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About crummymummy1

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

How do you get a child dry at night?

BB won’t get out of bed. I don’t mean in a lazy teenager way, I mean once we’ve said goodnight [...]

By |November 13th, 2015|Potty training, Reviews|8 Comments

5 ways to (try) and get more sleep

Do you think we will ever get the chance to catch up on the Lost Sleep of Motherhood? Those endless [...]

By |November 12th, 2015|Bedding, Family life|10 Comments

Family days out in Surrey: Bocketts Farm, Leatherhead

The wet weather we’ve been having lately and the fact BB has been recovering from pneumonia means we haven’t got [...]

By |November 11th, 2015|Family days out, Reviews|25 Comments

10 differences between first & second babies

Now that Little B has turned one and started walking I feel we’ve reached a milestone – he’s not a [...]

By |November 9th, 2015|Parenting|76 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

This week BB and I were introduced to nail art. We were invited to London for a sneak peek at [...]

By |November 8th, 2015|Family life|12 Comments

Flat, comfy, wipeable & SUPER stylish: a sneak peek at next season’s Crocs

I can’t remember the last time I wore heels. Since becoming a mum there’s been no getting away from the [...]

By |November 6th, 2015|Reviews|6 Comments

How do you explain thongs to a four-year-old?

I don’t know about you, but getting a baby, a four-year-old and me out of the door by a certain [...]

By |November 4th, 2015|Parenting|22 Comments

#Marguerite100: The BEST English scone recipe EVER

Today is what would have been Marguerite Patten’s 100th birthday. In case you haven’t heard of her she was one [...]

By |November 4th, 2015|Recipes|26 Comments

Top tips for birthday parties on a budget

Seventy THOUSAND pounds. That’s how much Tamara Ecclestone is reported to have spent on her daughter’s first birthday party. Even [...]

By |November 2nd, 2015|Family life|11 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

It's the morning after the night before in our house. Yesterday was Little B's first birthday party - a party [...]

By |November 1st, 2015|Family life|12 Comments

Pregnancy after multiple miscarriage: a year on

Today is Little B’s first birthday. That means it’s been a whole year since he calmly arrived into the world, [...]

Things they don’t tell you about being a parent

After the week from hell last week Misery Guts and I kicked off half term with a much needed spa [...]

By |October 28th, 2015|Parenting|65 Comments

Milton Combi Steriliser review: things could get messy

Having exclusively breastfed both BB and Little B I’ve never needed bottles on a daily basis so have never bothered [...]

By |October 28th, 2015|Reviews|2 Comments

How do you pick the perfect baby name?

We’ve come to the end of BB’s first half term at school and never in all of her four years [...]

By |October 26th, 2015|Parenting|22 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

This time last year, after two miscarriages in a row, it was two days before Little B’s due date. I [...]

By |October 25th, 2015|Parenting|25 Comments