I was asked by the nice ladies at Plum if my 2 year old and I would like to review some of their snacks. I’m all for healthy snacks for my foodaholic toddler, and I used buy various Plum products when she was a baby.
Plum make a range of Organic Baby Food and Toddler Food. The biscuits we tried were: Spelt Fingers with Apple, Spelt Fingers with Pomegranate, Oat Rounds with Orange Oil and Ginger, and Minky Moons with Chamomile and Vanilla, Continue Reading »
Posted in Babies, Reviews | Tagged healthy snacks, organic baby food, plum, toddlers food | 1 Comment »
Well it did when John Lewis held their Christmas in July event. As I usually do most of my Christmas shopping at Peter Jones on the Kings Road, I thought it would be worth going along. Okay so this post may be a couple of weeks later than planned, but it’s been a busy summer (and I still wanted to publish it).
I’d like to salute John Lewis because despite being a retail old-timer and something of an instiution, they are ahead of many in their game in that they have embraced social media and have recognised the power and influence of the 1000+ Mummy Bloggers.
Picture this: A hot, humid summer’s day, fake snow blasting out from the doorway, Christmas trees, baubles and mummy bloggers from all around the UK (and even Potty Mummy who writes the Potty Diaries who came all the way from Russia). Continue Reading »
Posted in Blogging | Tagged john lewis, Christmas, christmas in july, mummy blogger, peter jones | 1 Comment »
Fussy Eaters v. Foodoholics
There are many children that are fussy eaters, I know a little boy who shudders if he sees a piece of fruit and another who lives on rice crackers. It must be a nightmare for parents to get them to eat. My problem is the complete opposite in that my two-year old’s eating is out of control. My friends say they wish their children ate like she does, but believe me it’s one big battle. Thankfully she does eat healthily and is very active, and as a result is not overweight, although she would be if I didn’t limit what she ate.
Feed me, feed me, feed me! Continue Reading »
Posted in Parenting, food, toddlers | Tagged kids food, obese children, obesity, over-eating | 15 Comments »
Next time you take your child to a busy pool in the UK, think of these poor people. This wave pool is in Tokyo. It’s INSANE! I will never complain a public swimming is overcrowded again.
via momlogic.com
Posted in Parenting and family | Tagged wave pools, tokyo, swimming pools | 2 Comments »
I can’t remember the last time, if indeed there has been one, that I went away for even just one night without my husband and/or two year old in tow. It’s not that I don’t trust my OH to look after her or that I don’t want to spend a night away from her, it’s just that I have simply never got around to organising anything. I can only assume that many other mums are in a similar position.
My OH has been on stag dos and shooting weekends whilst I’ve looked after our daughter. Well, it’s my turn now! A friend and I have actually booked a date to go away on a girls only weekend and leave the dads in charge for once (could be interesting). I can’t quite put into words how excited I am. The world (within a few hours from London anyway) is our oyster.
I’ve come up with a list of the top 5 things I’d like to do.
I’m leaning towards the first one, the thought of doing nothing and all that pampering.
What would you do if you had a night away from your husband and kids? It could be anything at all (if money was no object).
Posted in Holidays, Mums | Tagged mummy only time, weekends away, girls only weekend, short breaks | 8 Comments »
If you think luxury country retreats should be avoided with children, then think again. Have a read of my latest article, written for Conde Nast Traveller, featuring ten of the best child-friendly country hotels in the UK, places you can escape to in the UK with your children and not feel uncomfortable or out of place.
What’s great about these places is that they actually welcome children of all ages, including babies. Many have crèche facilities included in the price, and offer babysitting, baby listening service, dedicated kids menus, baby facilities such as bottle-warming and sterilisers, cots or extra beds.
Posted in kids | Tagged child-friendly, country-hotels, country-retreats, family breaks, family holidays, holidays-with-kids, luxury-breaks, uk holidays, weekend breaks | 1 Comment »
Having recently been diagnosed and had surgery for Asherman’s Syndrome (AS) myself – also known as Intrauterine Adhesions (usually caused by d&cs following miscarriage, terminations and to remove retained placenta at birth), I thought it would help raise awareness of the condition by posting the interview with Mr Lower by Sophie Blake.
If undiagnosed, AS can lead to problems including problems with periods, miscarriage and even infertility.
Mr Lower is one of only a few AS specialists in the country. He talks about what it is and what causes it, what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed and what you can do about it. Here is the first of four parts – links to the rest are below. It’s really helpful.
Posted in Parenting and family | Tagged Miscarriage, ashermans syndrome, birth, Intrauterine adhesions, infertility, sophie blake, adrian lower | 1 Comment »
I’ve been looking for a hand wash for kids that isn’t full of nasty chemicals (like the ones you get in the supermarkets). The team at The World of Creatures kindly sent me a bottle of their new Creatures Toddlers Hand Wash to try.
It has a cute little zebra on the front of the bottle, smells divine, doesn’t contain any nasties and is a hit with my toddler, who now feels very grown up having her own hand wash to use. The liquid turns into a foam when it comes out of the bottle and lasts for ages. It would be a bit easier for her to use it if the pump was easier to push down, but other than that we love it! Continue Reading »
Posted in toddlers | Tagged toddlers handwash, handwash for kids, creatures, kids toiletries, hand wash, natural products | Leave a Comment »
Is breast-feeding creepy?
There seems to have a been a big backlash following Cathryn Blundell’s (deputy editor at Mother and Baby) comment in the magazine that she finds breast-feeding creepy. I have to say I agree with her in a way.
Never thought I’d breastfeed
Right up until the moment my daughter was born I never thought I would breastfeed for exactly that reason. Up until then, as far as I was concerned, my boobs has only ever been used as Continue Reading »
Posted in Babies | Tagged birth, breastfeeding, mother and baby | 5 Comments »
Following on from my recent post: Is London Really The Child-UNfriendly?, for those mums who are terrified to take out there little ones (and I know a few), here are some easy things you can do to help make sure you can take them out so everyone has a good time and you don’t come home feeling frazzled. Continue Reading »
Posted in Babies, top tips | Tagged eating out, family-friendly restaurants, meal-times, toddlers | Leave a Comment »
