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Baby Ted’s having a play with Nanny Jane this morning
Tiny Ted is spending the morning (and possibly the afternoon, depending on how things go!) with Nanny Jane. I am experiencing the stunned silence of a mother who suddenly has some time to myself after...
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I’ve got is sorted (sixth time round…)
It’s not that my previous children were the rough drafts, but with all the practice I’ve had at everything to do with babies, you’d probably assume I know a thing or two about what does and doesn’t...
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Making it all worthwhile
I was so proud when Wife columnist, Sarah Lowden Poole, was recognised by one of the biggest blogging networks, Mumsnet, back in November 2012, and awarded Blog of the Day for her piece investigating...
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Most of the people who read this blog – at least most of the people who leave comments for me – are either pregnant or parents of young children. I started writing it to document my sixth pregnancy, to...
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Breastfeeding
This post is written because I have been asked so many, many, MANY times “how do you breastfeed?” Breastfeeding is something I am passionate about. I liken it in my mind to reading or travel…...
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Sex ed
It all began with an email. You know you’re in for an exciting school term when a diplomatically worded email arrives explaining that the Year 5 curriculum this term will be covering blah, blah, blah...
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Precious moments – in memory of Matilda Mae
Yesterday I did something that I very, very rarely do. I read a story about a baby dying. I avoid tragic stories about children for three main reasons: 1. I don’t want to tempt fate. 2. I am an...
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Ted’s eaten his way through the first six months!
After six months of voracious feeding, Tiny Ted now weighs in at a healthy 20lb! On the days he’s with Nanny Jane I feed him twice (morning and evening) and express a litre of milk – you read that...
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Who’s that baby?
Here he is, Tiny Ted doing what he does best: rolling around on the floor and smiling endlessly. This is the job he did for Coleen Rooney’s babywear range:
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Cooking up some self-esteem
It is one of my strongly held beliefs that encouraging children to contribute to family life by doing allocated tasks or chores helps to build their self esteem. I believe doing household chores also...
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