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An unexpected sociable baby

ByEmma May 16, 2021

My baby loves people…fact. I reckon he gets bored of seeing the same person for more than a morning, so we try and get out and about as often as possible to give us both lots of variety. I think…

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Changing naptime patterns to monster sleeptimes

ByEmma March 18, 2023

N certainly likes his sleep. We’ve gone from 30 minute daytime naps around 3-4 times a day, to mammoth 1 1/2-2 hour naptimes in mornings and afternoons. Quite handy in one sense as means there’s plenty of time for me…

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Help your baby sleep with these easy methods

ByEmma January 19, 2020

Now I’m writing this, I’ll probably jinx my son’s good sleep patterns. He’s always been a good sleeper (with a few blips around age 3). I wanted to share my easy methods to help your baby sleep. When you’ve a…

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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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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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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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An unexpected sociable baby

Changing naptime patterns to monster sleeptimes

Help your baby sleep with these easy methods

Warnings for motherhood (and benefits too)

We have a tooth

Baby Led Weaning vs purees

Do you really need baby toys

Baby led weaning has commenced

Baby sleeping bag – wriggler jiggler

19 weeks and sitting up

Karma is sweet – a dirty nappy

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