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A More Positive Mum with Miggins & B: Reward Chart Review

The first half of Caterpillar’s second year was pretty great – he was changing loads and his speech started to develop very quickly and tantrum wise, he wasn’t too bad at all. Then he hit two and…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Reviews 38 Comments March 9, 2016 by

The Development of the Healthcare Industry – Guest Post from Gokhan Tunc

Whilst the development of medical treatment and procedures have made huge advances over the decades, the Healthcare industry itself has advanced in a very different way. Innovative solutions across many aspects of modern healthcare, including…

Posted in Guest Blogger 1 Comment March 8, 2016 by

Book Review: Xalien The Purple Alien by Michelle Path

I’ve always been a huge fan of anything space or alien-related (I blame growing up with The X Files) and, with help from Alien’s Love Underpants, Caterpillar is becoming a big fan of all things…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 10 Comments March 6, 2016 by

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

Book Review: How Bobby Got His Pet by Jo Simmons

It’s a little embarrassing but this charming story about a boy begging his parents for a pet actually hit home pretty hard for me as I was desperate for a cat as a child but was…

Posted in Butterfly Book Club, Reviews 28 Comments February 28, 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

Help, My Baby Wont Sleep – Guest Post by PND Recovery

Huge thanks to Mandy for last week’s post about the picky eating struggle so many of us can relate to.  This week we’ve got the wonderful Amy talking about the stress and anxiety caused by her baby’s…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Peer Support 43 Comments February 19, 2016 by

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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