Preparing A Dog to Meet Your Baby
For many of us our dog is our first baby. They have had your undivided attention for probably a few years. They may be used to having the run of the house, cuddles on the
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new mum
Being a Neonatal Mum
When Piglet was born he spent some time in the neonatal unit before he was able to come home. I was lucky, he was only in special care as opposed to intensive care or the
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Piglet – 6 Months Update
6 months old – Piglet is definitely not a new born anymore! 6 months sounds really old to me, he’s not a “new baby” now. He’s not hit any
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Breastfeeding with Diabetes
One of the really “fun” parts about Type 1 Diabetes is how unpredictable it is. Food, exercise, stress, hormones, the weather – you name it, it all has
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Solo Parenting
Two weeks ago crisis hit. We’re a man down and I’ve been going it solo parenting Piglet. JHogg is here in spirit, but he’s been about as useful as a
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Sleep Regression?
In the last week Piglet has started to find it pretty tough to fall asleep. He’s gone from the most easy going little chap to a squirming, crying, tired little boy!
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Why I Chose to Breastfeed
This post is being shared as part of World Breast Feeding Week. To find out more please visit http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org For me, breastfeeding was never really a
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Piglet – 5 Months Old
The last month has flown by – I don’t know how we’ve reached 5 months. Piglet has really changed in the past few weeks and his personality is starting
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Swimming in The School Holidays with Multiple Toddlers
Swimming is an activity that everyone enjoys – right? It was the activity of choice this week when we wanted to get out of the house for a few hours. We had a 10
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My Pregnancy – Third Trimester
You can read here about my first and second trimesters of this pregnancy. This post is about the third trimester. My third trimester started off with a scan at 29 weeks
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Breast or Bottle? Our Feeding Journey
I want to head this post up by saying I’m not pro breast and I’m not pro bottle – I’m pro feeding. As long as your child is happy and healthy and
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Tummy Time
A few times a day Piglet and I go through the tummy time battle. He has hated tummy time from day one. Everyone has said “he’ll get used to it and soon
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