Mother’s ruin…here’s a guide to the horrors of the post-pregnancy hangover… The post-pregnancy hangover…a guide Oh, the whole world of pain that is the post-pregnancy hangover… After years of practice throughout my teens and twenties, I thought I knew hangovers. Ha! I was wrong. One of the less well-known pregnancy side effects is that you turn…
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A Baby on Board and Not on the High Street
Have a new baby on board? Congratulations! And have you heard about the new range from Not on the High Street to celebrate its sponsorship of the TFL ‘Baby on Board’ badge? Here’s how to get a Baby on Board badge if you want one of your own. It’s completely free, but wearing the badge…
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The hunt for summer breastfeeding dresses
It’s really hard to find nice clothes that you can wear when you’re breastfeeding, isn’t it? Tops are easy (just go for your usual and do the vest trick) but dresses are more difficult, especially if you’re not too keen on a wrap or shirt dress style. As the warmer weather is on the way…
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Pregnancy essentials – *the* must-have products for when you’re pregnant
What were your pregnancy essentials, your essential items for pregnancy? You know, the things you bought, used, and tried that kept you going throughout the nine and a bit months, things that you’d really recommend to other pregnant women. I’m writing this with a four month old baby on my chest, so it’s hard to…
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The perfect party dress for pregnancy & breastfeeding
Are you currently pregnant, breastfeeding and looking for a perfect party dress for pregnancy? Well call off the search, I may have found the perfect one.
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New motherhood: the things no-one ever tells you
What are the things that no-one ever tells you about new motherhood? New motherhood doesn’t come an instruction manual, does it? If there was one about pareting handed out in the Bounty pack it would make negotiating the occasionally rocky roapmap of nightfeeds, hormones and emergency nappy changes a lot easier. I looked at what…
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How not to talk to a new mum; a handy guide
When I was pregnant I wrote a guide on how not to talk to pregnant women, based on the large amount of inappropriate things that people tend to say when faced with a baby bump (shortly after, this happened, proving my point somewhat). Since having the baby, it’s struck me that exactly the same could…