baby blues, bedroom makeover plans & a cheese toastie that nearly ended it all

i just wanted to say i am absolutely BLOWN AWAY by your comments on my last video. i kept watching them when i was having to have my bloody sitz baths for my post-birth piles (lol but not lol SO PAINFUL) and tearing up. was quite an image. me sat in about 10cm of water in tears reading my own comments. but i cannot believe how lucky i am to have this community, truly. I could never get across quite how grateful i am, or how much it blows my mind how kind some of your messages are. I will get back to them things are just a bit slow atm !! But wanted to say from the bottom of my heart thank you. I really feel like I belong somewhere and that is a magical feeling you guys have given me xx

The only people on the internet that can vlog life with a newborn and still have me in tears laughing

Loved this little vlog, you’re the only person I’ve seen online that I feel I can actually relate to and being pregnant now myself your videos are helping me get through pregnancy so much! Would love to see any reno bits & also you’re both doing so well with being new parents, you should be so proud of yourselves! X

You’ll never know how happy I was to see your notification. 😊 I always know that during the time I’m watching your vlog, I’ll be giggling and enjoying myself. I just love you guys. ❤You have quickly become my favorite YouTubers. Don’t worry the baby blues will pass eventually and you’ll feel even better. It takes time, but you’ll get there. I can’t fault you for not brushing your teeth. I don’t even have a baby, and I forget to brush half the time lol 😂

Absolutely cracking up at the nigel story, like why does nigel think that people open the door to greet people with their own name? Like, who would open the door and be like "Molly!" hahahaahha and Rory like not addressing it ahahahaha

Yes to the renovation updates please 🥰🙏

Hellooo, so breastfeeding tips! Keep offering the side he doesn’t seem to like on every feed (always offer that side first even if he refuses keep on persisting). If he feeds for a few seconds or a few minutes that’s fine just then swap over to his preferred side. There isn’t much you can do about it, if he’s feeding well it wont be anything to worry about, he just he prefers the other side! It can feel like such a conundrum when you start. Whilst you’re still establishing your milk supply I’d possibly even pump a little on the side he won’t feed on just to keep your supply up, but don’t go overboard just a few minutes. Two sterling breast feeding tips that served me well are; the amount you produce is based on supply and demand, the more you feed the more you’ll make and very helpful to remember it’s a river not a lake, you aren’t going to ever run out unless you stop feeding. Also don’t listen to any of this bollocks about various foods increasing your supply, just eat normally and drink lots of water and you’ll be grand. Just keep feeding all the time, don’t wait for times to feed or routines, whenever he moans or cries just offer him a feed. Keep persisting with it and you’ll figure it out, best of luck 💪🏼

Love you and your vlogs ❤❤ so lovely to see you and Rory still having a laugh while getting used to having a new born - brings me so much hope for when I have a baby if my own 🥰

It’s so lovely to see you and Rory so soon after having your little baby. Being a new mummy is very daunting but you’re doing great 🙈 My little grandson is autistic, he’s only 7 but I told him about how you look at things when you feel very stressed, you said to think of your day as a tapestry, I told him to think of a jigsaw and that his day can include happy things even if it started off badly. Sending lots of positive vibes, well done, keep being you xx

God I really want a cheese toasty now

holly I LOVE your vlogs, I never normally comment (or even have the attention span for a full youtube video) but I could watch you two all day! the image of your competitive athlete baby exercising 5x per week killed me😭 also you aren’t scaring people more by sharing the realities, if anything it’s the opposite because it’s so nice to see you two having a giggle through it all, it gives me hope for if I ever have a baby! lots of love and you’re smashing it xx

so gassed to be here 🥹 I must say it's brave of you to venture out within the first week! you're doing so good sweetie. please do cut yourself some slack you're newbies, just as fresh as lil matey. he's a week old, you've been active parents for a week too! gotta get on that bleach and washing up liquid. hope you have the right plunger cos the typical ones are for sinks big plans tight fiancé sounds like a great reality TV show Rory steamrolling past Nigel gate is crazy work I'm losing it at the frosted glass prison cell windows Rory's grim joke made me chortle 🍈 yay for washed hair! 🙌🏾 I sincerely appreciate your sharing this experience. as an audhd I do fear becoming a parent when my time comes strava rescinding the verification is very much not appreciated ☹️ definitely here for Rory's Reno or Holly's House. everything you're willing to share I'm absolutely here for much love, hope the weeks get better! 🫶🏾

Love vlogs, anything to do with reno, baby/family stuff - any vlog from you we will all be here!

looking forward to seeing the reno updates and glad you’re still able to giggle through the tough times

here for everything including the reno chat. would love a Nigel Carpet cameo at some point too

I used nipple shields for about 3 weeks and it saved my breastfeeding journey. I felt like all the professionals told me that I shouldn’t use nipple shields and then also that it shouldn’t hurt…but it did for about the first 6 weeks. I would also say now I am 8 months in I am only breastfeeding for 1 hour a day!!! So it definitely gets easier but it can feel SO hard in the moment. You’re doing amazing 🤩

I’m so glad you both have the same toilet humour as we do 🤣🤣😭

hey i’m a bf mum now 3 months in! I have the same problem that he prefers one side so much more. my advice is really to just persevere!! some days are harder than others and honestly he sometimes switches side preferences & finds it easier, then goes back to the original side 😅. can be such hormonal work and can feel so hard but each day is its own season, start each day as a fresh page and you & baby will get through ❤ you will both get into your groove that works for you as a pair so just hang in there ps so nice to see you both laughing and enjoying it so much. you’ve got this !!

Holly I am SO impressed that you’re managing to belly laugh after a C section, I had to send my partner out the room any time he made me laugh cos it hurt too much 😂

How amazing you’re gonna have these vids to look back on 😭