It’s the top trump card for BBC chairman Sir David Clementi. His ‘OK kids, if this behaviour doesn’t stop, I’m cancelling Christmas’. Every time the license fee is under threat or the BBC is rattled, we’re reminded that it could mean the end for CBeebies. Forget BBC One, sod the […]
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Guest Post: Single Parent Stigma & Why It Shouldn’t Exist
Thanks so much to Jude Peppis-Clay (@gluingcheese) for this guest post on single parent stigma, and why we need to turn this negative stereotype on its head… When I decided to leave my husband in 2017, one thing was on my mind. I would become a single parent. We cobbled […]
Breastfeeding In Public: A Guide
Breastfeeding in public is not a topic worth debating. I cannot be bothered to lay out an argument for or against because quite simply there is no viable ‘against’ argument. It’s what women were given breasts for, and telling them not to use them as intended to nourish their babies […]
Kitchen Karaoke: Sleeping Bunnies (with Lyrics)
The Kitchen Karaoke series continues. As promised, Jack’s choice of song this week. And it’s one of his favourites – Sleeping Bunnies, the nursery rhyme. I’ve, er, put the lyrics below just in case you’re inspired to sing along. Hop little bunnies etc etc. Oh, and don’t expect to get […]
Have a Baby, Lose Your Mind
Throughout pregnancy, people often refer to having ‘baby brain’. And while medical studies do note changes to a woman’s brain throughout pregnancy and for two years after birth (specifically in relation to the brain’s response to seeing your child’s face), there’s no actual evidence that motherhood makes you more forgetful. […]
The early hour
Everything was going quite well for a while there. After sleep training I had a couple of months of pretty decent sleep, bed around 7 and then up at 6am. Early, 6am, yes, but after 10 months of multiple wakes and nights-becoming-days-with-no-edges a dream, really. Next we’ll work on getting […]
Baby buy of the week: TU Cute
I never thought I’d be the sort of parent to dress my little boy like a prince from the 80s. I always pictured dressing him in statement prints and cute slogan tees, adorable but completely pointless mini trainers. As soon as I had Jack the ‘cute but pointless’ category of […]
WIN With The Mother Edit – Wet Head Game
A little summer silliness for you – be in with a chance to win a Wet Head game with The Mother Edit. I have one to give away, all you have to do is make sure you’re following The MotherEdit’s Facebook page and like and comment on the competition post. […]
Because Mummy IS the best
So buy these 5 items now. But one day he’s going to actually start picking his own clothes (or at least vetting your choices). Pure Cotton I Love Mummy Lots & Lots Slogan Top, £5, Marks & Spencer Family love graphic bodysuit, £4.99, Gap Family love shortie one-piece, £14.95, Gap […]
Good morning world
Isn’t it a glorious thing to greet each day at a minute past midnight? And then 40 minutes later?And then an hour after that?And then three more times before dawn?And then to rise at 5.58am for the day? No it isn’t.Now sod off.