My pregnancy JOURNEY

Our cover model, Abbylee Watson (abbyleebonny.co), was 37 weeks pregnant with her second baby when she posed for us. Here, she tells us about her journey to motherhood.

It took us over two years, nearly three, to fall pregnant.

With our son Cassius (who is now five), I got pregnant after two weeks of trying, so it actually took me a while to get my head around the fact that I was pregnant this time. Having spent months wishing for something and then it becoming a reality felt quite bizarre. And now that I’m close to my due date, I don’t feel like I’m ready to not be pregnant – it feels like it’s just flown by, and I’m so enjoying my body and this precious bump.

I’m doing my best every day with what I have where I’m at.

When it comes to living an environmentally conscious life, some days I’m an eco angel, and other days, when my mental and emotional load feels overwhelming, I might not make all of the best decisions. But every day I’m doing my best. I know that I’m voting with where and how I spend my dollars, so I try to be intentional with all of my purchases and really make an effort to buy quality over quantity, and overall consume less. It’s choosing to reuse, repurpose, borrow, and buying secondhand.

It’s important to ask questions.

Living an environmentally conscious life is to have a connection with Earth as something that holds and grows life, so being inquisitive about... BUY BUMP&baby ISSUE 9 FOR THE FULL STORY