When we told our friends and family that we planned to have a home birth for our second baby, a lot of them thought we were mad. But being such a home body and having had a painful third-degree tear during her first labour in hospital (and subsequently finding out that mums are statistically less likely to tear if they…
View Post
There are literally thousands upon thousands of books for toddlers on the market today…some are good, some are OK and some (I’m afraid to say) are downright terrible! But every once in a while you find one that strikes a chord with both you and your child. One that makes you laugh, cry or maybe even learn something along the…
View PostWhen it comes to sex positions, we pretty much all know what we’re doing. And even if we don’t, there are plenty of ‘educational’ videos online and instruction manuals like the Kama Sutra and The Joy of Sex to ensure we’re suitably prepared. However, when it comes to the taboo subject of birthing positions, the guidance that’s publicly available to…
View PostThere are so many joys of being a parent to a toddler…but losing your privacy and the ability to enjoy a leisurely pit stop in the bathroom (without an audience) is definitely not one of them. So for every parent who has ever been rudely interrupted by their toddler ‘mid-stream’ or who has taken to bribing said child with snacks…
View PostI’m not going to sugar coat it for you…going on a flight with a baby is no fun. No fun at all. Even if you have the perfect chilled out baby, that has a watertight routine and falls asleep at the click of your fingers, as soon as you get on a plane, all that preparation goes out the window.…
View Post
