Mum’s the word ! An idiom given to us by Will Shakespeare from his historical play Henry V1, which actually means to keep silent, but that’s the very last thing we’ll be doing when we...
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From Pooh to Paddington, Fozzie to Baloo, Rupert to Yogi, teddy bears have got their claws into us all ! A furry friend can offer comfort and security, help children develop emotional intelligence and social...
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Want a weaning winner for your child, then take a look at these simple recipes designed to combine flavours we enjoy as adults and make that transition easy-peasy. Easy peasy pasta sauce Ingredients 12...
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No two children are the same – such a truism particularly when it comes to weaning. My first born child, a boy, was a nightmare ! I devoured the advice on weaning, equipped myself with...
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“You are what you eat,” is a much bandied trope but it’s certainly food for thought when you’re pregnant and considering a healthy diet for two. So, following last week’s blog post on the importance...
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Myths abound surrounding diet in pregnancy – and contained in all the advice dished out to pregnant mums, there’s a lot of mumbo jumbo as well as sound scientific facts. For first time parents-to-be it...
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What’s in a name – an awful lot! So much to consider, not least how other family members view your choice. And what a choice there is now with celebrity parents blazing a trail choosing...
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Breast is best – or is it? Breast milk is supposed to make your baby healthier or brighter, claims which potentially can lead to feelings of shame and inadequacy if you are unable to breast...
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A pre-natal fitness routine is a win, win, win for mum and baby. Gentle exercise in pregnancy is good for you both as the more active you are the easier it is to adapt to...
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There are two things in life for which we are never fully prepared – twins! That quote summed up my friend’s reaction to the news that she was expecting twins. There are no twins in the family, her previous pregnancy resulted in ONE big, bonny boy, so she was stunned when a beaming ultra-sonographer made the big reveal.
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Now here’s something to get your teeth into – My Heartbeat Bear’s teething tricks to ease your baby’s discomfort as those first white pearls start to emerge. There are lots of old wives tales out there – some are worth a try but others perhaps best avoided, despite advice from different generations as each seem to have their very own ideas on the best ways to soothe and ease the process.
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Victorian author Charles Kingsley got his feet wet with The Water Babies, a children’s novel which many of us oldies read as youngsters or watched the Disney film in the seventies which offered a liberal interpretation of the novel. Whether the idea came from the eccentric writer’s friendship with a wasp he once saved from drowning or whether it triggered the vision of a softer, enveloping underwater sanctuary is anyone’s guess.
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