“Mummy, Mummy, there is a volcano in my mouth, honestly there is”. “I’m hungry, I’ll have a bread stick – oh no I won’t, that hurts, I don’t want a bread stick, in fact I hate bread sticks Mummy” “I want a cuddle, I want a cuddle right now” “No don’t touch me Mummy, nobody […]
Developing cognitive skills at bathtime
What is bathtime like in your house? Busy? Stressful? Fun? Action packed? Bathtime has always been lots of fun in our house. It is busy of course but it has always been one of the children’s favourite parts of the day. Bathtime creates so many opportunities to share special moments with your children, as well […]
Language barriers and midwifery
Many of us will have travelled to a country where we didn’t speak the language. How was it for you? How did you feel? I speak reasonable french, basic Spanish and basic Japanese but when I went to Germany I hated it. I hated it because I couldn’t understand anyone and I couldn’t ask anything. […]
Bright bedding for little ones
I don’t know about you but I am really not into white or cream sheets. These things don’t tend to stay looking crisp for long and can be a tad boring. I love bright colours, especially in the children’s rooms. Vertbaudet do loads of brightly coloured bedding for children, including fitted sheets which is brilliant because […]
If babies could text
Baby 1 Yo, yo, how’s it going? Erm…Baby 2 are you receiving me, over? Baby 2 Sorry, couldn’t reach the phone, the old girl had it in her pocket Baby 1 No worries – did you see that thing on FB this morning about Baby 3? Why would you want anyone to see that? Baby […]
Don’t wake the baby
After four children I have become familiar lets say with what noises wake a baby and those that they seem to sleep through quite happily. Noises they can sleep through include: The vacuum cleaner – even when it is right next to them The tumble dryer My very powerful and noisy hairdryer MTV on loud […]
Help or hindrance?
I’m not very good at accepting help. If anyone asks if they can help me, my default response is that I’m ok thank you, even if I’m juggling several things at once. I don’t really think about how they could help, just that whatever I’m doing is possible for me to do on my own […]
The morning after the night before
Okay so you’ve seen the title of this article and no doubt assumed it relates to having a hangover from an over indulgent night. Well, it kind of does, as any sleep deprived parent will know that you feel just like that without touching a drop of alcohol – I’m a cheap date what can […]