Parenting Skills

A mum's story (part 3): Tuffel and the joys of motherhood

We all know that mothers and multi-tasking are almost synonymous. You have your baby in one arm and the washing basket under the other and try to put on your slippers whilst thinking about dinner. Hospital life was easier in the sense that the emergency situation relieves you of the house duties at least temporarily whilst you are inside the ward. There is no washing to be done, that’s piling up…
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Baby & Toddlers

Is your baby coming up to weaning age? What you need to know!

You have just about got in to a routine with your baby but before you know it the next big phase is lurking around the corner and soon you will need to introduce your baby to food. For some this can be incredibly exciting but for others it can also be terrifying. There is so much conflicting information about weaning – the how and the when – it is no wonder that many of you end up…
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Parenting Skills

A mum's story (part 2): Coping and Hoping

When people ask me “how do you cope?” my answer is generally: I don’t. I hate the expression coping because it has a strong flavour of pain with an aftertaste of long-term suffering. Being told you’ll never know how long you have got left with your child is a tough nut to swallow. Being prepared for a life dedicated to medical cares throughout the day and night, how would anyone hold up…
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Baby & Toddlers

Baby Names

It’s always interesting to see how tastes and trends in baby names change over the years. Slumbersac recently held a baby name prize draw in which customers were asked to send the names that they chose for their babies in 2014, and hundreds of replies were received. The names ranged from the popular to the more obscure, and from the traditional to the more contemporary. Quite a few of the names…
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Baby & Toddlers

Paid-for media opportunity for mums and babies to be part of a ‘How to Bath and Massage’ video - Email by 6 February 2015

Great Paid-for media opportunity for mums and babies. A leading baby brand is currently looking for a mum and baby (under 8 months) who would like to feature in an instructional video on their YouTube channel (fee paid). Photo by MemoryGate.co.uk Baby Photographers Do you enjoy bathtime with your baby?  Do believe in the benefits of baby massage? We’re looking for a confident mum and…
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Fitness & Health

How to Lose a Stone in 2 Weeks and Feel Great! Recipes included!

Is your diet letting you down? Did you embark on a new eating and exercise programme with gusto at the turn of the year but it’s stopped working? If so, you are not alone! Quick fix diets are a great way to achieve early success which motivates us to keep going but many involve strict regimes with little flexibility and can be a hard slog. I am a Nutritionist and author of 2 Weeks in the Super…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Why toddlers and computers do not mix - what to avoid when you work from home

I should have seen it coming.  It was a glorious hot summer’s day and I’d promised the kids a picnic in the park.  But the temptation to check my Inbox was far too strong. As any homeworking parent knows too well, juggling work and the summer holidays is no mean feat.  You have to somehow entertain the kids, keep them out of mischief and keep your work ticking along at the same…
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Parenting Skills

Exclusive interview with Uri Geller on spoon bending, parenting and positive thinking

Uri Geller is one of the world’s most investigated and celebrated mystifiers. He is well-known throughout the world as a controversial psychic entertainer, television personality. Uri is famous for his ability to bend spoons seemingly with the power of his mind and for his friendship to Michael Jackson. He is a busy dad of very successful grown up children who don’t bend spoons but are…
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Parenting Skills

It takes guts - Life will never be the same

I don’t know about you, but my pregnancy wasn’t as fun as I had imagined. I thought I’d have this glamorously sacred, special time, being high on hormones and delighted about the growing life inside me. I thought once I had a heartbeat confirmed and the neckfold being fine, all would be well. And at week 20 I was excited for my big scan and I would finally to be told what colour scheme to…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Opportunity for mums: Get paid to review next season's fashion items

Happy New Year London Mums! Are you feeling the pinch after Christmas? Here is a great way to earn some money this long cold month. Slicethepie.com pay mums like you to review music, yep, get paid to sit and review stuff! Slicethepie are just breaking in to the fashion market and will now pay you to review next season’s fashion items! Your reviews will help to predict the next big hits and…
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