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Extended breastfeeding. I’m not sure of the current trends in breastfeeding. There certainly is a lot of advocacy for it around and you see more and more cafes and restaurants display a breastfeeding welcome here sign. When they are tiny babies not many bat an eye or those prude and small minded tut and look [...]
. . What do you think of toddler leashes? Before becoming a mum I thought these leashes were the bees’ knees. Fantastic! You control your child, keep them out of harm’s way, while letting them some freedom and independence. Little Miss started walking when she was a year old, she went to the park walking [...]
. . . Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti Park (Uplands National Park) Day two of our sailing adventure started very well indeed- Everyone woke at 8. Hurray, we got a lie-in! (Did you miss part 1? Just click here. ) The sun was high, there was a pleasant breeze and the boat was gently swaying on its anchors. [...]
. . This summer we had planned a long stay with my parents in Hungary, where it get very hot, with high UV radiation. Both Littlins have sensitive skin, so I have to choose the sun cream very well. They have had some nasty rashes before from some brands. In gearing up for the summer [...]
. . Lake Balaton is Central Europe’s biggest fresh water lake situated in South West Hungary Having learnt to sail on Lake Balaton in Hungary, the lake and sailing are forever linked in my mind. Even though I have sailed further afield and wilder seas and oceans since, the Balaton still holds a special spot. [...]
. . Now I know not everyone will want to start potty train at 6 months, like I did. So I asked Emma, the Real Supermum (http://therealsupermumblog.com) to share her tips for potty training in this guest post. Emma is mum to 6 children, yes you read it right SIX children aged 1, 2, 3, 8, [...]
. . Ah Potty training…an age old topic with parents, how and when to toilet train your children. I had few preconceived ideas about toilet training before having children. In fact, I don’t think I had even changed a nappy on a real child before having Little Miss, let alone thought about how to get [...]
My eyes were drawn to a display this morning while dropping the Littlins off at nursery- It’s Childhood Obesity Week this week. I and my parents haven’t done very well in this area, we are all very over-weight, obese on some scales. It got me thinking: just what am I doing to help [...]
Getting out of the house for long or short outings has often been vital to keeping my sanity. Since having children there are a couple of baby and toddler essentials I try never to leave the house without. In my view these are must have essentials for any trip duration-long and short- even popping [...]
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...AND to add to the challenge I have a grueling 11 week bootcamp leading up to the skydive- I have to loose 2 stone/ 18 kg/ 28 lb
