How do you find time for yourself as a new mum? This is surely the million dollar question. I’m not talking about going on a luxurious spa break or weekend yoga retreat, or even that tired advertising cliche of busy mums and ‘me time.’ I’m just talking about taking a few snatched seconds to sit…
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Saving time, preserving memories and keeping you sane; how technology can help you as a parent
Eliza and I enrolled for a morning at Google School this week, as we went along to an event held for mum – and dad – bloggers designed to show how you can use technology to simplify and enhance your day-to-day life. The Google offices are as quirky and cool as you’d expect (grass carpets,…
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Riding on the eternal wave of mum guilt
Photos shamelessly borrowed from this post. Here’s a parenting confession, of sorts; until recently, I had never taken Eliza swimming. Cue gasps from the back. I’m not sure what it is about swimming, but once your baby is out of the aquatic confines of your amniotic fluid, there seems to be some unwritten rule that…
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19 pieces of advice to my formerly pregnant self, on the eve of giving birth
What would you go back and tell yourself on the night before you gave birth, armed with what you know now? I was watching the BBC2 Midwives programme – responsible for a recent attack of the broods – and started thinking about both Eliza’s birth story and how the actual birth process is such a big focus…
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Feeling Broody When You Have A Baby
On Feeling Broody When You Have A Baby… Are you feeling broody even though you have a baby? At the end of last week there was a strange feeling hanging over me. It whispered quietly from the corners of the room, gently tapped at my shoulders and ruffled through my hair. I couldn’t quite identify…
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Why you should buy the new Bravado Embrace nursing bra
In the market for a nursing bra? Well, the new Bravado Essential Embrace should be top of your maternity shopping list. Here’s why: The Essential Embrace looks like a nicely finished, normal t-shirt bra that you’d probably buy anyway in non-breastfeeding circumstances (and not a frumpy practical one you’re forced to wear) It’s made of…
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Ten things to do before you have a baby – the ultimate list
Are you pregnant? Here are ten things to do before the baby arrives… If you’re pregnant and wondering what you should do before you give birth, here are ten things to do before the baby arrives. What are the best things to do before you have a baby? I’m not talking about buying nursery furniture…