I had thought, that with a name like Emma, Storm Emma would be a force to be reckoned with. Sadly, I was left feeling a little disappointed by the storm I share my name with. We had five solid days of snow. BRILLIANT. I love the snow. It didn’t settle in Cheltenham though, until the […]
motherhood
I give you my heart: A mother’s love
I give you my heart, my beautiful, funny, clever, amazing children. There are many moments in motherhood, that overwhelm me with such an abundance of love for my children, that I just want to be able to express it. I can’t of course. Nobody can write that much love. However, during one of those moments […]
Bigging up those inspiring mums #bigupthemums
We live in a world, where at the moment, everyone seems so keen to tear each other down. You only have to click on a video of a toddler doing something cute on Facebook and there follows a ton of comments criticising the parents of that toddler, for some reason or other. Everybody parents differently […]
Mummy pride and my children’s achievements
I’ve had a few surges of Mummy pride recently and I wanted to share them. Each of my children have accomplished some new achievements over the last few weeks that deserve recognition. Baby Bear I’ll start with my littlest. Bear is now 7 months old and in the last few weeks he has learnt […]
Breastfeeding Complications: Bad Latch, Nipple Thrush & Mastitis
Doctors, midwives and health visitors have an obsession with telling breastfeeding mothers that “if it hurts, then your baby isn’t latched on correctly”. For first time breastfeeders, this is quite often true. This is sometimes even true for mothers who have done it before, but sometimes, there are medical reasons for why breastfeeding hurts. It […]