My experience: conceiving IVF twins

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Today I’m sharing a personal story about conceiving twins via IVF.  I’m going to post more of my experiences on the site in the forthcoming weeks, so please do subscribe to our updates via RSS, or keep checking back!

twinsHaving thought I was only going to ever going to have one child you can’t imagine my joy when the scenographer told us we were having twins.  I’ll never forget walking hand in hand with my husband to the appointment, just wanting to know that everything was ok, that our baby was healthy and had survived the rather un-natural but amazing journey. Continue reading →

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50 things to do from pregnancy to the 1st year with your baby – PART TWO

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Last week we published a blog post giving new mums plenty of advice and tips that will see them through pregnancy to the first year with baby. We published tips numer 1 – 12 from our series of 50. Today we’re publishing 11 more tips! There are still more to come, so check back soon!

Click here to view tips 1 – 12 if you missed them last week!

Changing baby at night

13. Baby and music:

Babies love to be sung to, so have a gentle cd in the car for when they are awake.  Singing is a good stress reliever too! I had a play list of gentle songs for my daughter that I’d listened to whilst pregnant, and miraculously it always sent her to sleep!

14.  Night lights:

When baby wakes for a night feed, get into the routine of just having a night light on, and only changing nappies if necessary.  This keeps them in sleep mode and helps to get them into a sleep routine. Continue reading →

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50 things to do from pregnancy to the 1st year with your baby – PART ONE

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Kimberley Ballard

Tips for new mumsWelcome to our new blog series:  50 practical tips for new mums to do from pregnancy and during your first year with baby.  We’ve collated these tips ourselves – we hope you enjoy them!

These are tips 1 – 12 of the series, we’ll be posting the subsequent tips soon! 

1. Test drive pushchairs:

Before spending your well earned money, make sure you visit department stores and test drive several pushchairs first.  So many new mums end up buying another buggy when baby gets here.  At first, it looked great in the catalogue, but they soon find it doesn’t fit in the car/is too heavy/too wide or just isn’t practical (especially if you walk up to school via a twig covered road everyday, which can punctures your tyres on a daily basis!)

2.  Enjoy your maternity leave!

The four weeks maternity leave you get before baby arrives are perfect for lie ins (if it’s your first), so enjoy them!  Get your sleep now before baby comes!  Take the time to catch up with friends, get your baby essentials shopping done, (interspersed with coffee and cake breaks of course), finish off the nursery …. and so on!  Continue reading →

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We love Gro company baby sleeping bags!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Kimberley Ballard

Its been so cold lately, especially over the last weekend, its important to keep baby snug and warm throughout the winter.

We found the best way to ensure a warm baby at night was to invest in a baby sleeping bag, like the ones on our site from the Gro company. Continue reading →

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Sweet smelling baby treats!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kimberley Ballard

burts bee bundle of joy setWe LOVE Burt’s Bees and this gorgeous ‘Baby Bee’ gift set is no exception!

Why we love Burt’s Bees gift sets:

Firstly, the products last for such a long time!

And secondly, the gift set includes a selection of bath oil, body wash and creams that will make your baby smell beautiful – we love the apricot baby oil, it makes your baby smell lovely for bedtime and it is so soft on the skin.

Do you love Burt’s Bees?  Let us know your reasons in the comments section below!

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