As the focus in the media lately has been on the potential new vaccine for Covid19, I thought it time to blog about the necessary vaccines and other tests you should have during pregnancy. Vaccines on the NHS There are two essential vaccines that you should have when pregnant. They are provided for free on …
When should my baby sleep in their own room? Making sense of mixed advice…
Isaac has just turned 5 months and has now been sleeping in his own room for the last few nights. Coming to the decision to move him has not been easy. We were confronted by conflicting advice regarding when to do it. Safety was our main concern. However, we also considered the ability to transition …
Rotating baby clothes – reuse and recycle with your family!
Baby clothes are super cute but don’t be a sucker for marketing! Do your bit for the environment and your purse-strings and start sharing your baby clothes (and toys/baby care things)! The expense and waste of baby clothes According to a UK study, first-time parents are spending an average of £10,000 on a baby for …
Perfect lemon drizzle cake!
My latest cake endeavour was the simplest yet yummiest recipe from my old faithful recipe website, BBC Good Food. Somehow I made it to 31 having never made a lemon drizzle cake (though I have eaten plenty!) I was a little nervous to make this after my disastrous presentation following cake-tin-stickage with a previous vanilla …
Why is breastmilk blue?!
Yes, you read that right! Breastmilk is blue! I’m not talking full-on Thomas the Tank Engine blue but more a subtle tint or hint of it in an otherwise white-ish cream. (Though that wouldn’t have made a very exciting title!) The colour stages of breastmilk Gold – Soon after (and sometimes before) baby is born …
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. …