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About crummymummy1

I'm a wife, mama of four, freelance journalist, author & blogger. Not necessarily in that order!

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So we've survived the first week of the Easter holidays. Just. (It turns out there are lots of things they [...]

By |April 16th, 2017|Parenting|7 Comments

What REALLY happens inside innocent’s Fruit Towers #ad

Ever wondered where those little knitted hats on top of innocent smoothies actually come from? Or whether seven crushed strawberries [...]

By |April 14th, 2017|Health, Parenting|24 Comments

10 reasons to visit Thomas Land

If you’re two and totally obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine the chances are life doesn’t get much better than a trip to [...]

By |April 11th, 2017|Family days out, Reviews|11 Comments

5 ways parenting is easier in summer

‘Parenting’ and ‘easy’ are two words most parents would probably agree don’t belong in the same sentence. While there’s nothing [...]

By |April 10th, 2017|Parenting|31 Comments

5 reasons to take kids on a cruise

They say there’s no such thing as a holiday when you have kids. I beg to differ. There is such [...]

By |April 7th, 2017|Parenting|3 Comments

5 good things about broken nights

No I haven’t finally gone stark raving mad with sleep deprivation. It occurred to me, as I paced the living [...]

By |April 5th, 2017|Parenting|12 Comments

5 ways to rock being a working mum

Four months. That’s how long it takes the average new mum to get their confidence back when they return to [...]

By |April 3rd, 2017|Parenting|42 Comments

Things I wish I’d known about my lady bits

This post should probably come with a warning: it’s not for the faint hearted. Or the squeamish. A bit like [...]

By |March 30th, 2017|Parenting, Pregnancy, Reviews|14 Comments

Breastfeeding friendly wedding guest outfits

Three weddings, at three different venues, requiring three very different outfits. That’s what we’ve got coming up this summer: one at [...]

By |March 29th, 2017|Breast feeding, Fashion|0 Comments

Why I’m proud to breastfeed in the pub

Brace yourselves. This is going to be a ranty one. Did you hear about the man who lambasted a mum [...]

By |March 29th, 2017|Breast feeding, Parenting|35 Comments

More reasons Mother’s Day is a bad idea

Last year I wrote a post about 5 reasons Mother's Day is a bad idea. This year, one more baby [...]

By |March 27th, 2017|Parenting|23 Comments

Why I’m telling my kids about terrorism

When something bad happens, how much information is too much information when it comes to kids? Should you try and [...]

By |March 24th, 2017|Parenting|10 Comments

Why I’ve written off my 30s

I’ve got a secret. I’ve written off my 30s. I'm 36 - more than halfway through the decade - and [...]

By |March 22nd, 2017|Parenting|42 Comments

5 fashion tips for breastfeeding mums

Now I don’t pretend to know much – if anything - about fashion, but having breastfed for a combined total [...]

By |March 20th, 2017|Parenting, Reviews|25 Comments

How to travel with a baby and stay (relatively) sane

‘Let’s stay close to home this year.’ Like many new parents, when it comes to holidays that’s what Misery Guts and [...]

By |March 17th, 2017|Parenting, Travel|7 Comments