I absolutely loved having a Snuzpod next to the bed, it was stylish and neat and when Arlo grew out of it I wasn’t sure what to do as he wasn’t ready to go into his own cot in his sisters room! We made the decision to put her into a mid-sleeper and use her… Read More
Lying on the freezing floor at 3am, ‘demonstrating’ to my definitely-not-hungry, just-needs-to-shut-his-eyes baby how to go to sleep, I wonder how much it would cost to buy a life-size, warm, “breathing” model of me… Because as soon as I try to silently creep out of the room, tiny man realises, turns over, gives me a… Read More
So you’ve heard about slings and babywearing, and fancy giving it a bash. ‘OK’ you think, ‘off to mothercare we go’ and you trot off in search of a sling, only to be overwhelmed by a confusing selection of uncomfortable looking contraptions and untrained sales staff. If you’re lucky, you might come away with one… Read More
We started the weaning journey with Arlo around the time he turned six months, and have been doing it the ‘baby led weaning‘ way. To make Arlo’s introduction to food as fun as possible those lovely people at Cosatto sent us the incredibly funky Waffle Highchair in Pitter Patter pattern! What is it: A chair… Read More
It’s no secret Arlo doesn’t sleep through the night yet. It isn’t a huge problem really as he sleeps in a cot attached to my bed or in my bed so when he wakes up I just breastfeed him back to sleep and often I fall asleep before he does. However it would be lovely… Read More
From Babies with Love is a brand that donates 100% of its profits to help support orphaned and abandoned children. It was founded by a mother, Cecilia Crossley who was out shopping for clothes for her son and got thinking about how she could help the welfare of children who need it around the world. The… Read More
So I have been breastfeeding Arlo for very nearly six months now. In a way it seems a little silly to go shouting about it, as it’s a natural thing and only a few hundred years ago or less there was no other option and all mums fed their babies (or employed a wet nurse!)… Read More
Arlo has some new travelling buddies for trips out in the buggy! The Ted & Tess Pram String from Ambi Toys has been accompanying us and Arlo loves to play with the little bears! There are five coloured bears on an elastic with two plastic rings at either end to attach it to your buggy,… Read More
I’ve written this post to potentially help any parents out there that come across croup, to either help them spot it if it happens to their child or to at least know a little more about it. I asked in twitter if a post would help and got a few yes replies, I’m (obviously!) not… Read More
Last week I bought myself a new (to me!) buggy, as a consolation present for losing a house we really wanted to buy! I know this makes no sense whatsoever but I needed a reason to justify the purchase! This will also be an Arlo-only buggy, one he doesn’t have to share with his… Read More