Category: Blog Posts

FANTASTIC FEMALE – MAYA VERTIGANS FOUNDER OF SUSTAINER CONTAINER Last September Maya and her parents were on the search for a gift for her sister who was leaving home to start university. As a self-proclaimed eco-warrior, Maya were hoping to give her something that would help her to live sustainably at university. However, they were…

Award winning, eco-friendly baby brand, Yummikeys, has today announced its first ever adult-only jewellery design, the sweet and sentimental, Ultrasound Necklace. Made with mum in mind, each necklace is delicately engraved with your personal ultrasound image; a cherished keepsake of the time when it was just you and them. Carefully designed, each elegant disc, which…

Mum of two, Marie Duffy shed over three stone and was then inspired to set up a new meal plan business with her sister, which has recently welcomed it’s 10,000 customer. I’ve attached before and after pics of Marie who’s weight gain reached its peak after the birth of her second child, Grace, who unfortunately had…

How I Got my Positive Birth Experience. Childbirth can be unpredictable but after I empowered myself with knowledge I finally got my VBAC. Every woman deserves a positive birth experience.  Life is unpredictable and none of us know what is going to happen. Nowhere is this more true than when you are in labour. I…

Four months after having my first child – Lee – my appendix burst. I was in chaos already trying to adjust to having a new baby everything got turned upside down and it was all taken out of my hands. I ended up in hospital and had to start adapting again. Thankfully my parents lived…

These sticky swirly sweet banana cinnamon rolls are healthier, simpler, and sweeter than any ordinary cinnamon roll, and made in the oven with only fruit!  There are a lot of fruits I miss from my week at the Woodstock Fruit Festival. The sweet juice-drippy mangoes. The perfectly petite strawberry papayas. The hot pink pitayas that I suspect will never…

THE DEMON AND ME (MENTAL HEALTH) – ANON The first signs of me having issues with my Mental Health were when my youngest son was about 6 months old. I mentioned to my health visitor who assured me it was just ‘The Baby Blues’. She followed up her diagnosis with a follow up appointment for…

FANTASTIC FEMALE – CLAIRE SMITH FOUNDER OF CLOUDY LEMONADE JEWELLERY Founded by Claire Smith late last year, Cloudy Lemonade Jewellery is a brand all about spreading happiness, positivity and empowerment. Claire tells us about the journey that got her to where she is now.  You can check out her work at www.cloudylemonadejewellery.co.uk Last year my family and I…

I have set up and taught dance projects in the community for over 20 years and I am passionate about how dance and fitness changes lives. After I had children I wanted to go to a fun and effective dance exercise class but I couldn’t find what I was looking for so I founded Mum-Dance. I…

MIDWIFE SHARES HER INSIDER TIPS TO GETTING YOUR BABY TO SLEEP Owlet Baby Care and midwife Carrie Sirry shared their advice on the tweaks you can make to get another five minutes of peace – including introducing a ‘theme tune’ which your baby will associate with sleep time, and introducing blackout blinds. A midwife has…