A short note from the sickbay; we have a plague house this week. Eliza has tonsillitis. She’s hardly ever ill, so it’s been very strange. We knew something was up when she started refusing Calpol (I’m pleased to report that Calpol still tastes as good as I remember though. Why don’t more things taste of Calpol?…
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Five things for the weekend – spring and sleep
Read more1) This week we headed over to Peter Jones on Sloane Square for the launch of the new Dyson Humidifier (top left). Isn’t it the most space-age thing? It looks great, and after me and Florence stood in front of one for a while to recover from the journey, I can also report that it…
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Five things for the weekend
Read more1) This week, while my busy schedule of snack fetching and endless rounds of the Shopping List game clearly meant I didn’t go to LFW – probably a good thing; clothes covered in a light frosting of baby sick are so not this season – I had fun, as always, looking at the street style shots of what people were…
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A question
Read more“Mummy, where do dragons come from?” Eliza asked the other day, two minutes into a four hour car journey back to London. Caught off-guard, I paused. “Erm…now that’s a good question.” It’s fair to say we have reached this – fairly inevitable – toddler stage, the age of the question. Eliza now casts a question…
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Win: a Skip Hop baby bag with M&S Baby
Read moreTo celebrate the recent launch of M&S Baby – the new dedicated baby section on the Marks & Spencer website – I’m giving away a Skip Hop baby bag, worth £65. It’s a Deluxe Special Edition of the Skip Hop diaper bag, in a seriously stylish french stripe. It’s a bag that doesn’t scream ‘change bag’…
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Mamas & Papas Armadillo Flip XT Review
Read moreWe Review The Mamas and Papas Armadillo Flip XT We’re currently trying out the new Mamas & Papas Armadillo Flip XT pram – here’s what we thought. What we liked about the Mamas and Papas Armadillo Flip XT: The small fold and light weight – it’s very similar to the Bugaboo Bee 5 in that…
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15 Parenting Hacks: The BEST Tips For New Mums
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 make everything much easier). Being a parent can be…