It's sort of a lie, this title, because I actually don't know if one singular thing made my baby suddenly sleep through the night. It might not have even been the combination of the things I've outlined below. It could have been (and I think this is likely) that she...
Baby and Body: 14 Months Update
Thank you to the various people online who reminded me today that I needed to do a baby and body update - I hadn't even realised that it was the 17th! And actually, loads of things have happened this month, so it's a good one to write. Though I am trying to write it...
Petit Pai: Sensitive Skincare for Children
I have used Pai Skincare products for years - they specialise in formulating for very sensitive and intolerant skin and, though I don't have particularly touchy skin at all, there are certain products I've relied on to keep my face on an even keel during times of...
Cruisin: Car-on-a-Stick
This has to be one of the best fifty pounds I've ever spent: I must have clocked up dozens of man hours, this week, pushing the new baby "Mini Cooper" about in the garden. Angelica absolutely loves it. We went to Toys R Us looking for a trike and came away with a...
Eucerin Sun Protection and my Baby Distraction Tactics | AD
Here I am, trying to look chic in my Maison Michel hat whilst applying sun protection to a one year old. I'll tell you something: it's not easy. It's like trying to have poise whilst riding a Bucking Bronco. You need to have six hands to apply anything to a one year...
Baby and Body: 13 Months Update
I didn't know whether I'd carry on with these baby and body updates past a year - the ONE YEAR mark seemed a very natural place to stop and I did wonder whether people might get bored. However, a quick straw poll revealed quite the opposite and so here we are with the...
Caudalie Vinoperfect Serum for Radiant Skin | AD
Lots of people have body and beauty concerns when they're pregnant - fears about their body changing and never returning to its former glory, worries about hair loss and stretch marks and a dread of getting spotty, hormonal skin. I was one of those incredibly annoying...
Baby and Body: ONE YEAR Update!
Wah! One year! This time exactly twelve months ago (approximately 11am, as I write) I was lying on a trolley in the maternity unit, crying because I had done twenty four hours of early labour followed by a complete cease-fire in the contractions department, followed...
As Breastfeeding Comes To An End…
Today is the first day that I will be with the baby but do absolutely no breastfeeds. Tomorrow she is one and our little breastfeeding journey seems to have come to a natural, contented end. I have to say that I would be more than happy to carry on with feeding her -...
Last Night A Whisbear Saved My Life…
Well alright, not actually last night, a night about two months ago. Possibly longer, now. A Whisbear saved my life. Alright, it didn't save my life, but it did save my sanity. And to think - I poo-poohed the idea of even reviewing one, thinking that Angelica was far...
Baby and Body: 11 Months Update
This month can mainly be characterised by separation anxiety (mine) and growth spurts (baby's). Last week I did a three day stint in France followed by a two day stint and I had worked myself up into such a state before I went for the first press trip that I...
Where to Start with Baby Routines…
As I've mentioned many a time, we really struggled to get into a routine with Angelica. Perhaps because for the first few months we were sort of homeless, or at least drifting, because our house was being renovated and we spent a lot of time in the car. Routine just...