Making mum friends

I didn’t know if I would make friends when I had a baby.  I have a good group that I have accumulated over the years, a couple from infant school, others from senior school, college, then work and further education. With a varied group I wondered do I have time for another friend? But a…

Weaning

Both my husband and I love food so I was excited to start the weaning process with our son. Luckily for me at my work Christmas meal my secret Santa gift was Holly Willoughby’s book Truly Scrumptious Baby: My complete feeding and weaning plan for 6 months and beyond so at least I had something to help…

Breastfeeding – the end

I have talked about my relationship with breastfeeding before here. In my mind I knew I wanted to breastfeed until he was one as by that point I will be back at work full time. I didn’t know how I was going to wean him off the boob but I thought going back to work…

Baby names

When I found out I was pregnant one of the hardest things wasn’t the swollen feet and uncomfortable sleep it was choosing a name. Before we found out the sex we had loads of girls names (we thought we were having a girl) and when it came to boys all we knew was that we…

Maternity leave

I decided to take nine months maternity leave. I went off two weeks before my due date (my baby came a week in) with plans to spend as much time with my baby after. I would have loved to have taken a year but money meant as a family we couldn’t afford it. In the…

Sleeping

Ask any parent (especially if they are a new one) about sleep and most will probably say – ‘what’s that?’. It can be hard but it is crazy how little you need to get you through the day. Yes we all dream of eight or more hours of continuous sleep but some nights just five…

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding can be quite a divisive and emotive topic. People tend to feel pretty strongly one way or the other, so this is in no way a preachy post but my own experience. When I was pregnant I wasn’t sure if I was going to breastfeed. My friends with kids had done it and I…

My birth story

Personally I think there are two birth stories, the one you want and the one you end up with. I don’t know many people who have had the labour they planed, as you just never know what is going to happen. When you go to the antenatal classes and attend your midwife appointments you are…

Pregnancy

A look back at my pregnancy