Winning or Whining till Wine O'clock
The first trimester pretty much sucks. I hate this bit of pregnancy. This is our fourth attempt. First time round I'm not sure my body knew how to grow a baby and well, it wasn't to be. Maybe that's the reason these 12 weeks are the worst. I'm not awfully sick, I don't turn green... Continue Reading →
Dear Mama, If I had a pound for every time I've been told, "The days are long but the years are short", I'd buy myself... A really nice handbag! But it's sickeningly true isn't it? Days can be really, really long but the years - they seem to fly by without us realising. So many... Continue Reading →
Would you choose the gender of your unborn children if you could? It's called Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and is currently illegal in the UK on ethical grounds. A recent magazine article stated that there are investigations revealing UK fertility clinics illegally helping parents to choose the gender of their baby. I understand in some medical... Continue Reading →
Last weekend the baby of the house turned two. I'm not really sure I remember life before him. Our Little C is shall we say, 'strong willed'. It's basically his way or no way. From the day he latched in Neo-natal he has been a boob monster. But breastfeeding needs to work for both Mummy... Continue Reading →
I've only gone and done it again... Turned into a big ball of mush over a momentous moment. See tonight I put the Little C to bed for his final night as a one year old. Tomorrow we are officially in terrible two territory and I can hardly remember him as a baby. As 7pm... Continue Reading →
This time last year I hit publish on a spiel about me and Mummy's Whine Club became real. I didn't have a notion what I was doing and still probably don't but tapping out my thoughts on this keyboard is quite therapeutic. So here we are celebrating Mummy's Whine Clubs' first birthday! I thought it... Continue Reading →
I'll set the scene, our family of four have just touched down on our first package holiday. The bags have been discarded, the swimming gear is on and our pasty Irish skin is about to see sunshine for the first time since... Well you know yourself, there might have been a day or two in... Continue Reading →
April is C-section awareness month. We're now nearly at the end of it and although I've known about it all month I've been struggling with this post. Are all these 'awareness' months just another ploy to play Mothers against one another because of decisions they make? Decisions that, on this occasion affect the well being... Continue Reading →
Last month, I was invited along by Mummy Pages to a cookbook launch. This is Siobhan Berry from Mummy Cooks', first book (Baby and Family). I say first as I am sure there will be another one along soon. Her motto is 'cook for family, adapt for baby' and this book covers it all! There... Continue Reading →
On a last minute whim last Sunday night, we thought we would make plans for the Bank Holiday Monday. The C family were going on an outing. A friend had visited the Mellon Fun farm recently and it had been on my list of places to take the kids. So despite only half of us... Continue Reading →
