Here in the UK we toilet/potty train much later on than a lot of the world (and on the flipside earlier than some other countries too) with the NHS stating the average age for girls to be dry during the daytime is 29 months and boys 31 months. Other countries such as Finland and many…
Welcoming the Kindness Elves
It is that time of year again. That time of year where your Facebook feed fills up with posts about that naughty elf getting up to all kinds of antics for about 5 nights and then you have another 20 days of posts from desperate parents moaning about how much they hate said elf who…
Starting Forest School: Clothes for Scottish Seasons
In September Aiden started nursery. It was the first time he has ever been away from me with strangers ever. I had been telling him how wonderful it would be and how many friends he would make / cool things he would learn for months in preparation, I actually think he wanted to start just…
Miffy Book Review – A Charming Classic
As I am sure you all know by know, Aiden my 3.5 year old is a huge, huge fan of books. We were reading to him even before he was born and it is now his go to favourite activity, especially for comfort. So when Faye was born I just assumed she too would love…
Feed with Confidence: Your Baby & You Deserve it
No-one has the right to make you feel bad. To make you feel uncomfortable. To make you feel unwelcome. No-one has the right to take away your confidence as you try to feed your child (heck you are keeping them alive in a lot of cases!) but a recent survey conducted by Lansinoh has shown…
Mummy Tummy not Funny
When you grow a tiny human in your belly you put on weight. That is a given and I certainly loved my baby bumps and pregnant body for the most part (note: I did NOT enjoy the swollen feet!) When said baby pops out though but the additional weight hangs around and attracts equal amounts…
I feel dirty and guilty and I am going to embrace it
I haven’t showered in four days. My son has bathed every night but not washed his hair in three. My daughter hasn’t napped anywhere but on me for two days now, and I have given myself one night, tonight, to get the hell over it! The extreme guilt I am placing on myself because my…