Party trick – tongue twister
My son is strange. Or rather his tongue is strange. He has a party trick already, at the age of 2! He’s just started sticking his tongue out (not brilliant), but I’m intrigued. He can make it into a (rounded)…
Health and fitness
Washing willies
If you’re squeamish, then don’t feel you need to keep reading, but if you’ve a little boy, then it might be worth continuing. I’m sure N will be mortified at this post in future, but I think it’s really important…
Post pregnancy care
Today I fancied taking a break so I’ve got my blog’s first guest post from Sophie. I have to admit I was very poor at doing anything specific for post-pregnancy care. With an unplanned (I don’t refer to it as…
Cradle cap returns
Cradle cap’s a strange thing. Either your baby has it or doesn’t, there’s seemingly no reason why. If they get it badly, it’s obvious you need to try and help solve it whether that be massaging in oil or using…
Allergy or sensitivity
We’ve been lucky as N doesn’t seem to be allergic to anything…or didn’t until a few weeks ago. He came up with a red blotchy face the day after I’d put children’s sun lotion on him, then 2 days after…
Injections for babies at 1 year old
Yesterday it was N’s 12/13 month jabs – boosters and his MMR. I had no worries about him having the MMR as some parents have in the past. With his second set of jabs back in March-ish time, he wasn’t…
Our hand foot and mouth experience with a baby
We’ve been quite lucky compared to some of my friends, in that N’s not really been ill much…a touch of diarrhoea, a couple of colds, but thankfully nothing’s really hit him too badly (touch wood this continues). But last week…
Teeth and brushing tips
By 6 months N had the average 2 teeth (bottom front), September he had a third, and October he’s been flying. The 3 front top ones joined his first top one, and last night the next bottom one cut through….
Baby medicine essentials and healthcare
Handy healthcare and medicine essentials when you have a baby and toddler in case of illness.