Nappy Ever After: Testing The Boundaries
This month, we have mostly been doing things we are not supposed to. And by we, I mean the baby. In a few days, he will be eighteen months old and the terrible… Read More
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Nappy Ever After: The Toll of Motherhood
Having done this motherhood business once before, when I was twenty-two, a small (detached) part of me wondered how much harder having a baby would be when I was older. Would I lose… Read More
Nappy Ever After: “Books? Isn’t He A Bit Young For Those?”
I gave my little boy his first book when he was about two weeks old. OK, it had bold black and white illustrations and wasn’t big on plot but it caught his eye.… Read More
Nappy Ever After: What’s The Value Of Motherhood?
Has this woman wielded a snow shovel today? Possibly! I’m writing this at eleven-thirty pm. So far today, I’ve done a full day’s work, written just under two thousand words, cared for my… Read More
Nappy Ever After – I Can’t Get No Sleep
When you’re expecting a baby, people come out with all kinds of funny comments. “Kiss goodbye to your social life!” they say cheerily, or, “Get used to sleepless nights!” And I accepted both… Read More
Nappy Ever After – Now We Are One
This time last year, I was in a bad way. I’d had major surgery, I wasn’t sleeping and my life had been turned upside down. That’s right – I’d just had a baby… Read More
Nappy Ever After: Seems Kinda Rude…
A few months ago, Tweetie Junior and I were at a Baby Sensory class. It was a great little group – most of the babies had been there since they were around eight… Read More
Nappy Ever After: Do You Give Love A Bad Name?
I’m a very hands-on kind of mummy. I have co-slept with both my babies, carried them whenever possible in baby slings, breast-fed for as long as possible and generally been reluctant to be parted… Read More
Nappy Ever After – Does Having a Baby Make You Crazy?
Picture the scene: It’s three-thirty in the morning and I’m awake, feeding the baby for the fifth time since I went to bed. His eyelids flutter closed and I lower him gently into… Read More
Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s back to work I go…
Back when I was first pregnant, I thought I might not have to go back to work once my maternity leave was over. I had a book deal on the horizon, and plenty… Read More
