Words of wisdom: Jess Smith

Words of wisdom: Jess Smith

27 May 20240 Comments

Another of our recent brand reps is Jess of @mumma_to_harry. Harry has been such a great hat wearer and advocate for sun safety! We wondered how Jess was preparing to make her next little one as great with hats as Harry! The secret is in our newborn sized hats which she starts from just a few weeks old. Here's a little more about how she is preparing for baby.

Preparing your first baby for a new baby!

“Our second baby is due on September 1st and we've been doing all we can to get Harry ready for Baby's arrival. We've been talking to him about Baby since very early on and we also, I also brought a book about becoming a Big Brother and we've been reading that and we also took him to the hospital to one of our scans so he could see where the hospital was and what it looked like.
I will also take him shopping and he can pick out a gift to give to the baby and the baby will have a gift for him as well. I'll also get him involved in helping put the nursery together, which I think he'll love as well.
Harry is Very excited about the baby and keeps asking how big the baby is and if the baby's coming yet.”

Planning ahead

“Harry and I spend a lot of time together and have a really strong bond, so I'm doing all I can beforehand to try and get him ready for the transition so it all goes as smoothly as possible.
I am a bit nervous about how Harry will go once the baby is here because he is used to having all of our attention all the time. Recently he wants us to play with him all the time and he's struggling with independent play, so I am feeling a bit nervous about that.

He is also loving Lego at the moment, so I want to buy him some Lego of his own that he can play with when I'm feeding the baby and I also want to get some other activities that will hopefully keep him busy while I'm feeding the baby and changing and doing all the other things that I need to do.”

Creating a happy hat wearer

“Harry started wearing hats when he was just a few weeks old. We spend a lot of time outdoors and at the beach, so he has become really good at wearing them and he loves seeing me wear my hat as well.
Sun safety is really important to me, particularly because we do spend so much time outdoors. We already have a hat for the baby and I know Harry's excited to put that on the baby. He’s been practising putting it on his favourite little toy, which is a duck.”

1st vs 2nd pregnancy

“I found this pregnancy to be a lot more uncomfortable than my first, and obviously chasing around a toddler has its challenges as well, so I’m finding it a lot harder than the first time around. But I'm really excited for the arrival of our second baby and very excited to have newborn cuddles again.”

Good luck with the last few months of your pregnancy! We can't wait to see your new little one in their Bedhead hat!

Harry is wearing Originals Classic Bucket in Koala and Originals Legionnaire in White
Jess is wearing Heritage Ladies Sun Hat in Meredith


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