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About crummymummy1

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

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

My top 10 tried & tested morning sickness remedies

‘An uncomfortable condition that can occur with or without vomiting’. That’s the dictionary definition of morning sickness, which is an [...]

By |October 9th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|1 Comment

10 things I’m going to do differently with baby number four

If you were to have your time again on the baby making front, what would you do differently? It's been [...]

By |October 7th, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|5 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

Hands up who likes going to garden centres just to see the Christmas decorations? #MySundaySnapshot this week comes from a [...]

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

5 great places to visit in Ireland with kids

It's known for Guinness, shamrocks and leprechauns - if you're lucky enough to spot one. Just over three hours from [...]

By |October 4th, 2019|Parenting, Travel|0 Comments

OMG…I’m expecting baby number 4!

One's lonely, two fight, three's piggy in the middle, four's just right. So the saying goes about having four children [...]

By |October 2nd, 2019|Parenting, Pregnancy|17 Comments

WIN 5 boxes of Organix Gruffalo Biscuits!

Fancy winning not one, not two, not three but FIVE boxes of Organix’s new cocoa & vanilla Gruffalo Biscuits? Then [...]

By |September 30th, 2019|Parenting, Reviews|77 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

The weather might have turned and it might be autumn now but at Crummy Mummy HQ we're doing our very [...]

By |September 29th, 2019|Parenting|9 Comments

Disguising my mum tum with a little help from Maidenform Shapewear

‘Shapewear is the canvas and clothes are the art’. That’s what the founder of Spanx famously said, but what she [...]

By |September 27th, 2019|Parenting, Reviews|2 Comments

3 simple ways to teach kids internet safety at home

How can you make the internet safe for kids? The short answer is you can’t, but as a parent what [...]

By |September 25th, 2019|Parenting|3 Comments

Why shopping vouchers for breastfeeding makes me SO mad!

Brace yourselves: this is going to be a ranty one. Have you heard the one about new mums being offered [...]

By |September 23rd, 2019|Breast feeding, Parenting|15 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

It's officially the last day of summer so I thought I'd mark the occasion with #MySundaySnapshot and a little bit [...]

By |September 22nd, 2019|Allotment, Gardening|10 Comments

5 fun things to do in Southampton with kids

It’s famed for its association with the Titanic; it’s integral to the birth of the Spitfire and it’s the home [...]

By |September 20th, 2019|Family days out, Parenting|1 Comment

10 signs you’re suffering from back-to-school empty nest syndrome

'A feeling of grief and loneliness parents may feel when their children leave home for the first time to live [...]

By |September 18th, 2019|Parenting|6 Comments

A sneak preview of the new Shaun the Sheep movie Farmageddon

'An exciting and heart-warming sci-fi comedy adventure that takes viewers from Mossy Bottom all the way into deep space, via [...]

By |September 16th, 2019|Parenting, Reviews|0 Comments