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#MySundayPhoto

About five. That's how many pictures exist of the five of us together, including #MySundayPhoto this week. It was taken by me (in case you were in any doubt!) on an open top bus tour of Windsor, where we were invited by hop-on hop-off bus [...]

Win £30 worth of Messy Me oilcloth weaning accessories!

Fancy winning £30 worth of oilcloth weaning accessories in a range of fab designs? Then read on! With baby led weaning in full swing for the third time in our house (a very messy business) we’ve teamed up with weaning accessories brand Messy Me to [...]

#MySundayPhoto

We survived! After leaving the baby overnight for the first time (easier said than done when you're still breastfeeding at one) I'm pleased to report all went according to plan. #MySundayPhoto this week is where we escaped to over Mothering Sunday weekend - Foxhills Hotel [...]

10 things parents start but never get to finish

When was the last time you got to drink a cup of tea hot? Or have a bath without someone coming in to use the loo? If you can’t remember then you’re in good company. I often say if only I had £1 for every [...]

4 apps to help your baby sleep through the night

Sleep. If you’re a regular follower of the blog you’ll know I talk about sleep – my lack of it and (trying) to get the kids to do it – a lot. That’s the trouble with something you want but can’t have – it makes [...]

10 top tips for leaving your baby overnight for the first time

Picture this: you, your other half, alone, in a hotel, child-free and without the prospect of a nappy to change or a highchair to wipe for at least the next 24 hours. Sounds marvellous doesn’t it. Yet leaving your baby overnight for the first time [...]

#MySundayPhoto

Outnumbered. If there's one word that sums up our life at the moment that's it, which is why - in honour of Mothering Sunday - this had to be #MySundayPhoto this week! I'm a sucker for a slogan top and this one from Dadmin Store [...]

An open letter to all mums on their first Mother’s Day

Are you looking forward to Mother’s Day this weekend? As a knackered mum of three Mother’s Day is a hotly anticipated event in our house – well, hotly anticipated by me anyway. It’s my seventh Mothering Sunday this year and I'm hoping it will be [...]

Does going ‘out’ in pyjamas make me a lazy mum?

Does going 'out' in pyjamas make me a lazy mum? When I say 'out' I don’t mean in broad daylight (although I’m in no way judging), I mean after dark in a long coat to get wine (not sure whether that makes it better, or [...]

Easy face painting ideas for kids & £100 Amazon giveaway!

Looking for some easy face painting ideas for kids and fancy winning £100 in Amazon vouchers to kit you out with everything you need? Then you've come to the right place! With the Easter holidays looming we've teamed up with Blue Squid face paints to [...]

#MySundayPhoto

It was tempting to share a snow picture for #MySundayPhoto this week - after the first significant snow fall where we live in five years I took lots - but I thought I'd turn the tables and show you what was going on indoors instead. [...]

10 simple ways to help your baby with eczema

Fifteen million. That’s how many people are thought to be living with eczema in the UK, and Littlest B is one of them. The diagnosis has come as quite a shock as we have no family history of eczema, and given there’s no family history [...]

10 fun snow games for big kids & little kids!

Is it snowing where you are? We’ve had the first proper snowfall in five years in our neck of the woods and the first in BB and Little B’s memory, so needless to say there’s much excitement in our house. School is closed, pretty much [...]