Reaching that last trimester of pregnancy can seem like such a milestone, but then time can seem to drag on forever waiting for your baby to make an appearance! With the arrival of your little one just around the corner, here are some third trimester activities to make sure you’re fully prepared for labor, birth …
Just a quick Google on how much it costs to have a baby is enough to make your eyes water! It’s inevitable that there’ll be costs incurred when you have a baby, but are they really THAT expensive? According to research: “The average middle-income family will spend roughly $12,000 on child-related expenses in their baby’s …
The other day my five year old daughter came into my bedroom and woke me up to tell me her younger sister had been sick and it had ‘gone over everything mummy’. As I knelt on the floor cleaning bits of regurgitated lasagne from the carpet and wondering if ‘Mr Bear’ was worth salvaging, I …
Breastfeeding might be a natural thing, but that doesn’t mean it always comes naturally, or doesn’t have its challenges. Here are some of the most common breastfeeding problems, and what you can do to help when and if you experience them. Sore and cracked nipples You might think that this is an inevitable consequence of …
Picture the scene. It’s bedtime. After nicely putting their own pyjamas on, the biggest child brushes her own teeth while Mummy helps the second biggest with hers. The baby sits on the floor playing quietly with a toy. Then Mummy pops the baby on her lap and sits on the bed; a child either side …
One of the worst things about pregnancy is probably the morning sickness. It’s no fun spending the first 3 months of what is probably one of the most exciting times in your life with your head stuck down the toilet! What is morning sickness? Morning sickness is just the term used to describe nausea and …
You spend 9 months preparing for the arrival of your little one. Finding out all about labour and birth to try and be prepared. Going shopping to make sure you’ve got all the essentials for your newborn. You’ve probably been given a million pieces of conflicting advice about pregnancy and having a baby, whether you …
One of the biggest worries we face as new mamas especially if we are breastfeeding is whether or not our babies are getting enough milk. It’s mostly (although not always) the case that our bodies are capable of producing as much milk as our baby needs, but sometimes it can be a struggle and we …
If you’re reading this you probably already know that breastfeeding isn’t always as simple as ‘baby, boob, done’. Sometimes it can be easy, but other times it’s downright difficult. Either way, here are some of the best breastfeeding tips and hacks to take some of the mess and stress away: Drink a lot of water …
I know you can’t go on holiday with children and expect it to feel like the same kind of holiday as when you went without. And I, of all people, should know that holidaying without children doesn’t always happen without incident. Last time we attempted a holiday, on the second morning, my 2-year-old kicked a …