Today’s post is a little different – It’s Brighton Pride this weekend and whilst everyone is planning their vibrant outfits and stocking up on rainbow flags, feather boas, glitter and booze, I’m at home with a sleeping baby, reflecting on our first Pride weekend as a same-sex family and what that means to us. This
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Water Babies Chapter 1: A review
Yesterday we finished our Water babies Chapter 1 baby swimming lessons with our amazing underwater photoshoot, so whilst it’s all fresh in my mind I thought I’d sit down this morning with a coffee in hand and write all about our experience as first timers at Water babies swimming lessons. There is so much information and
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Violet’s 5 Month Update
5 months…. 5 MONTHS! I’m going to start every update post with this but where has the time gone? I can’t believe my little Ultra Violet is a 5 month old now. Today for her update I’m trying something a little different – we have a video for you instead! I found there is only
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Cleaning
12 Cleaning Tips for a clean home
So, firstly I should start with a disclaimer, this post is NOT sponsored or affiliated with Method, I’m just a real sucker for a blogger trend. Can you even call yourself a blogger if you haven’t watched 20 speed cleaning videos on Youtube or bought a bottle of the Method Anti-bac spray? Probably not. I’m
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Top 5 Family Holidays to Take With Baby
When you have a young baby, the idea of travelling abroad can be very daunting – long flights, too pricey, too hot – but this doesn’t have to be the case! Choose wisely, do some research and you’ll find numerous family-friendly holiday destinations. Here are 5 holiday ideas to get you inspired: DISNEYLAND PARIS Disneyland
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Easy Destinations for Holidaying with a Small Baby
Sometimes just getting ready for a quick trip to the supermarket becomes something of a mammoth task with a small baby in tow (it’s quite amazing how much you’ll need, and fit into one buggy when you try.) So, perhaps the thought of packing up and going on a holiday with your partner and baby
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Getting out and about with a new baby: My Ergobaby 360 review
As a new Mum I found getting out and about with a newborn baby incredibly difficult. I never thought that would happen as where I live in Brighton, I see new parents parading along the seafront every day with the tiniest of babies – sleeping peacefully in their prams whilst their parents stroll along enjoying
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Summer Beauty Picks
As a new Mum I think it’s really important to try and keep up some kind of beauty regime if that is what you were used to before babies. Even if your regime is lot quicker than it was previously it’s important to just to keep some sort of identity and also to ensure you
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Violet’s First Holiday
Bonjour! We have just arrived home from our first ever family holiday and we all had such a wonderful time! Seeing as we drove 900 miles with a 4 month old baby, we had a pretty relaxing time – all things considered! For our first holiday we headed down to France to stay with family
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Ooh, you little scrubber! (& a giveaway!)
Okay okay, a blog post about washing up isn’t the most interesting is it? But if you have a new baby listen up as I have all the tips you need to know – as you will be washing a LOT of bottles and honestly, those tricky little blighters are harder to wash up than
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Building up the Confidence to go back to Work
It can be very daunting to go back to work after having a baby and especially so if you have taken an extended leave from work to raise your children. Childcare costs can seem overwhelming and the mere thought of being away from your child can seem unbearable. Plus, all of this is before you
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The importance of Skin to Skin #PureLove
That first skin to skin moment with your new baby is one of the most magical and intimate moments you’ll ever experience, a memory I’ll certainly treasure forever. Skin to Skin has been proven to promote bonding, encourage the first feed and to help regulate your baby’s heart rate, breathing and temperature, so it’s amazingly important