I am writing this with my 4 1/2 month old sidekick Daisy, rarely leaving my side. It has been a long time since I worked like this as my older two are at school. Some of the issues are slightly different when you have older school age children on half term so I have added …
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5 Tips for the business and baby juggle
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Connie Simmonds Q&A
Today I am chatting with the lovely Connie Simmonds, new mama to Macie and all around inspirational lady! Connie, I first discovered you via Instagram when you were pregnant with Macie. For anyone who doesn’t know you, how would you describe what you do/ the kinds of stuff you share in your blog and on …
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BundleBean’s Guide to baby wearing, slings and carriers
You may well decide to give baby wearing a go – whether you are brand new parent seeking to keep a grizzly baby held and secure or a busy mum with a toddler on the loose, there are many advantages to consider! We’ll talk more about the benefits of choosing to carry your baby, but …
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Making the most of exhibiting at a baby show/ consumer show/market
I thought it might be useful to share how you can make the most of any baby fairs, markets or shows you exhibit at. Events can be expensive to exhibit at. You have to consider the time out of work or your weekend, plus the preparation time and any hired help or staff costs. However …
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Stokke Tripp Trapp and baby set review
I have been meaning to tell you about our Tripp Trapp for ages but y’know a new baby gets in the way a bit! We were very kindly gifted a Tripp Trapp and Newborn seat from Stokke and we have been using it for the last few months. Firstly I want to say that this …
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Top 5 newborn baby essentials.
Today we hear from Lauren Roberts, who is raising two beautiful children and studying to be a lawyer at the same time. Lauren shares her 5 top baby essentials with one of them being a Mama Designs Cellular Blanker. You can find Lauren on Instagram @talesoftinytedstones. Chicco next to me crib. Used this crib with both …
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Summer holiday abroad with a newborn
We have recently had a holiday with our newborn so I thought that I would write a post about travelling abroad with a tiny baby (11-12 weeks in this case) but I’ve also done it with a 7 week old. Both times we had a villa holiday. For me this meant that we could do …
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My Home Birth Story – Keira
Thought that it was about time I shared my home birth story now that Daisy is 12 weeks old… After several frustrating false starts in the two previous weeks, at 39 weeks and a day my labour started. Early labour had actually started the day before and we had had the home birth midwife out, …
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Exclusive Pumping, Emma’s story
Emma blogs over at @alifewiththethompsons_ And I thought that it would be interesting to hear about her feeding journey as she is exclusively pumping … “So we are currently one month into our exclusive pumping (E’Ping) journey and you guys have been asking us lots of questions in relation to this so I thought I …
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What is a baby bundler?
If you are new to this mothering game you might not know what a baby bundler is and you may not have come across this wonderful invention in the baby departments. That’s ok because I didn’t even know they existed until I had my second baby! Essentially a baby bundler is a pyjama gown or …
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