Pocketful of Peonies

musings by me

a space designed to document our life, the exciting things we do and the good books, films, activities (and whatever else) we discover along the way. i have always had a wild imagination and my head feels constantly chaotic, stuffed with ideas and plans. i shall endeavour to organise these into something enjoyable to read.

one month of marlow

one month of marlow

A whirlwind of a month. Marlow Autumn you came into our life on a rainy Monday night and since then it feels like we have been permanently smiling! I'm amazed at how long we can stare at you without even entertaining the idea of boredom! […]

FamilyNatalie Mobbs25 October 2019Baby, FamilyComment

an honest account of the immediate postpartum

an honest account of the immediate postpartum

After all the reading in my pregnancy and all the hypnobirthing preparations I had made for the birth, which turned out to be completely WONDERFUL… (you can read about that here) - I was so surprised at how AWFUL I felt in the immediate days following. […]

Birth, Family, Hypnobirthing, Pregnancy, PostpartumNatalie Mobbs24 October 2019Marlow, Birth, Baby, PregnancyComment

birthing marlow

birthing marlow

I write this today, precisely one month since our beautiful baby girl Marlow Autumn joined the world. It has been the most incredible month and I already can’t imagine life without her in it. She came into this world on a calm rainy evening at the end of September, […]

Family, Birth, Hypnobirthing, PregnancyNatalie Mobbs23 October 2019Baby, Birth, Baby Bump, Pregnancy, Family, Marlow Comment

my top pregnancy reads

my top pregnancy reads

I devoured a number of books during my pregnancy, and discovered the practice of hypnobirthing in the process. After reading my first empowering pregnancy book by Milli Hill I was no longer fearful for the labour which would unavoidably happen in several months time. […]

Pregnancy, Books, Book ReviewsNatalie Mobbs18 September 2019Books, Baby, Birth, Pregnancy, Reading, Book review Comment

the GONE-IN-A-FLASH third trimester

the GONE-IN-A-FLASH third trimester

This trimester has been my favourite - it's incredible the changes that my body has gone through to grow our baby and prepare for the birth. There was so much I wasn’t expecting, but despite being irritated by […]

Pregnancy, FamilyNatalie Mobbs17 September 2019Pregnancy, Baby, Baby Bump, Family, Third TrimesterComment

the STUPENDOUS second trimester

the STUPENDOUS second trimester

With the second trimester comes the easing of the nausea, and a seemingly endless jar of energy! I didn’t feel completely at ease that everything was alright until we reached 24 weeks (by which point the baby is viable earthside), but […]

Family, PregnancyNatalie Mobbs26 June 2019Pregnancy, Family, Baby Bump, Baby, Second TrimesterComment

the OMINOUS first trimester

the OMINOUS first trimester

The past 14 weeks have been an absolute whirlwind for us. Having had a miscarriage back in November 2018, the first 12 weeks of this pregnancy have been especially nerve-wracking. […]

Pregnancy, FamilyNatalie Mobbs27 March 2019Pregnancy, Birth, Baby, Miscarriage, FamilyComment

my top reads of 2018

my top reads of 2018

Having completed and passed my Medical school finals in June of 2018, my newly relaxed state in the second half of the year gave me plenty of time to delve into a number of books that had been gathering dust on the bookshelves. […]

Book Reviews, BooksNatalie Mobbs1 January 2019Books, ReadingComment