Sometimes, owning just 1 breast pump isn’t ideal. A superb electric machine may be fabulous at home, but if you suddenly have to pump when on a day out it most certainly will not be your go-to pump. I have just given birth to our 4th baby, and if breastfeeding and pumping over the years …
Pregnancy is the most exciting time in any mummy or daddy’s life, but it is also a period that requires immense responsibility. That means ensuring that the right preparations have been taken. Preparing for what’s in store on a physical front is vital. However, it’s equally imperative that you learn to take care of the …
2 weeks ago I started my 4th breastfeeding journey. Luckily I am a very experienced breast feeder and I have had many different breast pumps over the years. This week, I decided to try out the MAM Manual Breast Pump. When visiting The Baby Show earlier this year, I made my way to the MAM …
Well, HE arrived! At 41 weeks gestation exactly our son arrived. A baby brother to 3 very excited big sisters. We decided to call him James, but Jimmy suits him well. Who of you guessed the gender correctly? My tightening’s started as niggles at 2pm on Saturday 30th of September as we were sat in …
Our 4th baby is now due any day now, and the excitement is real! For all of my pregnancies, I have loved looking through books week by week to see read how our babies develop. But, have you ever wondered what each week of foetal development looks like through the eye of a lens (well, …
I’m ‘over-due’, a phase I use loosely. 5 days ‘over-due’ and things are starting to get a little crap. Not so much with the pregnancy but the public property my cervix has become. Did you know that a pregnancy is considered term from anywhere between 37 weeks and 42 weeks gestation? That’s a whole 5 …
Our 4th baby is due in just over 4 weeks. Not long at wait at all, but these last few weeks I have been really struggling with Braxton hicks contractions. Some so strong, that I have even had trips up to the hospital just to make sure that they are not the real deal. What …
We only have a few weeks now until our 4th baby arrives. Time has flown by and I am just starting to get the final bits for baby ready and testing out all of our new gadgets and toys. Today I decided to put our new MAM 6 in 1 Electric Steriliser and Express Bottle Warmer review …
Politely, I asked the sonographers, doctors and consultants to back off, cease contact and leave me alone. In my head I was upset, touched out and pissed off. I didn’t want or feel the need for any help and I was ready to explode. 7 weeks ago I was sent to the maternity day assessment …
It’s pretty set that I get to finally have a home birth. After 2 high risk pregnancies, that both went completely problem free and our 3rd birth being a beautiful and quick water birth, we have finally decided to get the home birth that we want. It’s time to write our home birth, birth plan. …
First of all, apologies for how long it has taken to finally get this post written! So much has been going on. We’ve been to The Baby Show in Birmingham, I’ve not been too well with my legs again, it’s been the school holidays and we have been making the most of the lovely weather …
In a couple of days I’ll be 25 weeks pregnant. 15 weeks left. 109 days to go. 3 weeks away from the 3rd Trimester. It’s going bloody quickly. I hate it. This is meant to be our last baby and I enjoy pregnancy so much. I’ve wanted this whole final experience to slow down, so I …
In just 3 days the NEC in Birmingham hosts the largest baby and parenting event of the year, The Baby Show. It is an action packed weekend full of demonstrations, freebies, bargains galore and even a little celebrity spotting! We have been to nearly all of the shows over the last 5 years, and every …
Being a mum, as you probably know, is tough. You go through months of pregnancy, followed by one of the most overwhelming and amazing experiences a human can go through when you actually bring your child into the world. Then comes the sticky fingers on the TV and car, crushed up crackers on the new carpet, and the dreaded teenage …
