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What is a Baby Nurse? Baby nurse, who is also sometimes known as a newborn care specialist, is pretty much what the name suggests. She is someone that understands baby care extremely well, and can help the parents, especially the new mom, with caring for their baby the right way. She is well educated and…
3 ways to get the most from the remainder of a challenging year By Sid Madge, author of the ‘Meee in a minute’ series of books Back in March we had no idea what a challenging year our families would be facing. Spring and Summer have been worrying times and parents and kids have had…
“I wish someone had warned me about day three postpartum.” After Sally Shepard gave birth to her son, she had been coasting along on a hazy, surreal, but blissful, cloud of euphoric love hormones for all of two days, when out of nowhere a metaphorical lightning storm struck her on my sleep-deprived head. Suddenly, Sally was overcome with…
Easy courgette cake This simple, subtly spicy easy courgette cake is deliciously moist and a great way to use up a glut of courgettes. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour Serves Serves 8–12 Ingredients 80ml/2¾fl oz vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing 150g/5½oz light brown sugar 2 free-range eggs 160g/5⅔oz courgette, coarsely…
CLAIRE ROACH – Money Saving Blogger & Owner @ Money Saving Central – The Money Saving Blog with a twist! Passionate about personal finance and helping people to live frugally, save money & cut costs. Featuring Tips, Guides, Online bargains, Voucher codes, Glitches, Deals & Discounts. How did you balance being a mother and professional? I won’t lie, sometimes…
Jess founded Little Bandits because, like so many children, her son, Jonah has food allergies. Jonah knows he’s different but Jess started to see a time when he might, at worse, start to feel excluded. As Jonah was growing and Jess was looking for more convenience, I found it really hard to find food he…
MY ANXIETY MAKES ME ILL My son started nursery a few weeks ago. His teacher called me and said, “Don’t worry, he’s fine, but he has a nasty bump on his head, and you need you to come to get him. It looks worse than it is, so please don’t freak out.”…she doesn’t know that…
Where can I find free and cheap kids’ books? We all know how important it is for children to read, read, read – but how can parents keep their kids stocked up with great books without breaking the bank? I’m a children’s author and a mum of one, and here are five of my top…
THE SIX MOST COMMON ANTI-VAX MYTHS, DEBUNKED WITH SIMPLE FACTS Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of conversation about the need for an effective vaccine. Because of the global havoc the novel coronavirus is causing, vaccine development has become a priority. Scientists all over the world are working to try…
It’s okay not to be okay. There will always be times in life when the big things dominate the little things. We’ve all had those times when life dumps a great big pile of chaos on our doorstep and like it or not, ready or not, we have to deal with it. Sometimes this is…