Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
Like many special occassions, Halloween is suddenly much more fun now Caterpillar is around. He went trick or treating for the first time last year and loved it so we’re planning on going again. The…
Being a big fan of trashy reality shows, and a fellow resident of Essex, I was very excited to watch ex-TOWIE star Sam Faiers in The Mummy Diaries last week. In an interview, Sam had…
Dear Someone It’s me, it’s Mummy. Can I call myself that? Am I still your mother when you were never quite a person? When does life begin? At the moment a cell is created? The…
*Trigger Warning* This post contains fairly graphic descriptions of miscarriage which some people may find upsetting. I especially wouldn’t recommend for anyone currently enjoying a healthy pregnancy. The 9th to 15th October is Baby Loss…
Following my two previous favourites lists – for baby’s first year and 1-2 year olds I’ve decided to complete this mini series with a round up of everything Caterpillar and I loved from aged 2…
The last time my husband and I visited Butlins was more than a decade ago for an Over 18s weekend. As you can imagine, last week’s Just For Tots break was a slightly different experience!…
A few weeks ago I posted Ten Best Baby Buys For The First Year, today I’ve decided to carry on the mini series with our favourites from Caterpillar’s first birthday onwards. That’s Not My…sensory books Despite…
One of the most difficult things about being a new mum is the loneliness and isolation. For me, it was totally unanticipated. I had several friends with babies and lots of family nearby so I…
I’m not a fan of parenting advice. I don’t believe anyone should tell anyone else how to raise their children and what choices to make. So, generally, if I saw something marked as a parenting…
Trigger Warning: This Post Contains Reference To Suicide & Suicidal Ideation Until now the most challenging and nerve-wracking subject I’ve tackled is intrusive thoughts but today’s post is even more difficult to discuss. But given…