Review: Tommee Tippee Perfect Prep Machine

June 28, 2018April 5, 2019Leave a comment

Tommee Tippee have recently released their Perfect Prep Day and Night machine, the upgrade to the original Perfect Prep model. If you read my earlier post on 5 Essential Buys to make Breastfeeding Easier and Mum Happier, then you'll know that I relied heavily on the Perfect Prep whilst bottle-feeding my eldest son. Now, 3 years later, I am about to start weaning my second son from breast to bottle, and the question whether to dust off the old Perfect Prep or upgrade to a newer version has entered my head...

#imamumand – Hazel from The Secret Craft House

June 22, 2018March 21, 2019Leave a comment

If you love scanning Instagram to see snapshots of seemingly immaculate homes with picture-perfect nursery decor, then it's likely you'll have come across a name garland or cot mobile, hand-made by Hazel Morris. She set up her business, The Secret Craft House, after the birth of her first child and since then, she has been focused on making cute and contemporary nursery decorations that have been cherished by many, including the odd celebrity parent or two! Did I mention she accomplished this in just two years - and found time to birth her second gorgeous tiny human! I'm sure you'll agree - she's very worthy of the mumspiration title...

boy explores plants with magnifying glass

Chapter 5: Regression – It’s Okay Mummy

May 20, 2018January 19, 2019Leave a comment

Woh - what a week! You know that feeling after you've had a long day in heels and you finally arrive home, sit down and can kick them off... wait for it... aah! That's how I feel about this week. Daddy has been away, so I've had to hold onto the parenting reins solo, which would be okay if my children hadn't seemingly turned into untamed, wild horses overnight. Okay - I say children - I'll be honest, I really am referring to just one child in particular...

5 Essential Buys to make Breastfeeding Easier and Mum Happier

May 14, 2018April 5, 2019Leave a comment

I have two children. I also have had two vastly different feeding journeys with my children. In a nutshell, my first was bottle fed, my second is breastfed, but neither child has been easy to feed. I think I must have cried most about the difficulties I've had feeding my children over all other parental woes...

Chapter 4 – Why Self-Care Matters

May 7, 2018January 19, 2019Leave a comment

Yesterday, I checked into the 'Village' hotel for a night away - a mama retreat if you will. 'The Village' - I think it's an apt name for a place to escape to whenever mum needs some respite. As I settled myself in, drinking a sneaky G & T in the sunshine, munching through a bag of Liquorice Allsorts...

Chapter 3 – Go with the Flow

April 29, 2018January 19, 2019Leave a comment

This post is likely to divide opinion: some of you may think I've crossed the line in oversharing, others won't even blink an eye at the words I write. A bit like Marmite, you'll either love this post or hate it...

Birds-eye-view of baby sleeping in a swinging crib surrounded by teddies

Chapter 2 – Can Dreams Become Reality?

April 22, 2018January 19, 20191 Comment

Earlier this week, an old friend of mine from school contacted me to say that I'd featured in her dream. She now lives in the States and has a young family of her own, so we don't get to chat too often, but it is always delightful when we do. In her dream, she said that...

2 year old boy looking at runway at airport

12 Hints to Stress Free Plane Travel with Young Children

April 20, 2018April 5, 2019Leave a comment

Ta-dah! Just like that, my birthday trip to Berlin has been and gone. Hugh is now three months, so it was his first trip abroad and our first time away as a family of four. To say it was possibly one of the most anxiety ridden birthday gifts I've ever received is an understatement. We've travelled with one child on numerous occasions, but with two, would it be a whole different ball-game? Here are my top tips to help you plan for a successful summer retreat with young children...

Watching Harvey Specter with a glass of prosecco

Chapter 1 – Missing: You

April 13, 2018January 19, 2019Leave a comment

Today is the final day of the Easter holidays. Like many of you (I'm guessing), having managed the incredible feat of putting the children to bed, I am now curled up on the sofa, slurping cheap prosecco, whilst drooling over Harvey Specter from Suits...