I remember everyone telling me how quickly the newborn days would go. How? I remember thinking. I’m exhausted, sore and utterly terrified of putting a foot out of line. But they do, and before I knew it, your baby looks like he’s starting to become a little boy.
My first birthday as a mummy and my first holidaying in the UK. Usually we’d head to a cool European city but this time we stayed on British soil and explored the beautiful North East.
I always imagined maternity leave would be super boring. I envisaged days and days of feed, cry, nap, repeat and my sanity quickly escaping through a crack in the door. But then baby cinema came to the rescue.
Clingy, crying and cranky. All our babes can be like it from time to time... let's me honest, sometimes it feels like ALL the time, but have you considered they could be going through a developmental leap?
Babies require more luggage than I ever imagined. Team that with a long car journey and your first night away can be a scary one. But we survived! And hopefully with these tips you will too.
Shopping for a baby shower or babies arrival gift is always tricky. Surely they’ll have enough teddies and baby grows?! How about something special, unique and personalised instead.
Packing for Birth is a bit like packing for a holiday. You are never 100% sure on what you’ll need, you’ll probably overpack but who knows what you’ll need at that all important moment?!
Celebrities seem to try so many things when it comes to birth, and one of those is placenta encapsulation. But why should us mere mortals shy away from something so potentially amazing?
Bottle or breast, I’m firmly in the fed is best camp. How we feed our babies and for how long, seems to be the hot topic on everyones lips - but for some it’s not as easy as it seems.
Hypnobirthing, the new buzzword in the world of yummy mummies, yoga retreats and simply breathing your baby out- but is it all too good to be true?
