Bing DVD review: this bunny will last beyond Easter
We’ve decamped to Dorset and the New Forest to grace the grannies with our presence over Easter. This year we’ve [...]
Lindt Easter chocolate review: the diddy lambs are almost too cute to eat (but not quite)
Easter has come early in our house. In fact most seasonal events – Halloween, Christmas, Pancake Day etcetera - tend [...]
Shared parental leave: it could easily end in divorce
The new shared parental leave policy comes into force next week. Having just returned from maternity leave, I don’t think [...]
Is it ok to go straight from the school run to the pub?
We’ve had a sobering email from BB’s preschool. After Easter they’re going to start introducing phonics and teaching the children [...]
I thought it was poo then realised it was blood
There’s nothing like a good shock to wake you up in the morning. I went into BB’s bedroom one morning [...]
Purifyne Cleanse review: an internal makeover for your body
Cold pressed, ready to drink fresh detox juice delivered straight to your door. Doesn’t that sound fantastic? There’s never been [...]
Aldi bedding review: I’m a bedding snob
There’s been a lot of bed hopping going on at our house. With me working in London on three consecutive [...]
Mum & Me book review: perfect for Mother’s Day
It’s almost Mother’s Day and if you haven’t sorted out a present yet I’ve got just the thing: a Mum [...]
Elemis cellular recovery skin bliss capsules review: tiny but fabulous
Four months, seven days and 10 hours: that’s how long it’s been since I last had a full nights’ sleep. [...]
Baby swimming lessons: are they worth it?
It’s a good question, because at around £13 per class they’re not cheap. Although I took BB swimming regularly when [...]
Is getting your baby’s stem cells frozen as an ‘insurance policy’ a good idea?
As a journalist I meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. This week I met a mum, [...]
How to work from home with a baby and stay (relatively) sane
I’m coming to the end of my second month being a stay-and-work-at-home-mum (SWAHM - yes it does exist!) and to say [...]
Why don’t pregnant women use wheelchairs?
That’s among the questions three ‘pregnant’ dads have posed just days into their mission to wear pregnancy suits for a whole month. I left BB and Little B in the capable hands of Misery Guts on Sunday to go and write about their story, among others, and it really is an interesting one. There’s no doubt the world would be a different place if it were men who gave birth. The three dads are wearing 15kg ‘empathy bellies’ – the average weight of a full term pregnancy – day and night in the run up to Mother’s Day to see what it’s like for all us mums out there. […]
Mountain Buggy Protect review: it’s amazing what you can hold between your teeth
Maxi Cosi better watch its back. Mountain Buggy has entered the travel system market with a new group 0+ baby car seat from birth to 13kg (pictured). And boy, is it light. In case I haven’t harped on about it enough, we live in a fourth floor flat, which is one thing when you’ve got an independent three year old who can walk, but quite another when you’ve got said independent three year old AND a baby. Which is asleep in the car seat. And shopping. And wellington boots the independent three year old discarded in the hallway downstairs…you get the picture. It’s amazing what you can hold between your teeth. […]
Dream job interview: my out-of-date noughties outfit was fine
These things are never as bad as you think they’re going to be, are they? Leaving Little B with Granny and going into central London and back again really wasn’t that bad, even though I did miss him terribly and it felt like we’d been apart an age. My stinking cold managed to contain itself for an hour or so, my out-of-date noughties outfit was fine (according to Gok flared trousers are actually back in), my boobs didn’t leak and instead of being the grilling I thought it would be the interview was more like a nice chat. And it’s fine just to work weekends. I start next Sunday. […]
