Looking for some outdoor garden toys..? What do you mean, not at the moment? I know it’s cold and drizzly outside, and we’re firmly into autumn territory now, but here’s a look back at a couple of the toys we’ve been playing with outside over the summer (it might be useful at some point next year,…
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Signs you’re a mum in the autumn
Read moreYou want to hunt down the people letting off fireworks after 8pm and give them a really good telling off (Bonfire Night was ages ago …how is this still happening?)
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Playful presents for grown-ups
Read moreLooking for good presents for grown-ups? I’ve been working with quirky children’s gift site The Kid Who to make my picks from the site on a play theme. As my first posts were around our rules for play and playful presents for one-year-olds, this month I thought I’d pick out playful things for slightly older kids.
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Why I’m not embarrassed about breastfeeding in public (and you shouldn’t be either)
Read moreHow do you feel about breastfeeding in public? Breastfeeding in public, how do you feel about it – fine, comfortable, relaxed…or slightly awkward and really reluctant to do it? A new poll out this week found that a third of breastfeeding mothers shy away from doing it in public and feel embarrassed or uncomfortable, with 1…
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Talking Baby on Board badges on the BBC
Read moreThree things I did on Tuesday morning: 1) Made us all breakfast, which consisted of approximately 10,000 pieces of toast and a similar number of bowls of cereal 2) Drank half a cup of tea out of the three I actually made 3) Went on BBC Radio Scotland.
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Ten things I love about being a mum of two
Read moreWhat is it like, having two children? It’s a question I get asked a lot and indeed one I used to ask a lot when I was pregnant. So a year in what is it like, really? With twelve months under our belt I’d say it’s swings and roundabouts and a see-saw balancing act (mainly…
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Simple tips for stress-free newborn dressing
Read moreLooking for simple tips for dressing newborns…? One of the pre-baby rites of passage is when you wash all the baby clothes ready for your imminent new arrival. I think every mum does that double take where they look at their pregnancy bump and back at the piles of freshly washed, tiny babygros and can’t…