All I want for Christmas is…
I saw the Britmums blog prompt, and it touched a nerve with me. Just recently, my family have been bugging me to send out ‘Christmas Lists’. (Actually, since October, so it’s not even that ‘recent’ in...
View ArticleSleep
Or lack of it, is a topic that you’ll find the majority of parents discussing at one time or another. When new parents were asked what thing they couldn’t do without in those early weeks, one of the...
View ArticleMilking It – Getting the best from breastfeeding
Someone at an event recently asked me ‘when you look back to your antenatal classes, whats the first thing that jumps into your head when you think about the breastfeeding session’. Now usually, I...
View ArticleBurglars in the house
A couple of weeks ago we had a card through our door from the police, saying that there have been burglaries in the area. And not of the kind where you’re out, either. These are the creeping in at...
View ArticleTransition to a toddler bed
Bubby D slept in a big girls bed for the first time whilst we were on holiday in June, and since then she hasn’t been to keen on the cot. To the point where we put her in it one night, and five minutes...
View ArticleToddler terrors – so long, sleep
Bubby D has never in recent months been the best of sleepers – she is fairly resistant to the idea of going to bed, and even more resistant to the idea of staying in her own bed all night. I’m not...
View ArticleHow far would you go for a great nights’ sleep? The Ibis #Sweetbed
How far would you go for a good nights’ sleep? Lying in bed, staring at the ceiling (not that I can see it since it’s dark) while I am forced to listen to the Other Half snoring like a whole drove of...
View ArticleThe art of achieving sleep in pregnancy – Snoozle review
I’ve been fairly lucky with pregnancy this time round, in that I’ve not suffered much from heartburn, restless legs, or needing to visit the toilet more than once in the night in general. But one of...
View ArticleDry through the night – Lumi Potti review
As far as toilet training at night goes, I can’t really complain about Bubby D. Although she is two years younger than the Wee Man, they actually ended up attempting to achieve ‘dry through the night’...
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