Blue

Hi, My name is Blue, I’m a Mum to an amazing 6 year old. I’ve learned a lot about becoming a parent - and about myself - since becoming one! And, I understand how challenging it can be. Parenting can be hard; it is beautiful, lonely, loud, quiet, tender, frustrating, inspiring - and just - indescribable. I’m here to chat and hopefully help you feel normal! I’ve had a wealth of life experiences that have led me here and, I want to be there for you, to chat about anything, nothing, and whatever in between. You probably didn't expect to feel some of the things you do as a parent - it can be quite a shock! Repeatedly. But what is really useful is to understand how normal it is - any feeling - and that is what cosy chats can do. Help you realise you're not alone. Personally I’ve gone down the route of gentle, or respectful parenting, so that tends to be the angle I come in at when I speak of my experiences. I have found it really works for us because it aligns with our outlook on life. As well as parenting in general I am happy to chat about Gentle Parenting which somehow has become a bit of a marmite sort of topic - and oddly political. But what we have discovered is that it is absolutely not what it sounds like. It is not the easy route! It takes patience, grit and determination - but it has absolutely delivered for us and I am happy to talk about our experiences and challenges if you are gentle parenting yourself or if you are interested or skeptical, and want to bounce ideas around. Specific parenting topics I have direct experience of are: Donor egg/sperm conception Same sex parenting Parental loss/grief as a new parent Parenting as an older parent Caesarian Breastfeeding fears Breast feeding older babies