Quite often when I’m giving tips to other mumas for things like staying positive, being organised and just generally surviving motherhood I find myself offering the same piece of advice – try something new. Now of course I stand by this; pushing out of our comfort zones and venturing to
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Oh me oh my 7 months … actually 7 months doesn’t seem quite as scary as 6 months. I guess 6 months was a big milestone, half of a year and all but 7 months just seems like a little more … not a lot more if that makes sense?
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I let things slip. Sitting on the sofa with a screaming Jenson who was desperately trying to get something, anything out of my boobs I suddenly realised my milk supply had gone. I looked up to a messy living room, cereal still on the table from breakfast next to a half
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Each stage of parenthood is as beautiful as the last but oh my goodness are they also as difficult. Crawling is wonderful because you don’t need to carry your baby all of the time but then they’re into everything and you secretly (or openly) wish they were newborns again; staying in
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When I found out that we were having another baby I had mixed feelings about how I thought Jasper would be. There were lots of factors that gave me confidence that he’d rock being a big bro; for example I knew that he liked babies as he would often point
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This is a concept I’d never heard of before. When my friend asked me if during this pregnancy I’d made my feeding box yet I assumed it was either a box full of nursing pads and nipple creams or a box of pre-prepared meals for the early manic days; maybe
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Ever since I found out that we were expecting another baby it was at the forefront of my mind how I’d prepare Jasper for the new arrival. Of course I also considered Rhys in this, but as he was already used to having a younger sibling I knew that he’d be more
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Could this be the last time I tuck you up in bed as my only baby boy? Will I even see you in the morning or will you wake up to Grandma and Grandad as Mummy’s had to rush off to hospital in the night to bring your baby brother
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Mum life, whether you have a tribe of five or are expecting your first baby, can be a really lonely one. Yes when you have a baby you’re inundated by visitors cooing over your sweet newborn and for many this continues; with weeks full of play dates and a well
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One question that I get asked A LOT; is how I make time for me. This is something I’m not sure I’m particularly qualified to answer as I’m the worst at prioritising myself over kids, husband, housework, work etc but it’s something I do know the answer to. I know