Boy Mum

Yep, I'm a first-time boy mum.

This is the honest, tender side of first-time motherhood: the recovery, the little wins, the messy 3am moments, the products that genuinely helped, and the small things that helped me feel more like myself again. No filters, no pretending, just real life, softly told.

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The honest bit

The real moments are the ones that make us feel less alone.

Welcome, mumma

Motherhood is beautiful, but it can also feel incredibly lonely.

Pregnancy, birth and those raw first weeks postpartum change you in ways no one can fully prepare you for. The love is huge, but so are the emotions, the exhaustion, the identity shift and the moments where you barely recognise yourself.

This space is for the honest version of it all. The tender bits, the hard days, the small wins and the things we are often too afraid to say out loud.

I'm sharing my journey as I live it in the hope that other mums feel seen, supported and a little less alone in theirs.

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The pregnancy edit

Everything I'm Glad I Had

A small help compounds, and in time you are so thankful you made the small investment. My honest edit of the things that got me through, every one just a tap away.

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My Birth Story

How Hudson arrived · 12 June 2026

I will always be honest with you, because I think we need more of that. For as long as I can remember, I was terrified of giving birth. Not nervous, genuinely terrified. My birth plan changed, I ended up in the theatre I had spent months dreading, and I walked away from it feeling more powerful than I ever have in my life. This is the whole story, the fear, the surrender and the love.

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Tia-Alana Petch

📍🏄‍♀️ Gold Coast 💍 @thedanielpetch 📅29

first time boy momma 🍼 Hudson Alan 🩵⚯

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Holding Hudson on a night out, our first August together Pearl headband, car selfie Dad and Hudson napping together Car selfie: sorry I haven't responded Mirror selfie cuddling Hudson at home Black and white: the night we met Sunset in the desert on a girls trip Mask x Sara Lee sticky date air freshener unboxing Crispy salmon rolls with salmon roe A letter to the girl who was terrified to give birth Newborn photos at home in the armchair Surviving a two hour drive with a nine week old The three of us in the doorway Cuddles in the nursery The Sitting Room, our favourite space in the house Nightstand expectation versus reality Lune pastries and Destination Moon by Kate Reid Different day, same kitchen Mommy maxxing: matcha and a pastry by the water Normalising choosing growth over getting even