Saying goodbye to leaky boobs with Modibodi
Leaky boobs. If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to get in the way of getting to grips with breastfeeding and enjoying your new baby it’s leaky boobs. There’s nothing worse than the feeling of itchy, soggy, bunched-up breast pads stuffed down your bra, which, if [...]
8 ways to introduce kids to cooking
They say the best way to teach kids about healthy eating is to get them in the kitchen, and cooking is an essential life skill as well as helping to educate them on food safety and nutrition. Involving kids in the food preparation process might [...]
6 ways to earn extra money after becoming a mum
We all know that adjusting to motherhood is a learning curve. Your life can completely change, meaning your priorities and routines can look very different to what they were pre-baby. But what first time mum me didn't quite appreciate is that one of the biggest [...]
Simple ways to help kids develop their passions & interests
As mums (and dads!) we all want our children to be successful in life. As a mum of four I want mine to find happiness and fulfilment in whatever they do, whether that means becoming a high-flying city banker or a (cash-strapped!) author like me. [...]
7 ways to teach a child how to write an essay
Whether you loved writing essays at school or hated it, there’s no getting away from it: essay writing is an important skill that can help your child achieve academic success. With Bluebell due to start secondary school this year (I know!) essay writing is something [...]
5 ways to fund patenting costs for your bright idea
Had a bright idea for a new baby gadget or parenting product? Want to know how to go about getting funding to patent your bright idea? Then this collaborative post is for you! When it comes to funding a patent there’s a lot of misinformation [...]
5 wishes for my Valentine’s baby on her fifth birthday
Our Valentine's baby Marigold May turned five this week and because Confessions of a Crummy Mummy essentially started life as online diary it's become a tradition each year to mark birthdays in some special way. When I first started sharing a dedicated birthday post for [...]
10 top tips for planning family meals on a budget
Sixty-three pounds seventy pence. That’s the average cost of a weekly food shop for a family of four in the UK if the latest research is to be believed. Throw in nappies, wipes and all the other paraphernalia little people need and that bill soon [...]
7 things I wish I’d been told about weaning a breastfed baby
I don’t mean weaning a baby off the boob, I mean introducing a breastfed baby to solid food while carrying on breastfeeding them at the same time. It’s been more than a year since we first introduced Violet to solids and because I’m still breastfeeding [...]
5 things to consider when dressing your baby for bed
As if there isn’t enough to think about when you’ve just had a baby, dressing your baby for bed is something first time mum me fretted about a lot. What sort of bedding did we need to get? What did we need to look for [...]
9 things I wish I’d known about writing a mummy blog
Nine! That's how old Confessions of a Crummy Mummy is this week - and what a nine years writing a mummy blog it's been! If you'd told me in January 2013 that I'd be a mum of four and I'd still be blogging almost a [...]
Modibodi leak proof underwear review & giveaway!
Postpartum periods. There’s two words you don’t hear every day – or ever. Along with so many other things they don’t tell you about having a baby, post pregnancy periods are one of those things that happen to all of us but just aren’t talked [...]
5 ways to feel more confident about how you look
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Many people have little things about their appearance that they might like to change, but what if how you feel about how you look significantly impacts your confidence and even your self-worth? If you’d like [...]
WIN a Dreambaby toilet topper worth £21.99!
If you're in the throes of potty training or will be soon this post is for you. We've teamed up with baby gear brand Dreambaby to give away a step-up toilet topper worth £21.99! As a mum of four who has been there, done it, [...]
5 ways to mumify your car!
There are many truths universally acknowledged when you become a parent, and one of them is that your car basically becomes an extension of your house. It requires its own extra set of parenting paraphernalia like muslins, nappies, and wipes, and you can end up [...]
