What is the best and most useful advice for second-time mums? It struck me after writing advice for my friend the first-time mum that second-time mums probably need it more; especially when the main type of comment you get when you are pregnant for the second time is ‘YOU’LL have your hands full, won’t you?’ Accompanied by…
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Why I’m not embarrassed about public breastfeeding (and you shouldn’t be either)
Read moreHow do you feel about breastfeeding in public? 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 in 5 feeling people don’t want them to feed in…
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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…
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Swimming pools, baby spas and Huggies Pure
Read moreOne of the biggest revelations from our holiday was just how much both my children took to the water.
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Future mum of two? Here’s my (non) advice…
Read moreWhat advice would a mum who’s a future mum of two…? So the world is on high alert for news of the new royal baby, in case you’ve failed to notice as you’ve been living on Mars, or under a rock, or just, you know, really busy. As an aside, surely the only thing worse…
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25 inevitable events from baby’s first six months
Read moreMade it through the roller-coaster first six months of new babydom? Congratulations! It feels like such a massive achievement, doesn’t it? (Except no-one gives you a medal – and you have to keep on going…) Florence is six months next week, and I’m in that state of denial / happy acceptance. I can’t believe it’s…
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My notes from a neurotic first time motherhood
Read moreWhat completely neurotic, fussy, overprotective, OTT things did you do as a first-time parent that you wouldn’t dream of doing now? It’s easily done – as soon as you have a baby you’re suddenly thrust head first into a whole new world, where you have little or no clue what you’re doing and there’s a…
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