Category: Baby
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5 signs that your little one is a wild child!
Now I don’t know about you but my children can be a handful. Sometimes they can play nicely but the majority of the time, they are like feral creatures that require daily taming! As much as it drives me up the wall and cause me unnecessary stress and repeating myself like a broken record, it […]
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My top 5 breastfeeding products I couldn’t have lived without
It feels like so long ago since I was nursing Baby Girl and even longer with LO. Unfortunately with Baby Girl, I only managed to exclusively breastfeed for two months as she started to become very colicky and constipated. So I made the decision then to switch her on to formula and it worked well […]
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A letter to Baby Girl on her first birthday
Dear Baby Girl, Happy 1st Birthday! We hope you enjoyed it, it was a blast! Everyone had a brilliant time and I am so grateful for the turnout that we had. We decided to host your birthday at Discovery Planet in Surrey Quays because (1) it’s close to home and a good location for everyone, and […]
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5 things to remember when going on a toddler’s first holiday
Lately I’ve been thinking about booking our little family of four a new holiday – a proper family holiday this time as the last time was more of a mini one than anything as Daddy P didn’t come with us to Fuerteventura. LO, bump and I went around late January and it was lovely. The […]
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What was the last thing your child needed?
I read a post on the World Vision blog and a couple of other mummy blogs answering the question, “what was the last thing your child needed?” and wanted to give my little response and thoughts on the question. The last thing my children needed was pretty much the basics… food and changing. Changing nappies for Baby Girl, […]
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My top 10 products to buy a new mum & baby
Firstly… CONGRATULATIONS! (If you’re not expecting and reading this, here are some great gifts for family members or friends who are) … Expecting a baby whether it’s your first or third is a wonderful experience but it can also be a stressful one. Planning ahead can make things a little easier but from my experience I found that […]
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10 Ways to Help Your Child Swim With Confidence
“It’s all about the confidence” – Gok Wan …Clearly, this cat is super water confident! 🙂 I love swimming even though I can’t really swim, it’s never stopped me from going in the water and trying to. I have always told myself that when I have children, they will learn to swim. This was an essential […]
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Baby Girl is now 3 months old!
Even as a second-time mum there are still things that I am learning about second time round. LO is what you’d call the “perfect baby”. He breastfed well, hardly ever cried, didn’t cry or get a fever at all when it was time for immunisations, he slept good and didn’t suffer from colic or reflux […]
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Baby Girl is two months old today!
I just can’t believe this little bundle is already 2 months old. It really doesn’t feel that long ago when I had her… In fact it feels like it was just last week that I had her! Lol 🙂 So much has been going on for her. She had really bad colic and silent reflux […]
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Parenting: co-sleeping with my baby
Experts and medical professionals will tell you that the safest place for a baby to sleep in the first six months are in a moses basket or a cot. While this is good advice, sometimes you need something more convenient – this is where co-sleeping can become a new mum’s favourite way of sleeping. As soon as my […]
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A month on: My motherhood experience so far…
Now looking back, these past 4 weeks have just flown by! I’m now in what mums might call the “fourth trimester” – the period straight after birth where new mums can expect ‘niggles’ like postpartum after-pains and contractions, sore nipples, sleep deprivation and exhaustion… alongside what feels like a daily emotional roller-coaster ride. The first two weeks were […]
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