What’s the best way to treat mastitis?
I can’t believe it. Little B will be 11 months old this week and I’ve come down with mastitis. I thought it was something that only happened in the early days of breastfeeding, but how wrong I was. This morning I woke up shivering and [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Our week has been summed up by this stick in Little B's hands. It's part of a wooden musical instrument kit and he's obsessed with it. It's been surgically attached to his hand and he's been sticking it in things - the little cup you [...]
I’m sick of sticking suckers on the window at bedtime
It’s been several weeks since we put the finishing touches on BB and Little B’s shared bedroom, but there’s one thing still bothering me: the window. When we moved in I bought a travel blackout blind to stick on the glass until we got a [...]
Warnings I would give my kid self
Earlier this month Kirsty who blogs over at Something Crunchy Mummy charged me with the task of coming up with 10 warnings I would give my kid self. It’s taken me a while and I’ve been quietly thinking about it for the last few weeks [...]
Forget X Factor: build a campfire & make s’mores
Saturday night is ‘treat night’ in our house. This involves BB being allowed to stay up late and watch X Factor, Stars in their Eyes or whatever the latest family entertainment show is and eat popcorn. It’s a great bribe during the week and we [...]
Things they DON’T tell you about breastfeeding
Little B will be one next month (don’t know where that went). We’re still going strong on the breast feeding front, and like his sister he’s showing no signs of dropping any feeds. We’re still up every few hours during the night, and overall I’d [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Misery Guts bought this dress for BB when we were in holiday in Wales. She spotted it in a shop and immediately loved it - it's got a cat and mouse stitched on the front and a bow at the neckline. She begged him to [...]
The midwife recorded the time of birth on kitchen roll
This week I’ve been sorting through Little B’s memory box and with BB now at school I’ve finally got around to collating things in his early years journal. As well as the obligatory scan pictures and hospital name tags I came across a piece of [...]
Early Years Journal review: I ate chicken soup like it was going out of fashion
When it comes to keepsakes I’m a bit of a hoarder: basically I keep everything. I’ve kept every single item of clothing BB and Little B have ever had, I’ve never sold a piece of baby equipment or paraphernalia and both have memory boxes which [...]
Things I need to learn now I have a child at school
It’s now BB’s second week at school and to say it’s been a learning curve for me is an understatement. Once the novelty of the school run wore off around this time last week it began dawning on me what the advent of big school actually [...]
What REALLY happens behind the scenes on This Morning
I’ve always wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a TV show, especially a live one. Since becoming a mum This Morning has been my constant companion during morning feeds, especially those cluster ones that can go on for 45 minutes with just a [...]
#MySundayPhoto: Behind the scenes at This Morning
Every week I enjoying looking at all the photos in onedad3girls #MySundayPhoto linky, so I thought it's about time I actually take part. This photo of me and Little B in hair and make-up at ITV's This Morning really sums up our week. I was [...]
My TV debut: should parents decide when their children start school?
Social media followers will know I have made my TV debut: I appeared on ITV's This Morning talking about summer babies and whether they should start school at four or five. It's been a whirlwind day which started with being sat in hair and make-up next [...]
‘I cried hot burning tears because I dreaded the reaction my shoes would get at school’
BB started school for the first time this week, which needless to say made me think about my first day at school. Here I am - exactly 30 years ago in 1985. I remember feeling so smart with my shiny patent blue satchel which had [...]
Style tips for new mums: how to ooze confidence & avoid fashion fails
Leggings, a nursing vest and Birkenstocks. It doesn’t matter what day of the week or time of the year it is, I can usually be found wearing one or all of these items. I call it my ‘mummiform’. It’s no surprise, then, that now super [...]
