Recently all I have been seeing on social media is Christmas Eve boxes, I’ve seen loads of lovely ideas but not many including books to read with babies or young children. I got really excited seeing all the Christmas books in our local library on display and decided to read a few to my son. […]
My son stood up on his own a few days ago which gave us such a happy surprise! Standing up is such huge milestone as it gives you an indication they are getting close to walking. He’s so fast at crawling now and he’s been pulling himself up on everything he can get his hands […]
I go back to work at the beginning of March so this month we have been really focussing on getting my son into a nursery. Time to ask for help … The first step is approaching the conversation with people around you as to what they can offer, my mother and my partners parents have […]
We started off with him between our legs so we could support him. Then to stop him falling over we gradually increase distance, but always being aware of where they fall. If he was going to fall over is his head going to be okay and could we soften the landing. This is the main […]
So I’ve been doing baby weaning on different foods for a few weeks and thought I’d give some feedback as to how it has been going. You can see me making different baby food on TikTok here I am making fruit puree, in the beginning I started my son on just had 1 ingredient and […]
This week I took my son swimming for the first time, we took him to Riverside pool in Norwich on Wherry Road. They have 2 pools including one for children. It is a lifeguarded pool, with unisex changing stalls and family changing rooms. I researched what exactly he needs to wear for baby swimming and […]
I’ve just start weaning my baby boy and after scrolling through the internet for what seems like months I’ve come up with a plan. I’ve come up with the table below from information on the NHS and will introduce foods slowly using the 4 day method to test for allergies. If you don’t know what […]
During my pregnancy one of the best ways to fight any anxiety I was feeling was to research and find out what to expect and what was happening in my body. I tried many baby apps during pregnancy and researched many courses to go on. In my area baby classes are no longer free on […]
Tummy time is a really important way for babies to develop upper body strength and neck muscles. It’s normal for babies to cry whilst they do it, at the beginning it is not comfortable for them as they are gradually gaining strength in there back, arms, tummy and neck. Tummy time is an activity you […]