I was chatting recently with one of my close friends, who is expecting her first child, all about what I’d recommend or avoid getting in my experience. We’re both due around the same time, and rather excitingly (and great for the purse strings) I’m having another boy! Looking at my long original “Newborn baby” spreadsheet I used first time around,…
With phones and screens literally everywhere, and 24/7 access to the internet, endless videos, games and goodness knows what else… it’s no wonder we’re trying to step away from it – or at least, make sure our children do. It’s a question I think about a lot now I have my 18 month old son. The last lucky generation Millennials…
An integral part of our communities, libraries transform lives in hidden ways. Recently, I’ve been lucky enough to rediscover the magic as a parent. I loved going to the library as a child. We’d go most weekends whilst I was in primary school, my sister and I would spend ages perusing the shelves, reading synopses and creating piles of books…
One year ago, whilst breastfeeding my newborn son, I had mastitis which turned into a life-threatening breast abscess, “the worst case seen in a long time”. It took 7 months to recover from: 12 breast specialists, 3 surgeons, 20 procedures, 500ml removed from my breast – plus a fight to have my baby stay with me in hospital. I hope…
In April 2025, I made the choice to quit my job. It was not an easy decision, but in the end was the right one for me. Let’s rewind. January 2022, I started my much-coveted and long-worked-for job at arguably the most-loved family entertainment giant on the planet. I felt on top of the world, I achieved my dream job.…
AD GIFTED With safety features and the ability to call parents, would you let your child have their first phone, as a smart watch? I tried myFirst Fone R1s to see… My little boy is not even one yet, but the prospect of him, a tiny human, having a first smart phone is a bit scary. I’m not alone in…
Anyone who’s given birth has a story to tell. Good, bad, ugly – there’s always more to a birth story than meets the eye, and it’s definitely more complex than most people would care to admit. You see and read so many negative stories surrounding birth: many don’t go as planned. Some, of course, do, but pretty much all the…
Turning 30 and entering my third trimester a mere few weeks apart marks two fairly monumental milestones in my life. With the start of a new decade and the beginning of the last third of pregnancy, I’m feeling pretty fortunate with everything in my life. As my bump grows bigger, I feel more connected to myself than ever. I’ve been…
Being pregnant can feel like a bit of a minefield – you just try and get from one trimester to the next, but as soon as your phone picks up on the fact that you’re with child, you’re bombarded with baby items, sponsored posts and a whole lot more. But what do you actually need?! I really didn’t want to…
You feel the familiar dull ache in your pelvis, the twisty heavy pull which once brought a swift sense of relief, now brings with it a distinct feeling of disappointment that you can only liken to grief. Trying to hold back the sticky thickness in the back of your throat and prickle in your eyes as realisation hits home. Another…
Hello my lovely readers, gosh it’s been a while. It’s nearly 2024! This year, 2023, I have rather disastrously written all of one blog post. At the end of 2022, I wrote Is it Time to Quit Never Settle? and how I’m feeling that Never Settle feels slightly ironic, as I embark into a year of marriage, having our house…
