My little boy is now 10 months old. In the last 6 weeks or so I made the final decision to resign from my much-loved job as a full-time primary school teacher to become a stay-at-home mum. Many of my readers might be in a similar position to me with similar tricky decisions to make. …
Snow days with babies!
How magical is a snow day?! And they are becoming rarer and rarer too. So to wake up this morning to a blanket of snow across East Cambridgeshire was a huge delight! We wanted to share the snowy experience with our 9 month old little boy. Here are a few things we did: The window …
Top 10 best baby buys for 6-9 months!
Time for another top 10 post now that Isaac is 9 months old! Here are some of the best products we bought (or were gifted) in the last 3 months. *I also have product recommendations for newborn babies and those aged 3 to 6 , months – perfect for this time of year, with Christmas …
Celebrating 6 months of mumstar!
Wow – I can’t believe mumstar.co.uk has now been live for half a year! This first attempt at my own website was set up on 3rd May 2020 when my little one was just shy of 3 months old and I have really enjoyed learning how to blog. While my posts are now less frequent …
Is your baby experiencing separation anxiety?
If you have read my previous blog posts you’ll know I generally have it pretty easy with my chilled-out little boy. He sleeps through the night, eats like a champ and is always smiling and giggling – a delight! However, over the last few weeks the dreaded ‘separation anxiety’ has struck, bang on time according …
Delicious orzo with cherry tomatoes
We are now well into weaning our almost 8 month old little boy and trying as much as possible to feed him what we eat. I have a range of great weaning cookbooks, including ‘What Mummy Makes’ and ‘Wean in 15’ which have fantastic recipes for all the family. However, as I have become more …
Leg slamming and other bizarre baby behaviours…
My baby is now approaching 8 months – 8 months?!. Where that time has gone I have no idea! As time is rushing by, I thought I would make a note of all his little quirks and tentatively ask: Is my baby the only one with these bizarre behaviours?! I have also separated his little …
The flaws of the antenatal course…
Now that our baby has passed the newborn months my husband and I have had more time to reflect on the experiences we had in late pregnancy and childbirth. One of the things we discussed was our experience of our chosen antenatal course. Unfortunately we believe there are many things about it that need improving. …
Get weaning ready! What to buy for baby’s weaning journey…
I have just started the very exciting (and messy!) weaning journey with my baby who recently turned 6 months. In this blog I will list all the items we have bought to assist the transition to solids! I hope you find it useful and please do comment if you think I have missed a trick …
Top 10 best baby buys for 3-6 months!
Now that my baby is 6 months old, I thought I’d take a look back at some of the things we have bought him (or had gifted) that have gone down a treat! This top ten will be a random mix of generally awesome baby products for babies from 3 to 6 months of age, …