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To All The Mothers

Take a moment to realise just how bloody awesome you are. How many nightfeeds have you done? How many times have you found the energy for one more round of Wheels on the Bus when…

Posted in Motherhood 16 Comments March 6, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura

How To Wean In One Feed – Guest Post by BecomeMum

Thanks so much for your lovely, supportive comments on last week’s post, Danielle’s honesty really touched a lot of you.  This week we’re hearing from Become Mum regarding how she dealt with an extremely difficult…

Posted in My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 31 Comments March 4, 2016 by

From Me To Me

Statistically, if you have experienced PND previously you have a 50/50 chance of experiencing it again during a future pregnancy and/or postnatal period. I’m not pregnant but I hope to be one day and I…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery 44 Comments March 2, 2016 by

The Day He Wasn’t Neurotypical – Guest Post from Someone’s Mum

Welcome back to My Mountain – where honest parents share their biggest parenting challenges.  Amy’s post last week about our endless quest to get our babies to sleep clearly hit home with a lot of…

Posted in My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 32 Comments February 26, 2016 by

Mother’s Day Gifts That Take Care of YOU

Mother’s Day is such an exciting time when you’re a mum to young children. One day a year solely dedicated to us, in honour of the desperately hard work and mayhem we deal with on…

Posted in Reviews 58 Comments February 24, 2016 by

Baby-led Weaning: First Foods & Favourites

Following my last Caterpillar Corner post – Six Reasons To Love Baby-led Weaning – today I wanted to share some of our favourite recipe ideas and on-the-go snacks, and review Gill Rapley & Tracey Murkett’s…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Caterpillar Corner, Reviews 37 Comments February 17, 2016 by

The Evolution of the Post Baby Relationship

There are so many things I’ve struggled to adjust to since becoming a parent – managing my frustration, dealing with tiredness, learning some patience (disclaimer: I haven’t cracked any of these yet!) and riding the…

Posted in Motherhood, Relationships 42 Comments February 10, 2016 by

A Very Big Parenting Challenge – Guest Post by Single Mum Speaks

Thank you so much to Elizabeth for kicking off the My Mountain series last week, and thanks to all of you for reading and for your lovely, supportive comments.  This week we have Min from Single…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 39 Comments January 29, 2016 by

The Emotions of Motherhood

Forget night feeds, tantrums and potty training – my number one parenting struggle is trying to navigate the constantly conflicting emotions that any mum or dad faces every single day. This is the side of…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood 69 Comments January 27, 2016July 7, 2016 by Laura

“You have cancer”​ – Guest Post By Elizabeth Gross

Welcome to the first week of My Mountain; a series of guest posts about the biggest challenges we face as parents. I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response to my request and can’t wait to…

Posted in Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 40 Comments January 22, 2016 by

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