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About crummymummy1

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

#MySundayPhoto

It might sound a bit strange, but we're growing runner beans by the sea. As ambassadors for innocent drinks' new [...]

By |March 12th, 2017|Parenting|7 Comments

5 gym essentials for new mums

It’s been almost a month since Littlest B was born and I can’t wait to put my trainers back on. [...]

By |March 10th, 2017|Parenting|5 Comments

5 of the best no-cook baby weaning foods

Forget rusks and biscuits. Today’s babies are more likely to be weaned onto rice cakes and avocados if the latest [...]

By |March 8th, 2017|Parenting|13 Comments

Our new look starring our Valentine’s Day baby!

Drum roll please...we've had a makeover! Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed we're sporting a brand new header at the top [...]

By |March 6th, 2017|Blogging, Parenting|25 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Social media followers will know that this week we were invited to the 20th anniversary birthday party of the Teletubbies [...]

By |March 5th, 2017|Parenting|7 Comments

5 things I hate about World Book Day

World Book Day. I don’t know about you, but those three little words are enough to make my heart sink [...]

By |March 3rd, 2017|Parenting|20 Comments

Things they don’t tell you about the first week of breastfeeding

Don't worry, this isn't going to be one of those posts featuring horror stories about bleeding nipples and mastitis. Well, it does include [...]

By |March 1st, 2017|Breast feeding, Parenting|47 Comments

Topsy & Tim’s mum: I take back everything I said

‘Twintastically smug and perfect’. That’s just one of the (many) criticisms I’ve levelled at Topsy & Tim’s mum in the [...]

By |February 27th, 2017|Parenting|31 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

I make no apologies: #MySundayPhoto this week is another picture of our Valentine's Day baby. It's our second weekend as a [...]

By |February 26th, 2017|Parenting|7 Comments

The 10 best things about not being pregnant

What you can and can't eat, what you can and can't drink and the general inconvenience of it all. It's [...]

By |February 24th, 2017|Pregnancy|15 Comments

Funny things they don’t tell you about childbirth

Don't panic, this isn't one of those posts featuring horror stories about childbirth. Instead it's a collection of random things I've noticed in [...]

By |February 22nd, 2017|Pregnancy|56 Comments

Why I was right not to write a birth plan

It turns out I was right not to write a birth plan. After considering the pros and cons of writing [...]

By |February 20th, 2017|Parenting, Pregnancy|41 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

What a difference a week makes! Last week #MySundayPhoto was of my enormous baby bump - this week our baby [...]

By |February 19th, 2017|Parenting|24 Comments

Our Valentine’s Day baby!

As Valentine's Day presents go my gift this year has to be the best yet - none other than a [...]

By |February 17th, 2017|Pregnancy|67 Comments

How to teach your child to love good food #ad

Chicken fingers, potato waffles and baked beans. I don’t know about you, but when it comes to feeding the kids [...]

By |February 16th, 2017|Parenting|3 Comments