Capsule wardrobe for children – babies and toddlers
As soon as we know we’re pregnant, all we see when shopping is rows and rows of cute baby clothes. It takes a lot to not go mad and buy everything we like. But there really is no need. Babies…
Hints & Tips
hints tips and thriftiness
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…
It’s all about the money
Ad – sponsored post It’s getting to that time of year when I like to get my backside in gear and sort out my accounts. That’s my savings accounts rather than business accounts, although this year I will need to…
You never lose your shopping knowledge
I can’t remember the last time I went shopping for me, apart from for some new work trousers, which let’s face it is more a chore than enjoyment. But being online and having a young child means you discover lots…
Money for nothing (and the cheque’s for free)
I’m a big fan of vouchers, coupons, discounts…any bargain really. I reckon I inherited the gene from my Nan on my Dad’s side. And in this day and age it seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Obviously you can…
Love those (nearly) new toys
Yesterday was the first local NCT nearly new toy sale. It was different to the usual sales in that it was a table top one, just selling toys/games/books, so people booked a table and sold their own stuff. I wasn’t…
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….
Help your baby sleep with these easy methods
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…
Teething solutions
The problem with teething accessories is you never know how badly your child would have suffered without them. Ns been giving painful gums for some time now. Lots of dribbling and fist sucking. He’s also had the classic vinegary smelling…
Babycentre – pregnancy to parenting forums
There’s loads of baby websites out there…some are great, some are ok and others are shockingly set up and hard to use. One pregnancy and parenting forum I randomly found when I first found out I was pregnant is www.babycentre.co.uk,…