Sophia & Dee
Update
23 Mar 2023
We did it! It was a challenge but I had so much fun too! We not only reached our target to Jump biy surpassed our fundraising target too.
22 of April, pending official confirmation is our Jump Date, in Wollongong ? I cannot believe I was convinced to do it but I'm also glad I was!
I have enjoyed talking about this event and sharing my story too.
Thanks to Dee, Marcela from Mama Tribe, Mama Tribe and Daily Break Cafe, we had a fundraiser and raised just over $100 from raffle and arts and crafts and cookies/cupcake decorating. We also raised $160 in cash from tins left at places too. This helped people contribute no matter how small - it goes a long way.
Thanks for everyone's support, it means a lot to me, Dee and every mum this will help.
Update
23 Jan 2023
Why Jump?
Jumping out of a plane takes courage - so does becoming a Mother."
I just really need to do this and if I do not do it now, I never will! Why not do it for this important cause close to my heart? Supporting a foundation that has supported me and has given me so much, especially recently.
I am jumping for me, my kids, for other Mothers that have experienced the ups and downs of motherhood. Some go through it harder than others. I have a very supportive husband, family and friends and I have never shied away from utilising services to keep my sanity in check (prevention is better than a cure), but it still has not been a walk in the park.
“Jumping out of a plane takes courage - so does becoming a Mother."
There's so much to this sentence! Becoming a Mother is like nothing that I have ever done before and nothing could have really prepared me for it. It takes everything out of me, makes me question everything I do, yet I love my kids with all my heart and soul and I would never go back.
Entering Motherhood and now becoming a Mother of 2 - a lot has been thrown at me over the years, good, bad, rewarding, challenging – and ugly.
I have learnt that it really does take a village to raise our kids and it is okay not to be okay. However, villages are not the same as they used to be and it’s not always easy to talk about not being okay.
I have overcome an early miscarriage with my first, anxiety during my second pregnancy, birth trauma, general life stressors and post-partum recovery – it took me a bit to find my groove as a first time mother.
Then Covid hit – say no more!
One thing I found so hard was the social isolation and losing other activities that I utilise to prevent burning out from working as a nurse.
Covid also made my recent second pregnancy to my now 6 month old harder for me, though it was solidified my home birth – and that has been a huge positive achievement and given me whole other community of special mamas to be a part of too.
It has been challenging to grow our family and adjust to life with 2 but it has also been amazing! It’s walking a similar path previously, drawing on what I have learnt but figuring out new things and challenges too.
I still have a fantastic village, even though it’s changed for various reasons. Becoming a COPE Mama Tribe Ambassador has pushed me out of my comfort zone to connect with other Mamas, go to new places and try new things – now including skydiving!
I have overcome so much in my motherhood journey so far and achieved so much, surely I can overcome this and Jump off a plane!
Go Jump! Sophia & Dee
DONATIONS26
Robert Lesina
Sun, 16 Apr 2023
$ 50
Kicking goals Soph. Good luck!!
Kicking goals Soph. Good luck!!
$ 50
Anonymous
Sun, 26 Mar 2023
$ 20
What a worthy cause!
What a worthy cause!
$ 20
Anonymous
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
$ 55
$ 55
Matthew O'Connell
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
$ 50
Good luck cous and enjoy the day. Thanks for being you and keep on giving. Thanks for fundraising and raising awareness
Love Matt xo
Good luck cous and enjoy the day. Thanks for being you and keep on giving. Thanks for fundraising and raising awareness
Love Matt xo
$ 50
Felicity
Sat, 18 Mar 2023
$ 20
Such a worthy cause Dionne!
Such a worthy cause Dionne!
$ 20
