My baby is now approaching 5 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?! Leg slamming My baby’s favourite night time game at …
Nappy changing – smarten up your ‘Poop Point HQ’!
We live in a 3 storey house and, while blessed with space, this can have downsides including running up and down the stairs constantly to change nappies! I was pregnant for what felt like forever and in the 42nd week I was desperately bored! I decided to use my time to create a little nappy …
Breastfeeding – why I became an exclusive expresser
There seems to be so much literature out there about breastfeeding and an increasing amount about formula feeding. Something that is less talked about is expressing. In fact, expressing breast milk seems to be a fairly new phenomenon (perhaps because pumps have improved over the years). In this blog post I want to discuss my …
Being a mum without a mum
This blog is for all those mums-to-be who have lost someone close to them, someone they relied on or looked forward to sharing new baby moments with. I rarely discuss it but I lost my mum to cancer when I was 14. Although this was a tough time, kids are super resilient (as I mentioned …
My delicious slow-cooker curry
For my husband’s first Father’s Day I decided to make him a curry as out of lockdown we probably would have gone out for one! We have found using our slow cooker really useful since having a baby as it pretty much does all the hard work. It also helps us to serve up dinner …
How will Covid19 affect my child in the long-term?
This blog post takes a look at the potential mental health effects of the Covid19 lockdown on our babies and young children. I am one of many mums with a young baby during the Covid19 pandemic. I am at least fortunate enough that mine was born in February when we were not quite in lockdown. …
Baby-wearing and the TICKS guidelines
Baby-wearing is all the rage at the moment with many benefits for both parent and child. A few of these include improved bonding, reduced chance of flat-heat syndrome and hands-free holding. Using a carrier or sling can even reduce the incidence of postnatal depression. However, baby-wearing can so easily go wrong if you’re not quite …
Giggling babies at bedtime!
Is it just us or does your baby get all giggly and jolly just as you’re settling them down for the night? Isaac’s bedtime is often his happiest time of the day. This seemed a little odd to us at first as we expected him to be sleepy and if anything a little grumpy. We …
The 4 month sleep regression
I am sitting here expressing milk for the 4th time tonight (no not tonight… its now 6am, how did that happen?!) My 4 month old has hit a tricky spot, namely the infamous ‘sleep regression’! I did not see this coming after our blissful sleeps since 11 weeks (please refer to my previous super smug …
I’ll never be “that mum”… the many things I said before having a baby!
I won’t dress all ‘mumsy’ I remember watching a series on TV like ’10 years younger’ or some other trash and saying to my husband “I’ll never let myself go like that and dress all mumsy.” Haha! How wrong I was! I now sport the mum bun daily, live in leggings, wear dungarees on a …