In an era of mobile phones, tablets, fitbits, smart watches and a whole world of technology, how do you allow your children access to these things, whilst maintaining their safety? When you give a child their first mobile phone, do you just blindly trust that they will use it responsibly or do you use parental […]
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The Tinder Experiment: Dating as a single pregnant mum
Tinder is renowned for being probably THE most shallow dating network around. You glance at someone’s photo, make a 2 second judgement on that person based purely on their looks in that one specific photo and then swipe left to get rid of them if they don’t float your boat, or swipe right if you […]
Inappropriate places to breastfeed
As a mum who is currently breastfeeding her fourth baby, I have been wondering… are there any places which would be deemed inappropriate places to breastfeed? When Bunny was a baby, I only breastfed for 5 weeks, and whilst I did breastfeed in public, I generally confined myself to a discreet corner and felt […]
Mummy how does the baby get out of your tummy?
It began with 9 year old Bunny’s questions… “Mummy how did the baby get in your tummy?” “Mummy how does the baby get out of your tummy?” “Mummy how is SD the baby’s daddy when he’s not your boyfriend?” So I bought a little book called “Mummy laid an egg” by Babette Cole after reading recommendations […]
What surname should I give my baby?
After the recent discovery, that my baby’s daddy sperm donor had actually been lying to me, two-timing me, blackmailing me and manipulating me for months (with a complete other relationship on the go in secret), there’s been no doubts for me about my baby’s surname. There’s absolutely no way, my baby will have his surname, but that still […]