Public confession; I am a stalker.
Not the ‘please attend court on Wednesday and don’t go within 200 metres’ type stalker. I’m an online stalker.
In years gone by my fix was usually a quick whip around Facey but with three kids under five I’m no longer available for long, in-depth scrolling. I want some quick funnies and I want them now.
Enter Instagram. Once a forum for sunsets, hot dogs/legs and fitspo pics, Instagram has evolved, and with it we’ve seen the birth of some awesome perv accounts, mum style.
If you’re looking for some real mum Instagram gold, I’d highly recommend you hit ‘follow’ on these beauties.
Zoe Foster Blake @zotheysay
While a lot of people are familiar with her husband Hamish, (from Hamish and Andy fame) it’s actually Zoe that gets my heart a flutter. This chick is the goods on so many levels. She’s a published author, past beauty editor, CEO boss lady of Go-to Skin care and the kind of mum I wish would adopt me.
Her Instagram account is filled with hilarious insights into her life and times. She keeps it lighthearted and dishes out some of the cutest baby spam you’ll find. I’m basically just waiting for the day when she calls me up and asks me if I’ll be her best friend. The answer is yes, Zoe.
Olivia White @HOUSEOFWHITE_
Olivia describes herself as a mum and lifestyle blogger. Having produced her second child only weeks ago, Olivia fills up my Instagram with squishy baby pics and funnies that I often regram and pass off as my own comedy gold. Olivia’s Instagram is seriously relatable and she had me cheering with my pom poms when she recently posted a pic of a real post baby body, complete with granny pants.
Mel Watts AKA The Modern Mumma @_melwatts
Here’s another Instagram queen who I’d like to add to my squad (just kidding, I don’t have a squad. I have sticky kids who climb on me) Mel is Mum to super spunk Aiden, adorable Ivie and too-cute-for-words Indie.
We were pregnant at the same time and I followed her Insta page daily. Mel keeps it real and doesn’t hide behind a fake ‘Insta’ world. She is unapologetically raw and makes me feel like another mum ‘gets it’ when the days are long and the kids are feral. There is no sugar coating with Mel’s Instagram page and I love her for it.
Jayde @LITTLEPAPERLANE
Jayde won’t know that I frequent her little stationary/homewares shop regularly. It’s about three streets from my house and I’ve been a-wandering in there many times. Filled with funky, bright, exciting things that make my heart flutter it’s the perfect place to peruse if you get someone nice enough to mind your kids for a while. But it’s her Instagram page that really makes me laugh.
Anna Strode @BUBS2BIKINIS
Anna is mum to twin boys Lachie and Samuel. Through her Instagram page she shares healthy eating and workouts tips. I stumbled across Anna’s account one night when I was up feeding my baby (for the hundredth time) and at first I thought I was looking at ‘just another fitness’ profile.
Rather, Anna shares her personal journey with how exercise helped her in coping with the demands of her new babies and gives tips and inspiration on how other mums can make it work. Frankly I’d be happy to be rocking a body she’s showing off in her ‘before’ pictures but the after’s definitely give me the motivation to get off my butt and start making changes.