Carolyn from Mummy Alarm has tagged me in this fantastic breastfeeding meme which I am more than happy to take part in! 1. Why did you choose boob over bottle? It was never really a choice I made, I just always knew I was going to breastfeed. 2. How long did you breastfeed or are you planning to breastfeed? When Iyla was born, although I READ MORE….
How do you fancy a Pampering Spa Day? Or maybe a Chocolate Making Course? Quad Biking Experience?! Power Boating Experience? Paragliding?! Horse Riding? Modelling Photoshoot? Whatever you are interested in, you will find it over at EXPERIENCE DAYS and they have very kindly given me a £50 gift voucher to give away to one of my readers. All you have to do is leave a comment telling READ MORE….
Have you ever thought about how to prevent your blog from being hacked? This weekend both of my self-hosted WordPress sites were hacked into. I was pretty shocked because it’s not something that I’ve ever heard of and I still can’t really understand what there is to gain from doing it but on Saturday I went to sign into my WordPress Admin Panel to be met with various READ MORE….
When I found out that I was part of the #PinAddicts team I extremely excited. I have always loved being creative but this gave the push I needed to actually get creating or crap crafting….we shall see! If you haven’t heard of the Pinterest Challenge then you can read all about it HERE. I was going to start with something simple but then I saw READ MORE….
When is the right time to try for number two?! For the first year of Iyla’s life I would have happily got pregnant again. I knew I didn’t want her to be an only child and ideally I wanted her and any potential sibling to be as close as age in possible. There is a four year age gap between me and my sister and READ MORE….
MISSING: One Pair Of Boobies / Breasts / Bazookas / Knockers. This time last year they looked like this – Now they look like this – No, I haven’t forgotten to upload the photo, I didn’t need to because this empty space represents my chest. One year of breastfeeding and I am left with empty sacks of stretch-marked skin. Apparently when you breastfeed, parts of the fat READ MORE….
ROMANCE – A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love But how important is it? If you’d have asked me that question a few weeks ago then I would have said not very important at all. I would have said that romance doesn’t mean anything and that it’s nice but the lack of it doesn’t mean that your OH loves you any less but READ MORE….
Is it ‘weird’ to breastfeed over the age of one? Iyla is nearly 13 months and yes, I am ‘still’ breastfeeding her. I always knew I was going to breastfeed but I didn’t really think about when I would stop, I just assumed that Iyla would either self-wean before the age of one or that I would be able to wean her onto cows milk READ MORE….
When I was younger I worked in Boots as a Christmas temp, everyday I was faced with old ladies stocking up on their Tena Lady pads and everyday I hoped that I would never be one of them. It’s bad enough leaking blood without the worry of leaking wee as well. Then I had a baby and was informed by my midwife that to prevent incontinence in READ MORE….
Based on my experience I would sat that yes, having a baby does change your relationship. If you follow my blog then you will know about how me and Dad2BabyInsomniac had just reunited after splitting up for a few weeks when I feel pregnant, this meant that the new and exciting phase that we had recreated was over sooner than we’d expected. I had my READ MORE….
Those of you who follow routines like your lives depend on it might be unable to read much further because I am about to confess something….. I HATE ROUTINES For a while when Iyla was a baby I was tricked into thinking that we needed one. Apparently babies like ‘routines’ and are more likely to sleep at night when they are in one – well READ MORE….
Dear Little Iyla Cherry, on the 1st of February you will be 15 months old and I wanted to write you this letter because I have so much that I want you know. The last few weeks have seen you change such a lot, your character is coming out more and more each day and it is such a pleasure to be in your company. READ MORE….
A few months ago I read MotherVentings post about the crush she had developed on Mr Tumble, I admit that I took the mickey out of her about this on more than one occasion whilst secretly thinking that I would never get a crush on any of the CBeebies presenters. But then I started looking forward to one of the shows more than the others, READ MORE….
Thrill-Seeking Daredevil… Up until about three days ago being in the house with Iyla was a fairly relaxing way to spend my time. She used to play, watch CBeebies or snuggle up on the sofa with me. Then she changed into a thrill-seeking daredevil. She realised that toys and cuddles weren’t exciting enough for her, they didn’t run the risk of knocking all her teeth READ MORE….
Do you ever wonder whether your labour could have been different? Watching this series of One Born has got me thinking about my own birthing experience. This is the first time since giving birth that I have really been able to sit down and observe the way in which women deal with their labours so differently. And I can’t help but notice that the women READ MORE….
When I was a little girl I used to love opening the door in the morning to bring the milk in, especially as it meant I got to pour the creamy bit off the top onto my cereal before my sister did. Things have changed quite a lot since then and you can now have any number of things delivered by your milkmen. milk&more are READ MORE….
I have been tagged by Gemma from Always A Mummy and Viv a.k.a Melksham Mum in this mega meme. I have 23 questions to answer so basically by the end of this post you will know as much about me as my friends do! So here goes, I will start with the rules…. Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog. Each READ MORE….
This time last week I was nervously waiting to see whether my blogs could be saved – My Blogs Been Hacked / How To Prevent Blog Hacking . Finding out they had disappeared was devastating! Luckily they were restored without any problems but by the time that had happened I had no memory of what I had done the week before! But I am back this READ MORE….
The Driving Test In May 2011 I finally passed my driving test, nearly ten years after everyone else I know. I learnt how to drive in 2007 but I gave up after three failed attempts at my test. However it only took one day of walking in the rain with a pram for me to pick up the phone to my driving instructor again. To my amazement I passed first time READ MORE….
This is my fourth week of joining in with Katie from Mummy Daddy and Me makes Threes My Week That Was linky. If you want to know more then click on the badge below Monday Dad2BabyInsomniac was off work so I took advantage and spent the day doing my college assignment. Tuesday I went into college all prepared to massage a member of the public but READ MORE….
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