You’re invited to my Big Breastfeeding Café!
Bear with me, it’s not as bonkers as it sounds! On Tuesday 16th May breastfeeding experts Medela are bringing mums (and dads) across the UK together to chat all things breastfeeding over tea and cake with #TheBigBreastfeedingCafe. It’s the second year running for the initiative which [...]
5 reasons Thai food is great for kids
Burgers, pizza and chips. Those tend to be the go-to types of restaurants we look for when out and about with the kids, mainly because they’re easy, cheap and you’ll know they’ll eat it. But have you ever considered something a little different? We were [...]
‘Why I became an egg donor’
Egg donation. You often read stories about women whose dreams of motherhood have finally been realised thanks to donor eggs, but what you don't tend to read is stories about women who donated those eggs, and why. Today I'm bringing you a guest post from one [...]
How to create a wildlife-friendly garden
The trouble with keeping lots of plates spinning all at the same time (a parenting superpower) is it’s only a matter of time before one of them falls off. For us that plate is our allotment, which has been so neglected since the arrival of baby [...]
10 reasons blogging IS a proper job
‘Get a proper job’. That’s what one reader told me in response to a post I wrote about whether bloggers are exploiting their children. Blogging isn’t my sole source of income but it does account for an increasing chunk of my earnings, and I certainly [...]
#MySundayPhoto
I took Littlest B's new baby cards down this week. It's been almost three months since she was born on Valentine's Day and there's no getting away from the fact she isn't a newborn anymore. She's a big bouncing baby with a huge smile and [...]
10 weird ways pregnancy changes your body
It’s no secret – or surprise – that pregnancy changes your body. After growing a human being and either pushing it out of your foo-foo or having it surgically removed from the top it would be strange if it didn’t change in some way. But [...]
Fun ways to help your child learn to read
Roald Dahl once said that if you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books. While I’m not entirely sure where I’ve got in life I do know that I’ve read a lot of books. I learnt to read [...]
10 things to pack in your baby swim bag
10 things. That's all you actually need in your baby swim bag. Not 20, not 25 and certainly not 30. Just 10. I don’t know about you but it's easy to get carried away when you're going swimming, to the point you've packed so much [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Say hello to the stars of our latest blog collaboration! I don't think I've ever captured a cheekier pair of smiles! I got this shot of Little B and Littlest B while he was giving her one of his many cuddles on the sofa this week, my [...]
5 easy ways to get your garden ready for summer
Time. I don’t know about you but as a mum time is the one thing that’s permanently in short supply. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. Since baby number three arrived in February there’s even less of it, which unsurprisingly means our allotment [...]
5 great reasons to grow your own food #ad
Cress, carrots and runner beans. We’re now the proud owners of our very own homegrown vegetables after taking part in #SowandGrowUK, a campaign by innocent drinks and not-for-profit organisation GIY (Grow-It-Yourself) designed to get kids to grow their own veg in order to help them [...]
To the lady in the supermarket
This probably isn’t going to be the classic supermarket tale you think it is. It does involve an epic toddler meltdown, it does involve a mum on a short fuse and it does involve an old lady, but it’s not about being judged for the aforementioned [...]
#MySundayPhoto
So that's Easter done and dusted for another year. I don't know about you but I do think Easter is better when you have kids, and among the festivities in our house is our annual Easter egg hunt in my mum and dad's garden. BB led the march [...]
Am I exploiting my kids?
Have you heard about Victoria Beckham trademarking her daughter’s name? Apparently she’s registered Harper Beckham, five, for use in branded products including perfume and make-up, as well as use in the entertainment industry. Of course the red tops have had a field day, criticising Posh for exploiting her [...]
