One evening this week Alex made a shock discovery that sent a chill down my spine and left ice deep in the pit of my stomach. “The washing machine appears to have broken.” I nearly dropped the sleeping baby. What..? How could this have happened? What were we going to do?
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Baby groups and the big second child question
Read moreDid you go to a lot of baby groups and activity sessions with your first child? Looking back at the toddler’s first year we went to baby massage, baby yoga, breastfeeding groups, playgroups, play dates, rhyme time at the library, Gymboree and met up lots with our NCT group (we also had a lot of…
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15 Parenting Hacks: The BEST Tips Baby Books Won’t Tell You
Read moreIf You Have A Baby, Here Are 15 Parenting Hacks Baby Books Won’t Tell You Here are 15 parenting hacks for if you’ve just had a baby…if you have, congratulations! When I was pregnant I wrote a list of pregnancy life hacks (these are simple tips that are slightly obvious and make everything much easier). I…
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Five things for the weekend
Read moreHi, Friday…where has the week gone? I have about ten posts I meant to publish still in drafts. I would blame doing my tax return, but I’ve not done that yet either. We do have a sleep adverse baby at the moment. Usually to be found sleeping on one of us until we go to…
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SnuzPod Bedside Cot Review: Ten Weeks Of Newborn Baby Sleep
Read moreThinking About Buying A Snzpod Bedside Crib? We Review The Snuzpod Cot We review the Snuzpod bedside cot – a co-sleeper cot that attaches to your bed. Here’s how we found ours with our newborn baby. Are you pregnant or have a newborn, and are interested in buying a co-sleeper cot that attaches to the…
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New Year’s Eve, new baby style
Read moreWhat are everyone’s plans for New Year’s Eve? Like lots of people, I have a fairly ambiguous relationship with the night. I spent the majority of my 20s going out, so all the fuss about one extra and ultra-expensive evening seemed unnecessary. But then it was another excuse to go out – so why not?…
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A puzzling weekend
Read moreWhat board games do you remember playing as a child? The ones I always think of are Guess Who? Connect Four and The Game of Life. I’m sure we had a whole cupboard full, but these are the ones that stick out in my memory. House of Fraser asked us to pick toys and games…