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First Day at Nursery
Read more: First Day at NurseryIt’s the eve of the Full Day at Nursery. We’ve done the taster sessions with success. The first stay-and-play felt like a trip to playgroup as I watched Little Lass discover the new surroundings, her eyes lit up when she spotted the water table and dressing up boxes. As I asked her key worker some…
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New Mum: Picture perfect parenting
Read more: New Mum: Picture perfect parentingIn February 2017, our baby daughter was born and we became parents. I caught the bouquet at our friend’s wedding in May and Ordinary Lad proposed in December. I’ve announced our engagement on the ole social media on NYE and posted a photo of us in black and white (‘cus we look better with a…
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New Mum: Trusting your instincts
Read more: New Mum: Trusting your instinctsThis last fortnight, I’ve learned the importance of trusting your own instincts as a new mum. Our Little Lass has been coughing constantly and has been off her food which developed into green watery nappies as she began to refuse milk. After two trips to doctors with our Little Lass, we are now treating a…
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Poorly Baby: Teething or Testing Us?
Read more: Poorly Baby: Teething or Testing Us?Why are they always more poorly at night? For days, our happy 9 month old baby has been coughing, spluttering and screaming. Poor little love; she’s got a runny nose and chesty cough, keeps tugging on her ear and crying. We’ve got stinging eyes and a dose of irritability syndrome (me & her dad that is).…
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New Mum: Why blog about ordinary life?
Read more: New Mum: Why blog about ordinary life?With a massive community of women/mummy bloggers doing their thing, there’s a world of support waiting for mums like us and yet sometimes you can still feel like you’re alone. I’m a fellow follower of so-called ‘mummy blogs’. They make me laugh at loud, they touch my heart and they all make me relate to…
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Back to School: How are Mums feeling?
Read more: Back to School: How are Mums feeling?It’s time to go back to school! Cue the online posts from gushing parents of kids in their uniforms. This week will be a period of transition for many of us, as parents and school staff as well as the pupils themselves. It’ll be a week of firsts. Someone’s first day at nursery or pre-school,…
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New Mum: Random things I say to my baby!
Read more: New Mum: Random things I say to my baby!You know you’re a mum (or dad) when you begin to say sentences which you’ve never uttered before. The funny thing is that they make perfect sense to you. Usually, the random phrases are in response to your child’s behaviour at any given moment. You use your calm, rational, authoritative voice. You mean business. You’re…
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New Mum: Counting down to our First Family Holiday Abroad!
Read more: New Mum: Counting down to our First Family Holiday Abroad!Our First Ordinary Family Holiday abroad is fast approaching. I’m so excited, given that the last time Lad and I went abroad I was pregnant and therefore sober… and a holiday is just not the same without Cocktails & Gin. And Cocktails. I keep picturing myself indulging in the all inclusive bar whilst simultaneously rocking…
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Ordinary Mum: Going back to work
Read more: Ordinary Mum: Going back to workThe new chapter began today: Ordinary Working Mama. I’ve returned to teaching secondary English but on a part-time basis in an attempt to achieve a ‘work life balance’. I hear a roar of laughter…yeh, there probably is no such thing! Just humour me, ok? After suppressing tears before I left home this morning, I had…
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New Mum: When should you lose your baby weight?
Read more: New Mum: When should you lose your baby weight?When is the right time to lose weight after giving birth? Are you proud of your MummyTummy or are you keen on improving your post-baby body? My Little Lass is 4 months old now and maternity leave has so far involved a few baby classes, catching up with people & (you’ve guessed it) lots of…
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Manchester Attack: An open letter to my baby girl
Read more: Manchester Attack: An open letter to my baby girlDear Little Lass Today, I have hugged you tighter than ever; I am devastated for the victims of a terror attack at a concert in our nearby Manchester. I feel a heightened need to keep you safe. Ordinary people were simply enjoying a night out. I am heartbroken for the victims, their families, and for…
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New Mum: Grieving for a grandparent
Read more: New Mum: Grieving for a grandparentWhat does it feel like to grieve with a newborn? Last week, I went with my Dad to register my nan’s death and then went straight to a Baby Massage class. People probably saw just another chatty mum playing with her baby; it’s the Brave Face, you see? Inside, I was emotional. For Dad. For me.…
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New Mum: Leaving Mini Lass for a Girls Weekend
Read more: New Mum: Leaving Mini Lass for a Girls WeekendIs a girls weekend away any different when you have a newborn baby? Should you give them up once you become a mum? My little sister turned 30 recently and to celebrate, a group of us girls rented a house for the weekend. Our main aims were to consume copious amounts of Prosecco, Gin, Wine…
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New Mum: The changing faces of Easter weekend!
Read more: New Mum: The changing faces of Easter weekend!How have you celebrated your Easter Weekends over the last few decades? For me, it goes something like this! 1990s Easter: Primary school hymns in assembly & Easter Bonnet competitions in the hall. Made chocolate cornflake nests with mini eggs on top. Proudly knew the story of Jesus – off by heart! 2000s Easter: Day…
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New Mum: 10 truths about raising a newborn baby
Read more: New Mum: 10 truths about raising a newborn babyWhat are those early days really like for a first time mum? I’d read the books and spoken to friends but over the last few weeks I’ve been experiencing the reality of motherhood for myself. If you’re pregnant, a new mum or just remembering what it was like in those early days, you might relate…
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New Mum: The Fear, The Responsibility & The Love!
Read more: New Mum: The Fear, The Responsibility & The Love!I’m a Mum; I’ve joined The Club! I actually have a baby daughter and it feels weird and wonderful all at the same time. As it’s Mother’s Day weekend, I’m sure that Mini Lass (her Dad) is scanning the internet for a thoughtful gift as I write. I know that my 6 week old baby…
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New Mum: 5 things people ask when you’ve got a newborn
Read more: New Mum: 5 things people ask when you’ve got a newbornYou’re never fully prepared for life with a newborn nor are you prepared for the curiosity of others. Well-meaning or plain nosey, here are some questions I’ve been asked this past month. You might recognise some; no doubt you’ve been asked them too. They appear to be the standard post-labour conversations for new mums! 1. Is…
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Pregnancy: what’s it all about?
Read more: Pregnancy: what’s it all about?Pregnancy: What does it mean? Aside from the obvious of course – You get fat for 9 months and a stork delivers a bundle of joy to your doorstep. At first, pregnancy for me meant daily vomit, a dose of a purple prickly rash on my face and continuous munching on packets of ginger biscuits…
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