My morning off

I think every mum can relate to the difficulties we face in getting out of the house and having some ' mum time ' I had my first ' child free' morning since having Arthur last week.   Even though it was a brilliant morning it didn't come without its stresses!  I woke up on …

Day 10 – Sink or Swim

Today is that day.  The day after you have a baby that is sent to test your true strength.   Today, Arthur is ten days old and this Is the day that is throwing everything at me, goading me, trying to break me. Well, its midday and I haven't reached for the gin.  Instead I'm …

What do I need for Labour? Hospital or Homebirth

​A few mums,  particularly first time mums,  have asked me to do a blog on what you actually need when you go into labour.  I am going to start packing my hospital bag/homebirth box this week (I am 34 weeks pregnant) although you can get it ready whenever it suits you.    Bear in mind, …

Kids Football

I have recently reflected on the times I watched my brother play football, years ago when I was a kid, it would transform my usually calm and reserved dad into a gobby, uncontrollable mess. This often resulted in my poor brother finishing his match red faced with embarrassment and a little angry.  I could never …

Alexander House, Sussex, Afternoon Tea

When you have children, especially a five – a-side team, if someone asks me if I want an afternoon out I have my lippy and heels on and I'm out the door before the kids can say bye! So when my sister in-law suggested afternoon tea It was welcomed with enthusiasm. Being 32 weeks pregnant …

Baby One vs Baby Five

​ I've been thinking about how much I have changed from the first time mum of twins I was ten years ago to the mum of nearly six now.  This list worried me a bit,  and before you contemplate calling social services after reading this, George is the happiest baby I have ever known!  You …

Burning my bra!

I always try to keep my blog posts light hearted but as I am lucky enough to have this platform I am going to use it to rant today. This isn't to lecture or cause controversy.   This is just me,  unleashing my anger that has consumed me for the past 24 hours. I haven't …

Tips to help your labour

​Before you read this, please remember,  I have been lucky enough to have straight forward births.    I don't want to come across 'preachy'   This is what works for me and I wish, when I was pregnant with the twins,  someone had told me a good birth story rather than all the 'Labour is …

10 things I love vs 10 things I hate about pregnancy

I am linking up today with Parent Blogs Elite Linky #1 with Jenny at http://www.midwifeandlife.com Because I have spent nearly four of the last ten years pregnant people assume I must love it. It's not so much about loving it as trying to embrace it and making the most of it.   It is after …

New Kitchen

When we moved to the farm three years ago It was a wreck. Mike had just finished the refurbishment at our old home and just as we were starting to enjoy it he asked if we could go and view this 'bit of land with a house' he had seen. It was a complete dump! …

Chicken Pox help

Looks like Chicken Pox is doing the rounds again 🤒 I have to share an amazing medicine that relieved my boys and ended their misery.. My four older children have all had 'the pox' and one caught it off another. First Charlie (very mild and over in no time), Libby was the last to get …

Easy SMX Kids Headphones

I was recently asked to review a pair of childrens headphones. I can put my hand on my heart and tell you that despite being asked asked to do this, my review (or the kids review) is entirely unbiased. Luckily however, we were really pleased with this product. The headphones arrived, beautifully packaged in a …