went to my absolute favourite place Primark, I love a good mooch in Primark and nearly always end up coming out with something everytime even if its just something small I just cannot help myself! So today I picked up a couple of things for Oliver which were two long sleeved t-shirts one in light grey with a black speech bubble that says "I didn't do it, Okay maybe I did" which I thought was quite lovely and simple and not all in your face. The second t-shirt I brought for him I brought for him says "I still live with my parents" with I though was quite funny and quirky, both shirts were I believe £1.50 which you can't really beat, I think if I remember I brought 1 shirt in 18-24 months and the other was 24-36 months which I know Oliver is nowhere near that but I thought that it was too lovely to not buy, I also tend to buy in the next size up for Oliver in Primark because sizing seems to run slightly small in there. The last thing that brought was a summer dress for myself, its black and made from a sort of silky type material with like a ruffly front. The label said that it should of been £3 reduced from £8 which I thought was quite a bargain, got to the till to find out that it was actually reduced to £1 which I thought was even better! My sister in law also treated me to a lovely choker which is like a black velvet type material with a little silver charm on with a pearly pink semi precious stone in the middle and I believe that it cost £1.50. 

I also had a trip to my other two favourite shops; Superdrug and Boots because I am totally addicted to buying make - up, skincare and basically any beauty product! From Superdrug I picked up a pair of lashes from what was leftover from their Halloween collection and they were only 49p! I also picked up a Sugar Baby Vita + Skin Vita Lip coconut infused lip balm and lip scrub collection which was only 49p too I picked this up because my lips have been really awfully dry and I wear a lot of liquid lipsticks and some dry my lips out more than others. I then picked up a couple of things from boots, I picked up a Maybelline Dream BB fresh 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Perfecter I think they were like discontinuing alot of make -up and I ended up only paying £1 for that one, I also picked up a Bourjois Paris Sculpt Light Illuminator which is basically a cream highlighter and I only ended up paying £1 for that one also, I also picked up a nail varnish which was the Maybelline Colour Show Jelly Tint in the colour Berry Merry and that was only 50p, I think I only paid such little for these because the particular boots store was discontinuing them. 

I then popped to B & M and Wilko's both of which I love having a good mooch around, from B & M i picked up some George Pig short pyjamas for Ollie ready for the summer (but as you can see from the picture only shorts are there because he's already worn the top! I believe that I only paid £3 for the Pj's and then from Wilko's I picked Ollie up a Peppa Pig Paddle drum type thing that he absolute loves just as a little treat and that only cost me £1! 

I hope you've enjoyed my little haul. Thank you for reading! 

We're Going On Holiday!

We're going on holiday woohoo. So we washed away the January after Christmas blues and we booked our Holiday! and we're heading to Butlin's on one of their 4 day just for tots holiday's in May. I can safely say I pretty darn excited! I'm literally so excited to be taking Oliver on his properly holiday this summer, we took him away for a couple of days last summer but he was about 8 months don't get me wrong he was really interested in everything but he's gonna understand and be able to do some much more this time around. I don't know who's more excited me probably! When I was telling Oliver that we were going on holiday he kind of looked at me like I was a right freak and just carried on playing! I've literally gone into my let get prepared self and I've started writing a whole big list of what everybody is going need and everything that we're going to need to take with us and all sorts. I've even started writing a list of all the things that we're going to need to buy ready for our holiday, super organised me! 

So I'm now going to love and leave you all! I hope that you enjoyed my super quick and excitable update!