You'll no doubt have realised that I'm a big fan of the Sleepyhead pod - most of my pictures of Angelica as a newborn were taken with her in one (see above, bless her with her little frog legs!), and history seems to be repeating itself with New Baby Ted. If you're...
The C-Section Survival Kit
Quite a few people have asked me about the things I've found most useful during my c-section recovery, so here they are - I've divided the products into two groups, one for immediately after surgery and the other for later on down the line. Please do add your own...
The Ups and Downs of Post-Partum Recovery
I wrote the post that begins further down the page when I was twenty days post-partum, and completely forgot to publish it. Looking back, I had no idea how completely low I was. I feel great now, but it's so worrying that even with lots of support you can feel...
Five Things That Will Happen After You’ve Given Birth
Five things that will (ok, might) happen after you've given birth. Now look, I've had two c-sections and so I'm no expert on things that happen to the female form after a vaginal birth, but I've read (and heard) enough stories to know that the below occur on an almost...
Night Nursing: What To Wear
It's always a bit of a problem to know what to wear in the early days of breastfeeding, when you're still recovering from the birth and you're basically a sodden mass of milky skin and sweaty bits of mismatched clothing. You're told that your various lady bits need to...
Toddler, Baby and Me: The One Month Update
It's time for the monthly update - but now there's an extra person to figure into things, "two under two", the format has changed slightly. Updates used to happen on monthly anniversaries of Angelica's birthday (17th), but now we've swapped to New Baby Ted's birthday...
The Pregnancy Skincare Habits I’m Going To Be Keeping…
The last of my pregnancy skincare posts, now - I've safely delivered Baby Number Two (a gorgeous boy) and so am no longer pregnant, and I just wanted to get these features out there before they became completely outdated and irrelevant! You can read my post on safe...
My Birth Story: Elective C-Section
OK this isn't my birth story, obviously - if I was reporting on my own birth it would be just odd. I don't remember any of it. Really the title should be My Story of The Birth, or something, but that sounds weird... Anyway, if you're still reading (forgive the...
Ask the Midwife!
Possibly my best post-partum discovery so far: an app called Ask the Midwife. Strictly speaking it's not a post-partum discovery, as I was told about it a month or so ago by an app developer I've been conversing with, but I've used it a few times since New Baby's...
My Top Five Space-Saving Baby Things
Travelling light? Here are my top five most-used space-saving baby things. You're welcome. The Yoyo Pushchair, recently reviewed here, if you want to read more about it. Folds down so small you can fit it in an overhead aeroplane locker and is great if you have a...
My C-Section Recovery
I thought I'd write a little about my c-section recovery, at least for the first week. I've had loads of people asking me questions about it, some who are booked in for caesarean sections themselves and want to be prepared! I'm always a bit wary when people ask me...
Mini Rodini x Adidas Originals: A Year of Total Cool
I know that the word "cool" is a bit outdated, but I don't know how else to describe the collaboration between kids' brand Mini Rodini and Adidas. When a top-hatted panda mini-tracksuit arrived on the doorstep, my first thought was: my sister would LOVE this in a...