We have all seen the programs on the TV. Small little girls (and some boys) plastered in a tonne of Make-up, wearing horrific clothes, strutting down a cat-walk, dancing to a song some with explicit lyrics. It is wrong. It is very, very wrong. Now this is just my opinion. It may differ to yours. What sort …
Yay For Stretchmarks!
I have been meaning to write about this topic for a little while now. Stretchmarks. I was about 6 months pregnant when i noticed my first stretchmark. I mean real pregnancy stretchmark. Not one of those silly ones that you got when you hit puberty. You thought you hated those little ones on your boobs …
Unsuitable For Machine Wash
Now I never did this before Willow came along so I soley blame baby brain. You know when you put a load of washing on, forget all about it, go off to your in-laws for the weekend, return 2 days later to a washing machine full of stale smelling items? The only option is to …
Radio-Control Your Life
Lost at the bottom of the Grand Canyon? Wandering aimlessly throughout the Himalayas? Fighting to get away from the paparazzi in downtown New York? Look, we’ve all been there. But Casio watches have now made navigating through this realm a bit easier with the new Tough Solar Radio-Controlled Pathfinder. This Pathfinder has a nearly invisible …
Different Shoe Styles for Different Occasions
Selecting the right baby shoes for the right occasion can be both enjoyable and frustrating for new parents. Depending on where you are shopping, you may be either overwhelmed or exasperated by the selection available for your child’s age. Vertbaudet, however, have an extensive line of baby shoes that features a range of shoe styles …
St. George and that Pesky Dragon!
St. George’s Day celebrations at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire is the biggest in the country. And I knew I HAD to go! I was so pleased when my Dad came and picked us up to go on Saturday I was bouncing with excitement. I’ve always had a strong passion for our country’s history and anywhere …
The Re-usable Nappy Queen
I’ll be honest, I love the idea of re-usable nappies. Great for the planet, and great for your purse too! Thats my idea of a perfect nappy. I read somewhere that 8 million disposablenappies are sent to the landfill every day! Jay’s mum brought us a trial pack of re-usable nappies from Mothercare called SmartNappy …
Little Green Fingers
Little Green Fingers I’ve always had an interest in growing my own vegetables. When I was a little girl, living with my Nan and Grandad I liked to grow my own potatoes and beans. Basic kid’s stuff really. I had my own little pink gardening set. Which was stored proudly in my Grandad’s shed. Now, …
My Top 5 Breastfeeding Tips
1- Getting a good latch. Your baby must be latched on correctly with a large mouthful of breast. You should see more of the dark skin of your nipple above baby’s top lip than below. And your nipple should be pointed to the roof of baby’s mouth. And remember to bring baby to your breast, …
Getting To Grips With Breastfeeding
I always knew, before I even got pregnant, that I wanted to breastfeed. My sisters were breastfed and my mum always made it look easy-peasy. Once I had my baby, and started breastfeeding myself, all these horrific stories from the family women have come out. Stories of engorgement, mastitis, cracked nipples… and even the jealousy …
The First Family Sunday
OK, we have had a Sunday before as a family. 3 in total in fact. But Sunday 1st April was our first, as a family, on a day out. Apologies that its taken me a week to publish this, but British Telecom have not been our friends these past 7days. Now I if was to …
The Story Of My Daughters Arrival
I did not have the easiest of pregnancies. I suffer from something called Klippel Trenaunay Webbers syndrome. This means my circulation is very poor, affected by capillary malformation and my soft tissues are affected by some limb enlargement. All my right side is mottled by what looks like a deep purple coloured birthmark. It can …
Meet the Clan…
MYSELF (Hazel) Born as Hazel Parker in the winter of ’89. that currently makes me 22, if you didn’t (or can’t) do the maths. Originally from Milton Keynes, but relocated to Bedford last year. Don’t ask me why, but I did. I moved into a pub, and drank like a goldfish most evenings, nay forget …
The First Post…
Welcome to the world of the Newhouse Family. Stick around, because although we might appear a bit crazy, a bit ‘away with the fairies’, or even just a bit strange, we are, at the end of the day, just a very bit normal. Now I have a confession… (hush hush) but… I’m not actually a …