I have run my business Mama Designs for the last 10 years but it is only the last 3-4 years that I have focussed on Instagram. Before then Insta was not as big a deal as it is now (for consumers or brands) I have grown my Mama Designs Instagram following from less than 400 …
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My Top 5 Instagram tips for small businesses
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Second Trimester
I just hit 28 weeks which is why it is the perfect time to share with you the second trimester. It was looooooooonnng. I feel like I have been pregnant forever! (sorry I have a pic but it won’t upload… grrr). If you want to see what 18 weeks looks like (3rd time round, so …
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Another Place Review … The Ideal Babymoon!
Another Place, Ullswater, The Lake District. We have been fans of the beautiful Lake District having holidayed there since childhood and having been there with and without children, since they were babies, staying in everything from cottages, hotels, guest houses to huge properties for our entire extended family. When holidaying with the kids you needn’t …
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Birth Story – Nicola’s amazing birth story
Before we start I need to tell you that this is the most AMAZING birth story and that I am honoured that Nicola has shared this with us. I am in awe of all of them and what a special arrival for baby Joshua. Just wow!!! Introduce yourself… I’m Nicola a mum of two beautiful …
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Pregnancy Insomnia
I had forgotten about pregnancy insomnia, well I hadn’t forgotten, just at how early it can occur. For several nights in a row I had been waking during the night to go to the toilet and then staying awake, wide awake, for at least an hour at a time and then sleeping fitfully after that. …
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The First Trimester
The First Trimester I thought I would write a post about my first trimester, seeing as it and some of the symptoms are now (touch wood) behind me. Baby brain (or pregnancy brain) it seems is not. As I was convinced I had already written this post and searched my laptop for it. Clearly I …
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Tips for using Bamboo Washable Wipes
I have trawled the internet to search all the forums for the best washable wipes tips. If you have any more I would love to hear them! Wipe solution: Washable wipes can be kept moist in a tupperware container with water and a drop of essential oil. Either lavendar or tea tree oil but this …
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Period and Postpartum underwear
I interviewed Paige the founder of FLUX who create “period underwear”… Hi Paige, so tell us a bit about FLUX? FLUX Undies is underwear designed and built to replace pads and tampons. It’s versatile design and function means it works well for periods, postpartum, and leaks. The underwear features a built-in unique panel that is moisture …
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Connected Parenting Summit
Today we hear from Jennie Harrison, Jennie is Mum to Dexter (7) and Violet (2). She is an Energy Healer and Connected Parenting Coach and is the founder of The Connected Parenting Online Summit. For the last 7 years Jennie has been working with mums and their children, helping them to recover emotionally from difficult and traumatic experiences. …
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Holiday with kids
Hi! Hope you are all coping well with the summer hols and the heat!! We just spent an amazing week in Lake Garda, Italy. I wanted to tell you a bit about it as I had lots of questions via my Instagram stories so thought I would put it all into a blog post. If …
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