Lizz is mumma to two gorgeous bubbas – 2 year old Tilly and 9 month old Bailey (15 month age gap between the two). Lizz and her husband felt very lucky to conceive quite easily both times, and had two quite similar pregnancies.

Lizz opted for a scheduled C section with Tilly, she felt really big and just wanted to meet her baby girl after a long 9 months! Her recovery from her C section wasn’t too bad, though some things were more difficult than others after having the surgery.

She felt really grateful to be living with her parents when they had Tilly for extra support, but wasn’t completely aware of babies sleep routines (or lack thereof!). She enlisted the help of a sleep consultant online based in Adelaide, which revolutionised Tilly's sleep and now she's an amazing sleeper!

Lizz and her husband took the same approach to getting pregnant the second time round – stop trying not to fall pregnant, and lo and behold, they felt pregnant straight away. She opted for a scheduled c section again with Bailey considering the risks associated with having another baby relatively close in time to having Tilly. The obstetrician told Lizz after Bailey was born that there were two knots in his umbilical cord, meaning had she have gone into labour, she might have lost him.

Lizz struggled at times having two under two and felt exhausted when her husband went back to work. Now they're in a good routine now Bailey is a bit older and they can juggle the two of them better.

Lizz and her husband had a bit of a scare with Bailey when he was three months old; he was vomiting and starting to lose weight so after a few initial consultations with no answers, they went straight to the children's hospital. They were then admitted and spent the next 12 days at the hospital with Bailey. When in hospital, they advised Lizz to stop breastfeed as it might have been an allergy, which weighed heavily on her emotions.

Lizz says for any new mum to trust your gut; and don’t listen to everybody because you know deep down what kind of mum you want to be!

Join me for this story of two under two and the trials and tribulations that has along the way. Huge thank you to Lizz for sharing her heartfelt story.

And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this!

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