Tales of a first time Mum
As a woman, whether pregnant or not, we're always told how 'breast is best' and along with it comes the expectation that when we have a baby we should do our upmost to breastfeed them. It's only natural - right? The word natural implies that it doesn't take thought or hard work but if that …
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My next mummy must have is this Gro-egg thermometer by The Gro Company.This is my Gro-egg with Oona the Owl ‘shell’ (see what they did there?). As a first time mum I familiarised myself with the various SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) risks and tried my best to buy products which help to minimise or …
When you find out you're pregnant one of the most important, biggest and expensive buys is your pram travel system. You're going to be using your pram for quite some time so you need something durable, functional, easy to use and good value for money. I believe I ticked all these boxes and more with …
You're always told about how everything changes in that moment when you're handed your baby for the first time. It's true. Everything suddenly shifts into focus yet is so unbelievably surreal. You talk about having a baby, try for a baby and go through 9 months of pregnancy - but throughout the whole of that …
I don't think it's possible to fully comprehend what miscarriage and pregnancy loss is like until you've gone through it yourself. I certainly had no idea of the devastation it could cause until it was me.Patrick and I got married in May 2017. We'd been together for 8 years by this point and had spoken …
I've been following Love Boo for a little while and was lucky enough to meet them at the Baby and Toddler Show in Manchester back in March. They took me through their product range and let me have a good try and sniff (pretty much every product smells ah-ma-zing!) of their mum and baby pamper …
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My latest mummy must have is the snugglebundl! I met the Snugglebundl team at the Baby and Toddler Show in Manchester in March. They were doing a demo on this product and I just knew I had to buy it! The concept is a supportive blanket with handles that means you can gently transfer baby to …
Originally posted 1st May 2018 Today is your due date baby Miller. Today is the day that you were meant to be placed into our arms with your perfect tiny fingers and your wriggly teeny toes. Maybe you’d have your mummy’s eyes and your daddy’s smile, we’ll never get to know. Today should have been …
Reuben absolutely loves his Childs Farm baby moisturiser and so do I! Reuben has suffered with baby acne, redness and dry skin on his face since he was born. Within a week of using the Childs Farm baby moisturiser the appearance of the baby acne was drastically reduced (you can hardly tell if you’re not …
My next mummy must have are these baby sleeping bags - I couldn’t be without them! We’d planned to swaddle Reuben and had bought a number of swaddle specific blankets. However, it quickly became apparent that he absolutely hated being swaddled and even more so that he hated having his legs and arms restricted at …
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