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 …
Vanilla Pound Cake – YUM!
Time for another ‘mum’s yum’! After it flashed up on my Instagram, I decided to make the Vanilla pound cake advertised by BBC Good Food. We were not disappointed! I admit the presentation of the cake is a 1/10 but the taste is easily a 9! The presentation failed a little for 2 reasons: We …
Ouch! Postpartum joint pain
I’m too young to creak! At 31 I think of myself as reasonably young (though apparently I’m only 4 years away from being considered a ‘geriatric mother’ – jeez!) Despite this perceived youth, since giving birth my knees have become creaky and painful. I needed answers for why my knees were playing up. Maybe it …
Top 10 best baby buys of 2020!
Here I review the best products I have bought (or received) for our baby from birth to 3 months old. It has taken a lot of thought to compile this list. We have so many wonderful things for Isaac and have seen some lovely toys and items bought for other babies too. However, I have …
Why Isaac? Choosing my baby’s name…
What’s in a name? “What’s their name?” is often the first sentence new parents hear when they introduce their baby to friends and family. A name is so very important. It stays with the baby as they grow into adulthood and (hopefully!) for the rest of their life. There are so many factors to consider …
Trimming those tiny razor-sharp nails!
I have found one of the trickiest parts about caring for a newborn (despite the sleepless nights!) is keeping their tiny nails short and blunt. I never realised the damage a baby can do to themselves with their super sharp claws. Imagine an angry cat in a fight over milk and you have my baby …
Postpartum hair loss!
I’ve never had the thickest of hair, however during pregnancy it became lustrous and lovely. Downside – it wasn’t going to stay that way! Just when I thought I’d avoided it, my baby hit the 3 month mark and bam! My hair just began to fall out in clumps… According to todaysparent.com this is known …
Establishing a routine with a young baby…
I have always been a little OCD and extremely organised. So, when a baby came into our world and shook up my rather timetabled life it took some getting used to! When Isaac was just 2 months old I began to use a daily routine with him. I wanted to ensure that Isaac had evenly …
The perfect nappy disposal solution!
Perhaps nappy disposal is a strange thing to blog about but, when you’re changing them around 8-10 times a day, nappy waste can become quite the topic of conversation! Here I detail our journey towards the perfect nappy disposal solution! I’m afraid as a family we have not been perfectly environmentally-friendly as we have not …
Tummy time – treat or torture?
From as early as birth onward tummy time is one of the most important activities for babies to develop core strength and balance. This is in preparation for rolling over and eventually crawling. It can also help to prevent head-flattening which can happen if a baby is laid on their backs for too long at …