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Excuse me whilst I let the wet nurse in to feed the baby x Excuse me whilst I let the nursery nurse in to play with and stimulate the baby x Excuse me whilst I let the nanny in to bathe and dress the baby x Excuse me whilst I let the cleaner in to […] Read more…
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If you have read some of my parenting rants such as Is he a good baby? and Sleep training, you will know that I am not one for believing in tough love and wanted to share Eve’s post from Freddie and I x I’m passionate about children being set boundaries without being scared that if they mess up they will […] Read more…
Over Christmas a few people asked if Lucas slept through the night, my answer is usually that he wakes up a couple of times for a feed but goes straight back to sleep. He does wake for feeds and he does go back to sleep straight away but because the feeds are only about 5 […] Read more…
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The general questions when waiting in a queue with Lucas from the people next to me have been, how old is he, what’s his name and is he good? I smile politely and say yes he is but really I want to ask what defines a good baby? What would a 7 month old baby […] Read more…
Things I wish I had been told when I was pregnant… 1) Strangers touch your bump, some before asking. After this, they go to stroke your baby’s head like they are a pet or doll. 2) Make the most of sleep before you get to six months pregnant because after that the sleepless nights begin. […] Read more…
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When I was in the shop yesterday, I noticed on the front page of one of the newspapers was a photo of a celebrity breastfeeding with the headline ‘exclusive shock pics’. The article that followed is one of pro-breastfeeding, saying it is normal and natural. However, does the headline shock pictures not portray it as […] Read more…
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Lucas and I were getting changed after swimming yesterday, there were two other mums talking about bed time routines and sleep training. One was saying how she had left her baby to cry for 40 minutes and then her partner went in, picked the baby up and ruined it as she had managed to last […] Read more…