My pregnancy story & parenting

Hi mammas!

The ones of you who follow my blog for longer period of time, will know that I gave birth in January this year and that my little son is now almost 10 months old!
Time truly flies by so quickly!

Looking back at my pregnancy, and the past (almost) 10 months spent with my son, it truly was and is the best time of my life! I feel like a completely different person after giving birth, never happier, never more at peace with myself.
If there was a way to go back in time when I was pregnant, and leave myself a message, it would be to just relax and enjoy the most special moments of my life. Growing a little human, feeling him progressing day by day inside of your belly...it truly is something magical.

I was very anxious and scared about how everything would turn out: I was so worried that something goes wrong during my pregnancy, and was also overwhelmed with fear of childbirth and having to go to the hospital. Also, every single exam and blood draw that I needed to take, was making me faint a little!

I consider myself so lucky that I actually had a beautiful, completely natural childbirth. It was all I ever wanted (I refused any thought of getting an epidural and was worried if something goes wrong I'd have to undergo the cesarian section; those two possibilities were freaking me out throughout my entire pregnancy!).

I documented all my fears and my entire pregnancy and "becoming a mum" journey, very openly and honestly, in my pregnancy vlogs and videos. I'm very glad that I still receive messages of mums and mums to be, telling me how they find my vlogs helpful with their own journey.

One thing that made my whole journey easier was the fact that I told to myself to live it day by day. If today everything was fine with my pregnancy, there was no reason for me to worry about tomorrow, but there was every reason to fully enjoy today. This was my guideline that helped me a lot during the time I felt extra anxious about the outcome of this new life's "adventure".

I also find helpful websites dedicated to new Mums and blogs where Mums are sharing their tips and experiences. Don't read the horror stories, but concentrate on positive messages and constructive tips!

After I gave birth, I looked up on-line for different topics regarding my child's development. It's hard when it's only you and your hubby and no one else to turn to for an experienced advice (my Mum lives in another country!).

Checkpregnancy is one of those helpful spots for all the new Mums and the ones looking for advices on different topics, regarding babies, getting pregnant, parenting, reviews on different products, and women's health.
Women's health is definitely crucial for healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth.
Websites that offer advices and tips on many different aspects of women's and Mum's life, are always gladly recommended by me.

During your baby's development, you'll come across different topics that will be of your interest, from swaddling (have you ever tried that with your baby? My son was swaddled only in the hospital, right after he was born, by the hospital nurses, but we never tried it at home!)
If you're interested to find out more about swaddling, you can read more here!

Also, when my son was around 4-5 months old and he started to be more active in terms that he could move more, roll from one side to another and trying to crawl, I realized that I need to get him a box...with every stage of his development, other needs would come up. I was learning, and still am, day by day.

I would always do a little internet research and comparison by checking other Mum's reviews, for example, I'd look up the top pack n play 2017 when we were buying his first box.
We opted for a sleep n play that's easily transported because we needed something that is easy to pack for when we travel to Croatia.
Nowdays, my son is excercising his first steps, so we upgraded to a much bigger box, where our entire family fits in :-)) so he has so much space to play!

I hope I can keep bringing you more recommendations when it comes to all these Mum related topics!


If you have any questions you'd like to ask me, feel free to leave them in your comments!

* post in collaboration with checkpregnancy

I've had a baby! Meet my precious little son, Sebastian Josip ♥

Hi guys!
The reason why I haven't been posting as frequently as usual is because I became a Mum! 
On 20th of January, 2017. I gave birth to my precious little boy, Sebastian Josip. ♥

I was very fortunate to have had a completely natural, non medicated childbirth. It was also rather quick (especially for a first time Mum! I was mentally preparing myself for a 20 hour labour, but I ended up having something like 5 hour labour and delivery!).
I do want to go into more details regarding this life changing experience, and I'd like to make a video on that topic too, but as you'll understand, this will have to wait for a while, as I'm now fully dedicated to my newborn son, and his needs. I barely have any time left for myself, and when I do, I sleep, or eat...or take a shower.

These first months are the most challenging, as the baby needs my full attention! My hubby is here to help me out 100% and we're basically alone in this new adventure of parenthood. 
But now I can say that having a kid was the best decision I've ever made in my life! He brings me so much joy and fills my heart with the love and warmth I've never experienced before.

As I'm writing these lines, he's asleep and my hubby is also here to jump in in case he wakes up!
I did prepare some pre-recorded videos for my youtube channel, as I knew, once the baby arrives, it'll be impossible for me to film at least for a couple of months until we set some kind of a routine :-)
But don't worry, there's plenty of content coming every week on my channel & other social medias, and I'll also try to post here as frequently as I can!

I'm still recovering from giving birth... Even though the whole labour and childbirth went pretty easily, the first couple of weeks of my post partum were so painful and way more challenging than I had expected! I always tought that after a natural childbirth you're "as good as new" in 2 days...what a surprise it was when I realized that this wasn't going to be the case with me :-/ I could barely even walk for almost 2 weeks, and even moving my body in the bed, from one side to another, was a nightmare! Physically, I felt like a train wreck, but at least emotionally I was filled with happiness, excitement and joy!
I will also go into more details about my post partum recovery in a video that I'm planning to film in the near future.

This is just a quick little update from me and Sebastian Josip :-) We're doing fine and we thank you all for the loveliest comments and well wishes that you left us on my facebook and instagram!
I read all of them and they trully mean so much ♥ Thank you for all your love ♥♥

Here are some pregnancy videos (of the last few weeks of my pregnancy), that you can watch:

Pregnancy vlog: A few days in my life before my due date!

Gender Reveal/ Maternity & First Baby Haul (Prenatal Outlet)

36 weeks pregnant: Big physical and emotional changes!

Barefoot & pregnant ♥ LOOKBOOK ♥ 19 weeks

ENG: Hi guys! This is the second post from my lookbook video. Here I was 19 weeks pregnant and still enjoying the summertime and the last days of our summer vacations.
By the late afternoon hours, we had the beach all to ourselves, so we had fun doing this little photoshoot and enjoyed watching the sunset! 

I hope you're all enjoying your weekend! I have prepared a little vlog for you on my english channel, because a lot of you asked me to show you more of my daily life in Italy! I'm also celebrating 5 K subbies on my youtube channel, so stay tuned for the giveaway :-)


HR: Pozdrav ljudi! Ovaj post nastavak je mog lookbook videa. Ovdje sam bila u 19. tjednu trudnoce i jos uvijek uzivala u ljetu i zadnjim danima naseg godisnjeg odmora. U kasnim popodnevnim satima, plaza je bila samo nasa, pa smo se zabavili radeci fotkajuci ovaj outfit i uzivali u zalasku sunca!

Nadam se da svi uzivate u ovom vikendu i da je i vama suncan i topao! Za vas sam pripremila i mali vikend vlog u povodu 5000 pretplatnika koje je nedavno zabiljezio moj engleski youtube kanal. Jako sam sretna i motivirana radi toga, a vi me nastavite pratiti jer uskoro slijedi i darivanje!

Bikini: H&M
Biniki cover up: Light in the box here
Necklace: H&M
Sunglasses: Mango
Wooden watch: Jord, mod. "Sully" in "Natural Green"