17 First-Time Mom Tips – Advice I Wish I’d Known Earlier
First-time mom tips and advice to help you prepare for motherhood and enjoy it in those beautiful but baffling early days. First-Time Mom Tips I Wish I’d Known As a …
Motherhood
Posts about being a mother; distinct from parenting, these posts focus on being a mother.
How to Manage Colic Symptoms in Breastfed Babies
Colic symptoms in breastfed babies and how to cope during this early phase of your baby’s life. Elfin suffered with horrendous colic as a newborn, and it was one of …
The Positive Way to Stop Your Child From Sulking
How to deal with a sulking child – positively. Strengthen and reinforce your relationship, and boost your child’s happiness with these tips. Knowing How to Deal With a Sulking Child …
What to Expect and How to Cope When Your Child is Having Surgery
As I write, my eldest daughter is at school, despite two days ago having surgery. That seems mad, but demonstrates her admirable resilience. We are both very much still processing …
Breastfeeding Aversion and If/When to Stop Breastfeeding
Nursing aversion can be difficult navigate, but how do you know whether to persevere and push through, or if it’s a sign that you should wean? Nursing Aversion and Weaning …
World Breastfeeding Week 2020: Support Breastfeeding For a Healthier Planet
This post is adapted from a guest post I wrote for Mothercare for World Breastfeeding Awareness Week back in 2018, with the aim of continuing efforts to normalise breastfeeding. Mothercare …
How to Be A Better Parent By Simply Changing Your Mindset
What are the good qualities of a mother or father? Patience is up there as one of the most important, and for good reason. When people talk about children, I …
Dairy Free Weaning For Your CMPA Baby
Dairy free food for babies are critical when weaning a CMPA baby. Here’s a selection of dairy free foods and recipes, plus tips to help with meal planning. Dairy Free …
Breastfeeding CMPA Food Diary – Allergy Support For Nursing Mums
A completely free breastfeeding CMPA food diary to help record and track symptoms and reaction, and enable you to find patterns and identify allergens. Breastfeeding CMPA Food Diary, Specially Designed …
I Asked Jo Frost to Defend Controlled Crying, Here’s What She Said…
I aim always to blog with integrity. But also, I love a challenge; by which I mean I like writing about subjects that are controversial, taboo – provocative even. Respectful …
Yes, I Know My Daughter Needs a Sibling
But thanks for pointing that out to me. Again. Should I give my child a sibling? Well, that’s a very different conversation to does my child need a sibling. Out …
Can You Continue to Breastfeed CMPA Babies?
CMPA breastfeeding – is it possible? Here’s everything you need to know about breastfeeding through CMPA and other allergies. Everything You Need to Know About CMPA Breastfeeding When a new …