Iβve got a confession. It involves a fifth baby (although not of the human variety!), a secret Iβve been keeping and have been dying to tell you about, and 46,921 words.
Iβve written a book! An actual book with actual pages and itβs available to order on Amazon now!

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I’m so pleased to finally be able to tell you that Confessions of a Crummy Mummy β The Baby Years will be published by Filament Publishing on November 16, 2021, and is available to order right now in paperback.
I can’t believe I’m writing this but here’s the actual link on actual Amazon!
Confessions of a Crummy Mummy – The Baby Years
In a nutshell, it’s a telling-it-how-it-is parenting manual featuring all the things they don’t tell you about the first year. Chapters are split into confessions on everything from lady bits and sleep (or lack of it!) to weaning and washing β and what happens when you accidentally find yourself doing it all in the middle of a global pandemic. And if you’re a regular follower you’ll know giving birth in the middle of a global pandemic was not in the birth plan!
I first had the germ of an idea for the book (excuse the pun!) one day in lockdown amid the chaos of homeschooling. The idea grew and got legs as I made notes on my phone while I breastfed Violet, and since then itβs fair to say itβs been a bit of a rollercoaster ride from writing the synopsis and sample chapters to getting an agent, then a publishing deal, and then actually writing it. I’ll be sharing some of the journey here and on social media between now and publication day so watch this space!

In the meantime, I’ll be brutally honest: pre-orders are so important for new authors like me because they not only count towards the first week of sales but Amazon’s algorithms pick up on the traffic and they’re more likely to give you more space on their site.
So if you’re a new (or not so new) mama feeling like you’re doing too many things and none of them well (or you know someone who is) I’d LOVE it if you’d consider pre-ordering a copy ahead of publication day!
You can find it on Amazon where’s there’s a sneak peek inside along with everything you need to know about the book and why it makes the perfect antidote to the traditional parenting manual, and you can also order with Waterstone’s if that’s more your thing. I’ve also got a brand new page on the blog all about it which you can see here.
If you do buy the book and enjoy what you read I’d also be eternally grateful if you’d consider leaving an Amazon review. Like pre-orders, reviews are really important because the more reviews a book has, the higher it ranks in search results and the more people will see it and (hopefully!) be encouraged to buy it too.
I’ll stop waffling on now and leave you to it, but before I go I must say a really big thank you for reading – not just this post but the blog as a whole. The truth is my book wouldn’t have been possible without you and your follows, likes, comments, hearts and shares. So thank you, thank you, and happy reading!

Well done you! Congratulations.
I’ve just had a quick look on Amazon and it looks fab!
Wishing you the best of luck xx
Thank you so much! It was a real juggle getting it all done but we got there in the end!!
Congratulations Natalie this is fantastic news I will definitely be pre-ordering my copy. Well done
Yay! Thank you! Enjoy!
The book sounds awesome Natalie! Congratulations and all the best… can’t wait to read it:)
I really hope you enjoy it – I wanted it to be a celebration of perfectly imperfect parenting and get the message across that we’re all in this together!
Amazing news massive congrats what an achievement looking forward to reading!
I hope you enjoy it! I think the chapter on homeschooling hell will particularly resonate…
Congratulations, Natalie, I have also written a book, but the publishing house wanted stupid amounts of money to publish so I declined#mischiefandmemories@_karendennis
How exciting! You should persevere – do you have an agent? I was lucky enough to be offered a traditional publishing deal negotiated by my agent…
This book is incredible, so witty and fun to read and also informational. I wish I had read it before having my babies!!
Thank you SO much! Your words mean so much! So glad you like it!
Wow congratulations that is is awesome news x #mischiefandmemories
Thanks Sam!
That is such a huge accomplishment! Congratulations and I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy. Thanks for joining us on #MischiefandMemories!
Thank you Heather – I hope you enjoy it!
Congratulations Natalie!!!! *Runs around the room screaming and whooping!!! I’m SO happy for you, and know just how exciting and crazy it feels having an actual real life book that you have written. I mean… wow, how amazing is that. I will 100% be ordering a copy and can’t wait to give it a read. Thank you for sharing such fab news over on #mischiefandmemories xx
Thanks Annette – I know you know what it’s like too! What a rollercoaster publishing is…
Congratulations! Such exciting news for you and I hope to read it! Thanks for linking up with #MischiefAndMemories
I really hope you enjoy it – I think you’ll be able to relate!
Congratulations! This is fantastic news. You must be so proud! #KCACOLS
It’s all still sinking in to be honest…but yes!
Congratulations, I have also written a book, but it cost too much to get published#kcacols@_karendennis
I was lucky to be offered a traditional publishing deal so all the costs were & are covered by the publisher…you could consider Kindle Direct Publishing if you wanted to self-publish?
Adorable. I love the title and concept. I too have a published book for parents! And am working on a few more. What a ride publishing is. #KCACOLS
Wow, congrats on getting your book published! I am so proud of you! I can’t read actual paperback books, so hope it’ll eventually be out as an eBook too. #KCACOLS
Thank you so much! As well as paperback it’s also available on Kindle on Amazon now!
Congratulations! What an amazing achievement! I hope it sells like hot cakes for you. #KCACOLS
Congratulations to you! What an incredible achievement! #KCACO~LS
How exciting and congratulations awesome news x #kcacols
Wow, this is amazing news! Congratulations! I will have a look and order one too! Thanks for sharing your news with us at #KCACOLS π XX