I seem to have turned into paparazzi mum. There are over 2,000 baby photos on my phone, and I never pass up an opportunity for another impromptu photoshoot (Eliza will thank me when her first boyfriend is round, right?) So I was pretty keen when Bags of Love – creators of personalised photo gifts – contacted me to…
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On the whole world of parenting worry
Read moreOh, the world of parenting worry. So we somehow have a seven-month old baby; when did that happen? And so far each of those seven months have been filled with firsts, and most of them have been great (like her first proper giggle, the first time she rolled over and the first time she sat…
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Why Did Nobody Tell Me? Home Truths Every Parent Needs To Know – review of new Mumsnet book
Read moreI was recently sent a book to review, the new one from Mumsnet called Why Did Nobody Tell Me? Home Truths Every Parent Needs to Know. As it’s September and back-to-school, now seems like a fitting time for a book review (the last time I wrote one was when I was at school, where I…
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Mumderground iPhone App: Easy Tube Travel With Babies
Read moreWe Look At The Mumderground iPhone App – Easy Tube Travel With Babies Do you need some tips on how to travel around London with babies in a pram? We’ve been trying out the Mumderground iPhone app to see if this can make travelling around London with kids slightly easier. It’s funny how things change.…
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Eliza: A Baby Update At Six Months
Read moreHere’s Our Six Month Baby Update I wasn’t going to write a six month baby update this month, as I had thought that there would only be tiny developments which would verge on the tedious for everyone apart from the Grandmas. However, six months for babies seems like a massive turning point! She’s changed so…
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On weaning, feeding, and teaching my daughter to love food
Read moreThinking back to my childhood, my brothers and I were notoriously picky eaters. One of us would only eat mashed potato with salad cream, one wouldn’t touch anything which had bits in it, and there was a particularly traumatic incident involving some fish that my parents still regularly bring up now. So when it came to weaning…
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On Separation Anxiety: Moving The Baby Out Of Our Bedroom
Read moreSeparation Anxiety And Moving Your Baby Out Of Your Bedroom When’s the right time to move the baby out of your bedroom? And when do you move the baby to their own room? It is normal to have anxiety about your baby sleeping in their own room? How do you deal with separation anxiety (in…