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How I fell victim to the Maternity Allowance tax glitch

Self-employed and expecting a baby in the not too distant future? Planning on claiming Maternity Allowance? Then you MUST read [...]

By |February 28th, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|7 Comments

Managing third trimester aches & pains with The Massage Company

Lower back pain, muscle spasms, trouble sleeping, heartburn: those are among the joyful side effects of the third trimester as [...]

By |February 5th, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy, Reviews|0 Comments

Does having an epidural make me a failure?

Does having an epidural make me a failure? According to the so-called ‘cult of natural childbirth’ it does. I ask [...]

By |January 31st, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|5 Comments

Should I harvest my colostrum before my baby is born?

It sounds like the sort of thing best left to scientists in labs, but it's the latest recommendation being dished [...]

By |January 24th, 2020|Breast feeding, Parenting, Pregnancy|10 Comments

5 ways to cope financially when you’re unexpectedly expecting

Six thousand pounds. That’s how much a baby costs in their first year if new research by insurance company LV [...]

By |January 22nd, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|3 Comments

10 things I’d completely forgotten about being pregnant!

Isn’t it funny how you can completely forget what it’s like to be in a situation when you’re no longer [...]

By |January 16th, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|5 Comments

When is the right time to start shopping for a new baby?

When is the right time to start shopping for a new baby? I ask after reaching six months of pregnancy [...]

By |January 6th, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|2 Comments

Help! Pregnancy is turning me into a Christmas grinch!

Cross. If there’s one word I’d use to describe myself so far this Christmas it’s cross. And grumpy. Forget what [...]

By |December 13th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|6 Comments

Surviving Christmas & New Year when everyone else is drinking & you’re not

Six billion. That’s how many units of alcohol we consume between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day if the latest [...]

By |December 6th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|6 Comments

What it’s REALLY like being 20 weeks pregnant with baby number four!

‘You must be mad’. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard that since revealing we’re expecting baby [...]

By |November 22nd, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|10 Comments

10 things that are unavoidably condemned after having kids

Is it just me or do kids wreck everything? I don’t necessarily mean intentionally (although I’m not ruling it out), [...]

By |October 28th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|12 Comments

Does having a fourth baby make me selfish?

‘It’s not fair’, ‘she needs therapy’ and ‘selfish’. Those are some of the criticisms leveled at Britain’s biggest family after [...]

By |October 25th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|10 Comments

5 top tips for coping with pregnancy scanxiety

Did you know that around one in seven pregnant women in the UK now pay for private scans during pregnancy, [...]

By |October 16th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|0 Comments

My top 10 tried & tested morning sickness remedies

‘An uncomfortable condition that can occur with or without vomiting’. That’s the dictionary definition of morning sickness, which is an [...]

By |October 9th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|1 Comment

10 things I’m going to do differently with baby number four

If you were to have your time again on the baby making front, what would you do differently? It's been [...]

By |October 7th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|5 Comments