This week simply cannot pass by without some huge credit going to my teenage boy. My regular readers may already know he is 16 and is currently in the thick of of GCSE’s. He has worked very hard at school and home over the last few years to ensure he gets the grades he needs…
If you are one of my regular readers you’ll have gathered by now I am a huge advocate of breastfeeding, and you can catch up with my experiences of feeding my first 2 children in my story of an old cow. With my daughter, you’ll see we didn’t get of to the best start and…
Last week saw me turn 41 weeks pregnant. It was like one of those milestone birthday’s you’d really rather ignore even though you know it’s happening no matter what. It had been a long bank holiday weekend praying for labour to start naturally. Each morning I’d wake up thoroughly deflated to find I was still…
When will I ever learn to keep my big mouth shut! Those that know me well already know the answer to that. I’ve always been to vocal for my own good. Why, oh why did I declare I would not see my due date. Now I’m eating my words at 40 weeks plus 2. In…
New Mums and Mums to be often search the internet gathering information and deliberating about the pros and cons of breastfeeding. There’s lots of breastfeeding advice out there and to be honest some of it’s good and some of it’s bad. It can feel like a minefield for first time parents. There are also still…
Mornings in our house aren’t the happiest time, unless it’s the weekend. I’m very, very pregnant (DD 20th May) so my usual morning tactics are in short supply. At times like this you need a secret weapon. My secret weapon is Princess, without her, no-one would leave the house with a smile on their face!…
Heartburn has plagued me in all 3 of my pregnancies in varying degrees. I don’t know about you but that annoying acid burning sensation creeps up from the back of the throat and always seems to be worse at night. It must be something to do with lying down. When Gaviscon contacted me about writing…
You may already be aware I’ve been fortunate enough to breastfeed both my children, with varying degrees of success. If you’d like to find out how this old cow got on, you can catch up on my nursing dramas here. Also, who could not notice the pictures hitting social media from the American campaign When…
I’m practically touching the finishing line at 38 weeks pregnant and this is the best I’ve felt in over 7 months. I just need to deliver a healthy baby (and Mum!) and I’m hoping the mantra ‘Keep Calm and Push’ with a bit a lot of gas and air will get me through, what do you reckon readers?…
So this will be the last bank holiday before the new baby arrives, and as much as we want her here it’s also a time to enjoy our family just as it is. What better time to be a #MorrisonsMum. I’m really hoping my waters don’t break just yet 😉 I set myself a #MorrisonsMum mission…
This year I have to be organised, the baby is due on May 20th so we are likely to be really busy around Father’s Day, and possibly a little bit tired. What do you reckon? My teen will be in the middle of his GCSE’s and as Father’s Day looms closer, and we’ll have less…
This week I became 37 weeks pregnant. Woohoo! Doing the Full Term Pregnancy Shuffle right now! There have been times when I have really worried about getting this far. I’ve had a tough time unfortunately, which has robbed me in part of being able to feel happy and relaxed about this pregnancy. Physically, my body…
My 16 year old teen has a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini on contract which I treated him to for his birthday. He is never far from his phone, it’s definitely one of his most prized possessions after his desktop. You know what teens are like though, those hormones can make them a bit dreamy, and…
I was horrified to read the story this week published by the Nottingham Evening Post about the woman who was allegedly asked to leave Sports Direct for breastfeeding her child. How is it that events like this keep happening to women who make this feeding choice for their baby. How Mum’s feed their children is…
‘Right’, I thought. ‘I’ve done this before, this will be a doddle.’ That was how I entered my breast feeding relationship with my second child, Princess. I breast fed my son for six months. It came so naturally. There were no cracked nipples, no latching problems, nothing. Both myself and my new born baby boy…
As a parent the thing I want most for all of my children is to be happy. I don’t mind how they get there and I’ll support whatever path they wish to take, but understanding what makes us happy along the way will help them I’m sure. A lot of parents say the same thing,…