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About crummymummy1

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

WIN one of 2 InfaCare baby bath bundles!

Fancy winning one of two InfaCare baby bath bundles? Then you've come to the right place! With the temperature dropping [...]

By |November 4th, 2019|Competitions, Parenting, Reviews, Uncategorised|15 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

Hands up who's glad half term's over and it's back to school this week?! We had a busy week with [...]

By |November 3rd, 2019|Parenting|6 Comments

5 easy ways to cut the cost of car insurance

Ever wondered what makes your car insurance so expensive? We’ve both been driving for more than 20 years now, but [...]

By |October 31st, 2019|Family life, Parenting|1 Comment

5 wishes for my son on his 5th birthday

Five years. That's how long it's been since our rainbow baby graced us with his presence, blinking up at me [...]

By |October 30th, 2019|Parenting|6 Comments

10 things that are unavoidably condemned after having kids

Is it just me or do kids wreck everything? I don’t necessarily mean intentionally (although I’m not ruling it out), [...]

By |October 28th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|12 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

#MySundaySnapshot this week is someone who doesn't feature as much on the blog as he probably should: our very first [...]

By |October 27th, 2019|Family life|8 Comments

Does having a fourth baby make me selfish?

‘It’s not fair’, ‘she needs therapy’ and ‘selfish’. Those are some of the criticisms leveled at Britain’s biggest family after [...]

By |October 25th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|10 Comments

5 bedtime clock change tips for kids

Hands up who’s looking forward to an extra hour when the clocks go back? I know I am (with a [...]

By |October 23rd, 2019|Parenting, Uncategorised|1 Comment

Is Sainsbury’s right to ban the sale of fireworks?

I ask after Sainsbury’s announced the decision not to sell fireworks in any of its stores for the first time [...]

By |October 21st, 2019|Parenting|11 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

There's an air of mystery surrounding #MySundaySnapshot this week: it was taken on the beach near our house, where I [...]

By |October 20th, 2019|Parenting|7 Comments

Refreshing our winter wardrobe with ACE for Colours

It’s that time of year again. The temperature is dropping, the nights are drawing in and it’s time to get [...]

By |October 18th, 2019|Parenting, Reviews|1 Comment

5 top tips for coping with pregnancy scanxiety

Did you know that around one in seven pregnant women in the UK now pay for private scans during pregnancy, [...]

By |October 16th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|0 Comments

Entering the magical world of David Walliams with McDonald’s Happy Meals

Did you know that instead of plastic toys, McDonald’s is currently giving away free David Walliams books with every Happy [...]

By |October 14th, 2019|Parenting, Reviews|3 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

#MySundaySnapshot this week pretty much sums up our weekend: wet wet wet! Despite the rain I still managed to make [...]

By |October 13th, 2019|Parenting|9 Comments

Has gender neutral parenting gone a step too far?

I ask after a couple hit the headlines for deciding not to reveal their baby’s gender to family and friends [...]

By |October 11th, 2019|Parenting|11 Comments