Blogging has it’s perks and the best event of the year so far was the invite for me and Little Sis to meet Paula Radcliffe. I have photographic evidence: Yes she is tiny and I am huge but doesn’t Little Sis look pretty?! Moving on…. We were there to celebrate Pampers who have teamed up with Paula Radcliffe to celebrate babies’ spirit of play through the Pampers Little Athlete campaign. Did you know a cruising baby can take as many steps as a marathon runner in a race within 24 hours? As the world’s greatest athletes descend upon London for…
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Last year we were sent a yoomi bottle to try with Big Brother. We got on really well and couldn’t wait to use it with Little Sis too. I have to be honest and say I didn’t use it for the first couple of weeks. I was in a total newborn haze and struggling with the constant feeding and a demanding toddler too. However, after a couple of weeks a routine emerged and I found it easy to introduce the yoomi bottle. As we had previously used it we found it simple to use. Little Sis, unlike her older brother,…
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We hear a lot about mumpreneurs but what about the dad-preneurs (I may have made that word up) – the fathers who have a great business idea, often as a result of the new challenges faced as a parent? Well last week I met one such man, Chris Jones, who runs a brilliant business offering practical solutions for baby-proofing your home. Now, you may wonder why we would need this service as we are old hands with a 24 month old. Well I was interested to see what Chris thought of our own attempt at baby and toddler-proofing, had a…
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Little Sis loves watching us when we eat so we’re beginning to think about starting weaning in a couple of weeks. I loved weaning her brother and still enjoy cooking for him so I’m really hoping it will be as straightforward as I remember! I’ve been busy stocking up on products such as hard wearing plates and bowls and pretty bibs and dusting off my recipe books. Boots is helping parents put a spring back in their step with plenty of savings across selected baby products including change time, toys, feed time and skincare. Make the most of these offers…
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We’re big fans of Plum and I relied on ready made food a lot when I started weaning Big Brother as I wasn’t confident at all! Plum have recently introduced some new products which we were happy to try. Pumpkin Pie and Strawberry Cheesecake Oaty Chomps bars (RRP £1.99 for five 20g bars) combine fruit or vegetables with oats and quinoa, great for a mid-morning toddler snack. The small, individually wrapped bars are convenient for on the go feeding and provide the complex carbohydrates that are crucial for babies development. The moist textured, handy size bars have been created to…
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You may remember last week I was testing the miosolo real nappy from bambino mio. Our final three challenges were to try the nappy overnight, get someone who doesn’t usually try them to test them and see how they wash and dry. The overnight challenge Little Sis is only 7 weeks old so our nights are pretty much like our days! For the purpose of this review I pretended I was lucky enough to have an evening and put the nappy on her when we all finally went to bed at 11pm. Her longest period of sleep was only 2…
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Challenge 2 – the out & about challenge Yesterday’s challenge was to test the ease of the miosolo when out and about. We had a couple of chores to do so bundled into the pram and off we went. We were only out for about 2 hours, but as Little Sis had a bottle before we left, we thought this was a good test of the miosolo. We went out in the Phil & Ted’s so she was lying down whilst we were out with plenty of room to move around. I checked the nappy whilst we were out, just…
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A couple of week ago I was really delighted to be asked to take part in a real nappy challenge with some other bloggers. I’ve umm-ed and ahh-ed over real nappies, and whilst I would love to do my bit for the environment, I just didn’t know where to start. I’d already attended a nappucino and tried other brands of real nappies but not really got on very well. Therefore this was a brilliant opportunity to try again with Little Sis. The challenge consists of putting the miosolo to the test through a series of daily challenges over this week…
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It’s been a while since I wrote about my thrifted finds but the arrival of Little Sis gave me a great reason to start looking for bargains. There were a few things I knew I wanted to buy but knew we couldn’t afford to buy brand new so I began trying to find them second hand. My best bargain is definitely the Stokke Newborn seat as Little Sis loves snoozing in it. It also fits onto the Tripp Trapp so she can sit at the table with us at mealtimes. I got a great deal on ebay and it was…