A nursing career is an incredibly rewarding one and something that many women enter into, intending to stay within the profession all of their working lives. For women, nursing also represents a career path that has lots of opportunities for progression. For the modern woman, it is common to have a career and a family, … [Read more…]
I am a firm believer in the fact that the more babies you have, the more laid back you become. When I had Boo, I knew nothing. I think you definitely wing it with your first. They are the trial run if you like. I weaned Boo at 17 weeks. I know. It seems so … [Read more…]
If you compare the blog posts I write between now and two years ago, there is a bit of a difference. Two years ago, I had just had our second baby and I wrote loads about babies, having a newborn and all the things that come with that. Fast forward two years and our third … [Read more…]
Being a mum automatically makes you thirsty because you never have time to drink. Night feeds however make you even more thirsty than usual and it can become some kind of vicious circle. You drink, you need the loo. You get the raging thirst, you drink, you need the loo. If you’ve never experienced night … [Read more…]
This week I read a lovely post by Rachel Swirl about previous Christmases. Christmas is such a special time for little ones that I thought I would copy use her idea and look back at our first Christmases. With Boo and G both having January birthdays, they were 11 months and almost 11 months when … [Read more…]
Sleep. It’s like the holy grail of parenting. Most of us would like more and are not getting enough. My two are not too bad but we are a family of early risers. It must be the farmer gene running through them. It has been 6am for months, years even and I can cope with … [Read more…]
Toddlers. They really are a law unto themselves. I do love this stage though. G is so feisty and strong and his determination is amazing. It has got me thinking though how similar toddlers are to rock stars so here are my top five ways that toddlers, especially mine, could definitely give any rock star … [Read more…]
Prams. Oh they are a worry. Have you chosen the right one? Will it serve the purposes you need it for? I have written quite a few posts about prams and pushchairs. I know I have a problem and, I am not going to lie, this may not be my last pram post. I just … [Read more…]
Just this week, a friend of mine mentioned a play date she had organised for her child and her friend’s child and it lasted seven hours. SEVEN HOURS! The lady arrived at 10am and didn’t leave until 5pm. It’s like a whole days work and probably three days when you think she must have had … [Read more…]
College is difficult enough to get through, but when you have a baby to look after at the same time, it brings along with it a whole set of further challenges. According to research, approximately one in every four undergraduate students has a child of their own. For students who are also single parents, both … [Read more…]
