This week is World Breastfeeding Week and social media is filled with beautiful photographs of breastfeeding mums. As someone who has managed to breastfeed for almost 10 months I feel so much love for these photos that show the wonderful…
Travelling with cloth nappies
Travelling with cloth nappies was by far one of my biggest anxieties when we started using cloth. I even toyed with the idea of using disposables while on holiday but it didn’t feel right. Cloth nappies are easy to use…
Should you be scared of co-sleeping?
Co-sleeping. Perhaps one of the most controversial of parenting practices. Most of us do it, few admit it. Babies are supposed to sleep in their own bed not yours, or so society would have you believe. I remember being told…
Why we should all be supporting small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic
If I’m honest, this blog post has gone through several iterations, from the original rant about how bigger businesses are taking advantage of the pandemic as a cover for their more questionable business practices, to the more mellowed down celebration…
7(ish) ways hypnobirthing is the best thing you can do if you are pregnant
Before I was pregnant I’d heard talk of hypnobirthing and thought it sounded wacky and not for me. To be honest I didn’t know what hypnobirthing was and like many I was put off by the name, which let’s be…