My Uber parenting day Got up, had irregular twinges through morning, had friend for brunch, put toddler down for nap, told friends coming to tea to come, continued twinging lying on the sofa, farmed toddler out to neighbours for tea, told friends coming for tea not to come, birthed baby, champagne and sausages for supper, in ...
Monthly Archives: August 2011
“Stand and Deliver” by Emma Mahony
The rise in books for mothers It is gratifying to see a huge rise in the past 10 years of books about pregnancy, birth and parenting written by mothers for mothers. Particularly books about birth. This is a field every woman can become her own expert in because for every woman it is a unique and personal ...
Diary of a free range pregnancy: preparing older children
Into the home straight, a couple of weeks to go (give or take, still no nearer to believing in EDD) and feeling great. Some iron pills from the holistic health centre Rapha, not the NHS so no side-effects from iron overdose (potentially: constipation, heartburn, nausea, vomiting) just the desired effect of eliminating fatigue. Nature has an ...
Bounty Packs vs Mama Packs
When you have a baby in an NHS hospital you are given a Bounty Pack. There are now 5 in the series, some given out by the NHS and others available to collect from certain high street stockists. Billed as a useful bag of kit for new mums, babies and their families, they ...