Mummy and Daddy fell in love with you a long time ago Dubai. When we asked them why, they couldn’t give us just one answer. They clearly love you for so many reasons, rather like how they love each other really. They love your weather, your stunning beaches and warm sea, your spectacular architecture and […]
Celebrating Roald Dahl at Tatton Park
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl. His books always had a place on my book shelf as a child and they certainly have pride of place on my children’s bookcases as well as the story CDs being a regular part of bedtime too. To celebrate this incredible author, Tatton Park are hosting […]
Sleeping bags aren’t just for babies
I’ve used baby sleeping bags for all my children. I have always believed that this is the safest way for babies to sleep. Not only do sleeping bags prevent babies from getting wrapped up in blankets, or with their heads underneath the covers, but sleeping bags also have the benefit of keeping your baby at […]
From baby to toddler: how breastfeeding changes
After four babies, my breastfeeding journey ended rather abruptly following a bout of hand, foot and mouth. Across the four children I’ve roughly worked out that I have given around 10,000 breastfeeds over 10 years. Breastfeeding a baby is very different to breastfeeding a toddler though, so not all these breastfeeds followed the same pattern. Like […]
Run your way around the world
I started running at school. Nothing serious, but I always did OK in the school cross country and the long distance running races at sports day. I wasn’t especially quick but I could keep going when lots of others went out fast and then had to stop. Running a marathon was always something I fancied […]
The big blogiversary giveaway: day twenty
Although Mummy Fever has been around for quite a while now, it is a year since the new look blog emerged and things really moved on. As a result of this we are only really celebrating the first anniversary of this side of Mummy Fever. As part of this celebration we are bringing you lovely […]
Movie nights made easy
We love movies in our house, especially ones that we can all watch together for our family movie nights. Some of our favourites recently have been Paddington and Big Hero 6 as they appeal to everyone and keep everyone engaged. We’ve even had grandma rolling around laughing to Paddington when she came to stay. Have […]
A little something special
So we’ve done New Year, Half Term, Valentine’s Day and now we are approaching Mother’s Day. Soon it will be Easter and the year is flying by at a ridiculous pace. Many of us lead busy lives and we are constantly on the go, sometimes with very little break, rest or relaxation. Mother’s Day doesn’t […]