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About crummymummy1

I'm a wife, mama of four, freelance journalist, author & blogger. Not necessarily in that order!

Does going ‘out’ in pyjamas make me a lazy mum?

Does going 'out' in pyjamas make me a lazy mum? When I say 'out' I don’t mean in broad daylight [...]

By |March 7th, 2018|Parenting|15 Comments

Easy face painting ideas for kids & £100 Amazon giveaway!

Looking for some easy face painting ideas for kids and fancy winning £100 in Amazon vouchers to kit you out [...]

By |March 5th, 2018|Competitions, Parenting, Reviews|7 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

It was tempting to share a snow picture for #MySundayPhoto this week - after the first significant snow fall where [...]

By |March 4th, 2018|Parenting|11 Comments

10 simple ways to help your baby with eczema

Fifteen million. That’s how many people are thought to be living with eczema in the UK, and Littlest B is [...]

By |March 2nd, 2018|Parenting|4 Comments

10 fun snow games for big kids & little kids!

Is it snowing where you are? We’ve had the first proper snowfall in five years in our neck of the [...]

By |February 28th, 2018|Parenting|6 Comments

A letter to first time mum me

What do you wish you'd known as a first time mum? As a third time mum it often makes me [...]

By |February 26th, 2018|Parenting|28 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Have you noticed it getting lighter in the mornings yet? I've been doing my morning run in the dark for [...]

By |February 25th, 2018|Parenting|6 Comments

The truth about breastfeeding at one

One in 200. That’s how many women in the UK are still breastfeeding after a year, putting me among the [...]

By |February 23rd, 2018|Breast feeding, Parenting|14 Comments

Things they don’t tell you about sleep after having a baby

‘Say goodbye to sleep’. That’s one of the things I remember being laughingly told when we announced we were expecting [...]

By |February 21st, 2018|Parenting|12 Comments

10 disgusting things they don’t tell you about being a parent

What’s the most disgusting thing that’s happened to you since becoming a parent? If you think poo under the finger [...]

By |February 19th, 2018|Parenting|10 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

What a week! We've had a double celebration in our house: first we had Littlest B's first birthday on Valentine's [...]

By |February 18th, 2018|Parenting|5 Comments

10 old school fashion trends we’d love to make a comeback!

Ever think back to what you wore in your teens and twenties and wish it would make a comeback? Then [...]

By |February 16th, 2018|Fashion|5 Comments

A letter to my daughter on her first birthday

Well. I don't know where that went. It's been a year since baby number three arrived on Valentine's Day 2017 [...]

By |February 14th, 2018|Parenting|18 Comments

10 reasons to take kids skiing (& the best places to do it)

Ever considered taking your kids skiing, but need a little bit of convincing? Then this post is for you! Watching [...]

By |February 12th, 2018|Parenting|1 Comment

#MySundayPhoto

#MySundayPhoto this week just had to be this one of my little man. It was taken not by me but [...]

By |February 11th, 2018|Parenting|7 Comments