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The ‘new me’ can stick it.
This time of year we go a bit ‘brand new’ crazy. Like ‘batshit’ crazy but a lot more harder on the purse strings. The hopes and prospects of what the new year brings, coupled with the Christma
Post Natal Recovery- Top 5 Tips
Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy. Although your tiny baby can be so demanding it is so important to think of your own post natal recovery. Your body has grown a baby for 9 months, it w
Caesarean Recovery Tips; My Top
It usually takes 6 weeks to recovery from a caesarean section, but it is important to remember that this is individual for everyone. Here are my top caesarean recovery tips.
1. It’s ok I am wearing
Hollie de Cruz a.k.a The Yes Mum mum
I interviewed Hollie De Cruz, AKA The Yes Mum all about her experience and opinions of hypnobirthing. Hollie de Cruz is the Founder of Here/Hear and the creator of Yes Mum Cards – now rebranded
Safe Sleeping… Top Tips
Safe sleeping – how can you keep baby safer whilst they snooze? They say that many moons ago you would put your baby to sleep in what ever you had available, be that a drawer, an empty cardboard
5 Top Tips for those Early Days with a Baby
The first few days with a new baby can be a steep learning curve. Here are my 5 top tips for those early days with a baby…
1. Baby led feeding
Scrap any type of feeding routine, you can not over
Too posh to push… you decide
Too posh to push is a phrase we hear from time to time. I just roll my eyes now because the anger it filled me with wasn’t good for my blood pressure! This birth story is a great one when we hea
1, 2, 3, 4….We like our pelvic floor!!!
Your pelvic floor after a baby. Many women report pee incidents after a baby and whilst this is common, IT IS NOT NORMAL. And it is often NOT something you just have to live with. This blog was writt
9 highs and lows of breastfeeding
Some highs and some lows of things you may now have known about breastfeeding…
Leaky boobs
A friend once said to me that the first time we met I had a big wet patch on my boob. We are still frie
Amy Walker of Lennie & Co Birth Story
Hi I’m Amy, I am the most impatient person on earth. So waiting 9 whole months until I could meet my baby was a big ask.
I found out I was pregnant after an extremely boozey New Year in Madrid with
Surviving the Fourth Trimester: The Magic of the S
Many parents talk about surviving the fourth trimester. Those first 12 weeks with a new baby can be so wonderful, but also have their challenges. The magical S’s are tricks that comfort babies when