I swear JJ was just born last week. He still feels so new. He snuggles on my chest, rarely lifts his head and makes no attempt to roll over or get on the move. But as much as it pains me to admit it, he is nearly 4 months old and that means the newborn […]
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Another month older. I won’t lie – I nearly forgot this month. It wasn’t until around 5pm that it suddenly crossed my mind that he was 2 months old. I think that’s just life with a second child isn’t it? Your focus is being pulled in so many directions that things that seemed so important
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There is only 2 years between my boys, but a surprising amount has changed in that time. Maternity notes are now completely online (in Scotland), the 5 in 1 vaccination has become a 6 in 1, and they have rolled out the baby box across the country. It is a gift to welcome all babies
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As it is national breastfeeding week it seemed sensible to share with you how things have gone during my first month of feeding JJ. Anyone who followed me when Piglet was a baby will know that my reasons for wanting to breastfeed are not what you would expect, and really rather selfish in many ways.
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing isn’t it? When I had Piglet I was a first time mum and did as much research as I could on items I would need and how I wanted to parent a newborn. I asked my sister and friends for advise and took it all on board. In reality though,
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When Piglet was a baby he was a super chilled little guy. He slept well and didn’t fuss very much at all. We were very lucky with him, and I was under no illusion that any future children would follow the same path! Fast forward two years and here we are with baby JJ. There’s
At 28 weeks pregnant the time has come to admit that we might need to start thinking about names for this little baby. If you have seen my gender reveal video you will know that it is a 2nd little boy for us, and as such we are finding the naming process quite difficult as
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When I was pregnant I was determined to breastfeed. I had my own, pretty selfish reasons, and they were enough to make me persevere. It wasn’t easy, in fact it was pretty damn hard for 8 weeks. We kept going though, and in the end Piglet was breastfed until his first birthday. It has gotten
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