Bing DVD review: this bunny will last beyond Easter
We’ve decamped to Dorset and the New Forest to grace the grannies with our presence over Easter. This year we’ve got an extra string to our bow in the activities stakes: a lovely shiny copy of the new Bing DVD. For those of you unfamiliar [...]
Lindt Easter chocolate review: the diddy lambs are almost too cute to eat (but not quite)
Easter has come early in our house. In fact most seasonal events – Halloween, Christmas, Pancake Day etcetera - tend to come early owing to the fact we get sent things to review, which means we have to open them before the big day. I’m [...]
Shared parental leave: it could easily end in divorce
The new shared parental leave policy comes into force next week. Having just returned from maternity leave, I don’t think it’s for us. Not now, not in the past, not ever. There’s no doubt about it, working from home and being a mum at the [...]
Is it ok to go straight from the school run to the pub?
We’ve had a sobering email from BB’s preschool. After Easter they’re going to start introducing phonics and teaching the children how to write letters in preparation for starting school in September. They’ve also asked us to let them know what school she’ll be going to so [...]
I thought it was poo then realised it was blood
There’s nothing like a good shock to wake you up in the morning. I went into BB’s bedroom one morning this week and found what I thought was poo smeared all over her face. My first thought was that there had been some kind of [...]
Purifyne Cleanse review: an internal makeover for your body
Cold pressed, ready to drink fresh detox juice delivered straight to your door. Doesn’t that sound fantastic? There’s never been a time I’ve been in more need of a pick me up - sleep deprivation, breast feeding, commuting and the many and varied demands of [...]
Aldi bedding review: I’m a bedding snob
There’s been a lot of bed hopping going on at our house. With me working in London on three consecutive days last week we enlisted the help of both grannies on the childcare front, resulting in bed making, stripping and remaking on handover day. So [...]
Mum & Me book review: perfect for Mother’s Day
It’s almost Mother’s Day and if you haven’t sorted out a present yet I’ve got just the thing: a Mum & journal (pictured). It’s a personalised diary in which you can work together learning about everything from your earliest memory to things you love doing together [...]
Elemis cellular recovery skin bliss capsules review: tiny but fabulous
Four months, seven days and 10 hours: that’s how long it’s been since I last had a full nights’ sleep. And boy, is it starting to show. My skin is sallow, my contact lenses sting and I’ve got a muscle in my left hand eyebrow that just [...]
Baby swimming lessons: are they worth it?
It’s a good question, because at around £13 per class they’re not cheap. Although I took BB swimming regularly when she was a baby it didn’t occur to me to look into anything more structured until I was asked to write a piece about baby [...]
Is getting your baby’s stem cells frozen as an ‘insurance policy’ a good idea?
As a journalist I meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. This week I met a mum, Hannah, who had the blood from her baby’s cord, which is rich in stem cells, harvested at birth and cryogenically frozen in case it comes [...]
How to work from home with a baby and stay (relatively) sane
I’m coming to the end of my second month being a stay-and-work-at-home-mum (SWAHM - yes it does exist!) and to say it’s been a learning curve is an understatement. Working from home with a newborn baby sleeping peacefully in his seat is one thing, but quite [...]
Why don’t pregnant women use wheelchairs?
Mountain Buggy Protect review: it’s amazing what you can hold between your teeth
Maxi Cosi better watch its back. Mountain Buggy has entered the travel system market with a new group 0+ baby car seat from birth to 13kg (pictured). And boy, is it light. In case I haven’t harped on about it enough, we live in a fourth floor flat, which is one thing when you’ve got an independent three year old who can walk, but quite another when you’ve got said independent three year old AND a baby. Which is asleep in the car seat. And shopping. And wellington boots the independent three year old discarded in the hallway downstairs…you get the picture. It’s amazing what you can hold between your teeth. […]
Dream job interview: my out-of-date noughties outfit was fine
These things are never as bad as you think they’re going to be, are they? Leaving Little B with Granny and going into central London and back again really wasn’t that bad, even though I did miss him terribly and it felt like we’d been apart an age. My stinking cold managed to contain itself for an hour or so, my out-of-date noughties outfit was fine (according to Gok flared trousers are actually back in), my boobs didn’t leak and instead of being the grilling I thought it would be the interview was more like a nice chat. And it’s fine just to work weekends. I start next Sunday. […]
