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…
Right! It’s the home straight, as hard as this pregnancy has been the end is very much in sight. I need to shake all this worry and anxiety off, as it won’t help for the task ahead and it’s not doing me any good anyway. I need to have more faith, I’ve done this before…
Going back to work after a period of maternity leave can be a very anxious and stressful time, but there are things you can do to help make the transition easier for you and baby. You can check out this source: lawpla.com to find out more information about what you and baby are entitled to….
Recently Princess has been complaining that she is ‘a bit sore’ at changing times. She’s been a bit under the weather as well as teething, so she has been more prone to more nappy rash than normal. She has been looking really uncomfortable during her nappy change, and it has obviously making her a little…
With about 6 weeks left to go it’s definitely time to start thinking about what’s going in my hospital bag. My labour bag is sorted, thanks to Devon Road Babies so that’s one job done! My Dear Husband was sent to the loft to retrieve my maternity bag today but unfortunately due to…
When you’re born, I will hold you When you cry, I will comfort you When you’re hungry, I will nurse you When you’re tired, I will lay with you If you stumble, I will steady you If you fall, I will catch you If you’re happy, I will play with you If you’re…
I have felt far better than I do this week by a long shot. Week 33 is really getting to me, and the thought of the weeks ahead is even worse. As the idea of writing this post started to gain momentum in my head while cooking dinner it was enough to reduce me…
I always find myself apologising if the issue of Princess’s sleeping arrangements arises with anyone, friends, other parents and even family. You can never be quite sure how it’s going to be received. I find myself apologising for being such a bad parent. I had one of these very conversations just the other day…
In about 10 weeks I’m going to get another one of these! I’m so excited, despite being very uncomfortable at the same time. It’s probably time to start thinking about my birth plan. You can never start too early when it comes to thinking about how you want your labour to look. Some ideas have…
This is week 29 of a difficult pregnancy. This week has been very a difficult week! I’m sure I’ve had more pins in me than a pin cushion! My resilience is pretty low any way, so going through the mill lends itself for an unsettled time all round. First it was the midwife, with…
I have two very different experiences of weaning my children. When my Teen was weaning 16 years ago, the advice was so different as I’m sure you can imagine. The advice can change from one baby to the next, but in 16 years you might as well be speaking a different language! My Teen…
You may know already that Princess and I have very much enjoyed our Baby Signing journey. After my first post, Baby Signing, it’s a must!, I thought perhaps some Mummy tips might be helpful for anyone who’s thinking of getting started. 1. No Experience Required! You do not need any experience in Makaton, British Sign…
You might know what it’s like when those hormones start rushing in, you could cry at the most insignificant things and sickness becomes an essential bodily function. As well as all the above, I started to get stressed too. I didn’t realise it was happening, I thought the things that were happening to me were…
1. Sleep. Get it when you can, it’s now a precious commodity. If baby takes a nap, you can too. Ignore those emails, leave the hoovering. Make sleep your top priority. 2. Coffee. When you can’t do point 1, drink coffee! Latte, cappuccino, americano, what ever takes your fancy, at your favourite coffee shop! It’s…
I started a ‘Sing and Sign’ class with my Daughter when she was about 6 months old. I hadn’t really heard a lot about baby sign language before then, but was inspired after a local teacher gave a demonstration at the mum and baby group I went too. I really enjoyed that it was…