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Warnings for motherhood (and benefits too)

ByEmma May 16, 2021

Aside from the obvious, having to give birth and potential complications if you’re really unlucky, having a baby can be really dangerous. Motherhood is wonderful, and generally is full of positives. The bonding with your child, even if you might…

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Milestones

We have a tooth

ByEmma March 18, 2023

Finally, we have the first tooth cut…true to form, N’s hit the average for having first tooth cut by 6 months. And, in a day of firsts, he’s also managed to stand up by himself with support. Wooo! My…

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Baby Led Weaning vs purees

ByEmma April 13, 2022

So, we’re 3 weeks in to baby led weaning. We’ve had no choking episodes so far. And have a baby who is trying everything that’s put in front of him. It’s a success so far. And I’m so relieved we…

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Parenting | Play & Learn

Do you really need baby toys

ByEmma May 16, 2021

*Ad-contains affiliate links It’s really hard not to go mad with buying all the baby toys you see. There’s obviously the ‘in’ toys, currently the Jumperoo (a brilliant activity centre come bouncer, which has fans & people against it due…

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Baby led weaning has commenced

ByEmma March 31, 2023

I’m really excited. The plan was to start baby led weaning at 6 months old, however apart from waking in the night, N does everything else on the ‘Are they ready?’ checklist. So we started the exploratory stage…my theory being…

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Baby sleeping bag – wriggler jiggler

ByEmma March 8, 2023

For a few mornings now I’ve gone in to find N sideways in his cotbed. But this morning we had him not only sideways but on his front! In a sleeping bag. I don’t know how babies do it, especially…

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19 weeks and sitting up

ByEmma March 31, 2023

My little man’s growing up so quickly. He’s now 19 weeks old and well on the way to sitting up totally unaided. It’s all he wants to do…sod the rolling (he’s tried back to front, and isn’t really bothered unless…

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Karma is sweet – a dirty nappy

ByEmma March 31, 2023

My mum had an op the other day as I was going to visit during what would usually be N’s bedtime, it meant the OH was going to have to do bedtime for the first time ever…oh, and that does…

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Milestones | Parenting

From baby bath to big bath

ByEmma March 31, 2023

*Ad – contains affiliate links I finally got round to ordering a bath Babydam as N’s grown out of his baby bath. I was hoping to see them at the Baby Show, but as they weren’t there had to pay…

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Baby product obsessions

ByEmma March 31, 2023

I think I’ve got quite an obsessive personality. Luckily, it doesn’t involve drugs, smoking or alcohol, although anything that involves purchasing habits could get quite expensive, so needs to be kept in check. Avoiding a baby product overboard buying…

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Food & Drink | Milestones

Debating weaning my baby

ByEmma March 31, 2023

Many mums don’t really want their babies to grow up and really want to have them return to the newborn stage. I’ve never really been a baby person, although now I see really small newborns it does make me go…

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