Top 10 pop songs to sing to your baby
Ed Sheeran, Bob Marley and Tracey Chapman. They might not sound like they have much in common, but they all feature in a list of the top 10 pop songs to sing to your baby. According to new research from baby and parenting website Emma’s Diary traditional [...]
Speedy school night hacks
It’s just one week into the new school term and I already feel like I need a holiday. BB only went back to school mid-week and I already feel like I’ve been knocked for six on the routine front. I don’t know where the time between pick-up and [...]
#MySundayPhoto
This weekend I made it to our allotment for the first time in more than a month owing to holidays and general life. The thing about gardening is that it doesn’t matter how much time you put into it, neglect it for a week or [...]
5 reasons pen pals should make a come back
Did you ever have a pen pal when you were little? I did. We moved around a lot and in those days the only way of keeping in touch with your friends was by post, so that’s what we did. I used to love writing [...]
The curious case of the shrinking boob
Pregnancy – and breastfeeding – have got lot to answer for in the boob department. Anyone who says they haven't is lying. Being pregnant with baby number three and having breastfed BB and Little B for a combined total of 42 months – or three and a [...]
‘Mummy there’s POO on my hand!’
The thing they don’t tell you about toilet training is that it goes way beyond simply getting them to do their business in the loo. Quite literally. Little ‘spillages’ and requests to wipe bottoms can go on for years, and the fact is you won’t [...]
#MySundayPhoto
This week we decamped to my in-laws in the New Forest while some work was done on our flat, meaning I swapped my seafront runs here in Hove for New Forest runs instead. An eery ground mist often starts the day, and I took this [...]
Back to school essentials you didn’t know you need
I can’t wait for the new school year to start. Working from home (see my confessions of a stay-and-work-at-home mum here) the school holidays have been rather a juggle, what with BB off school for six whole weeks and limited childcare for Little B. Things [...]
How to exercise safely in pregnancy
Regular readers will know that I'm a) pregnant and b) love running. I continued running until I was eight months pregnant with both BB and Little B, and have every intention to do the same in my third pregnancy, assuming my body will let me. [...]
5 of the best wooden toys for kids
When I first became a mum I had visions of wooden toys neatly stacked on bookcases lined with traditional fairy tales, decorated with a swathe or two of fabric bunting. It wasn’t long before reality kicked in: the wooden toys of my mind’s eye were replaced with [...]
How to make a Frozen cake in 12 easy steps
If the very thought of conjuring up a Frozen cake fills you with dread, then read on. It may sound like something best left to the professionals, but it’s actually surprisingly easy to produce a passable looking Frozen-inspired cake with a little help from good [...]
#MySundayPhoto
You spend hours and hours making and decorating a cake, and then it's all but gone in a matter of minutes. On the upside, at least it's a sign it went down well. This weekend it was BB's 5th birthday party - our first school [...]
Things they don’t tell you about pregnancy after miscarriage
There’s no getting away from it: pregnancy is a tricky business. And pregnancy after miscarriage is even trickier. I should know, having lost two babies between BB and Little B. But now I’m expecting our third baby and have reached the second trimester of my [...]
How do you stop co-sleeping?
How do you stop co-sleeping? Google it and you’ll find pages of advice for newborns up to teens which is all very well, but how do you make it work for you? We have (unwittingly) found ourselves co-sleeping with Little B for almost two years owing [...]
Fun lunchbox ideas for kids
One hundred and ninety five. If you had to produce packed lunches for one child for the whole school year, that’s how many you’d have to make, give or take a few inset days. Times that by two and you’ve got 390. Or 585 if [...]
