Health
Covering many aspects of health including:
Children: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, medicines, child illness.
Women’s health: breast cancer, menstruation, body image.
Improving health – diet, exercise, giving up smoking, being active.
Mental health – anxiety, depression, loss.
Zero Waste Week 2012 – Ladies Do try the Mooncup
Anyone who has met me has most likely heard me bang on about how wonderful the Mooncup is! (especially if I’ve had a drink!!). You can read about my first experiences of one here. With National Zero Waste Week coming up it’s a simple way you could make a change that I’m sure you wont regret! … Read more
Why you should get a Trampoline
Hopefully we will see a bit of Summer soon and the children will play more and more outside. I think these pictures speak for themselves really about what good value for money a Trampoline is but I shall tell you a bit too. They are good exercise Good for counting – number of jumps Suitable … Read more
The softly softly approach to fussy eating
If you don’t know me by now let me tell you that I can’t stand to have children crying. I hate the whole opinion that children are trying to manipulate and need to learn lessons or you’re making more work for yourself later on. If you think children should sit at the dinner table and … Read more
Why you should be careful
Which letter you are learning? This week it is the turn of I or i and I planned to learn about insects, to go outside and look under rocks, and bits of wood etc. Instead we ended up with an injury He fell off such a small wall and ended up with a dinner fork … Read more
Is it Time we thought differently about Breastfeeding?
Contrary to popular belief but women don’t continue to breastfeed in order to avoid having sex. In fact you may be surprised to know that people are breastfeeding whilst pregnant!?! I know how does that happen when breastfeeding helps provide a natural contraception and women are apparently avoiding sex!! So then I heard about this … Read more
C is for Carrots
I thought I’d teach the boys about life by doing C for Carrots. First I simply cut out some letter Cs and some strips of green paper. Got him to colour them in and stick them together. Then on Pinterest I saw these seed planters made from toilet roll holders. original source I decided that … Read more
Mothers’ Day Will it Ever Get Less Painful?
Mothers’ Day comes around every March in the UK – marking an emotionally turbulent day for myself, and am guessing many others. Torn between wanting to celebrate as a Mother but equally mourning the loss of my own. I am very lucky to have 4 very thoughtful and loving boys (oh and the help of … Read more
My Baby seems to have Stopped Breastfeeding
Last time I actually remember him “feeding” he asked (yes talking is a great skill) and was on and off so quick I knew he hadn’t taken anything. He asked again a few weeks later and I asked him if he thought he was getting too old and that he hadn’t really had any last … Read more
Naming Your Baby
Deciding on what to name your baby is a big decision and one that lasts with them for forever. Some people take it more seriously than others. Some struggle to find a name they like, whilst others will give their child 20 names. I believe (within reason) you can even make a name up. Watt … Read more