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Baby & Toddler

Milk Monster: The Unlikely Bottle Feeding Essential

July 14, 2017

*PR GIFTED Reuben loves his milk.  He’s a real guzzler and will devour a feed in five minutes flat.  But if there’s a loud tv playing or he’s in a room full of chatter, chances of him concentrating on his milk and finishing a bottle are […]

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Lingerie

Parfait Lingerie: Celebrating Curves with Charlotte

July 11, 2017

*PR GIFTED Behind every great day is a good set of underwear.  Okay, nobody actually said that (until I did, now) and it’s a 100% unproven statement, but if lucky pants have anything to say on the matter, the difference between wearing a fabulous bra and […]

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Maternity & Motherhood

Post Pregnancy Body Confidence | Loving, Not Loathing, The Lumps

June 17, 2017

We women aren’t so good with being kind to ourselves and body confidence isn’t something we’re that comfortable with.  I’m guilty of it:  I’ve lost count of the times I’ve moaned about my legs looking nasty, and the cellulite jiggle on my thighs.  Feeling good about […]

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Lingerie

Mimi Holliday Tilt A Whirl | Sensually Sweet Lingerie

June 17, 2017

  Lingerie is more than simply underwear to me.  It channels my personality and allows me to reflect however I’m feeling, using colour, texture and style to play on my mood. Pregnancy was a time of my life that changed my relationship with underwear; I no longer wore […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

Feeding Baby On The Go: The Yoomi Self Warming Bottle

June 2, 2017

Feeding a baby is tough business; whether you breast or formula feed, sometimes you just can’t escape the stress and tears at baby’s dinnertime.  Bottle feeding was the natural choice for my family but I never expected it to be the drama it is.  Since becoming a […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

I’m Not Okay and That’s Okay: My Postnatal Anxiety

May 10, 2017

Mental illness can happen to any one, any time – no one is immune.  Yet for some reason mental illness remains a stigma; often mocked and not taken seriously.  Women who have recently given birth are an at risk group vulnerable to post-natal depression, but lack of […]

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Lingerie

Katherine Hamilton ‘Louise’ Lingerie Collection

May 8, 2017

Wearing functional maternity bras for months on end can be such a bore.  After what certainly felt like going on a year, I couldn’t wait to pack away the nursing bras and get back into regular underwear.   Following the birth I continued to wear my […]

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Maternity & Motherhood

10 Reasons Why I Miss Being Pregnant

April 23, 2017

When I first became pregnant I couldn’t wait to grow a bump.  Giving birth to a real baby was a far off destination and I was worry-free and excited for the future.  But it seemed that once the journey got into full swing, pregnancy started […]

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Maternity & Motherhood

Becoming Mummy: Introducing Reuben!

April 6, 2017

I come bearing big news: I’ve had my baby!  If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Twitter you’ll already know of my new arrival.  At the end of February our baby surprised us by coming two weeks early; after over 33 hours of my waters spontaneously […]

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Chronic Pain, Maternal Health, Maternity & Motherhood

Managing Labour Pain With Babycare Elle TENS

March 23, 2017

Pain control is one of the biggest concerns of any birth plan.  This was most certainly true for me, when throughout my own pregnancy I had this huge fear of not being able to cope with the overwhelming pain of childbirth.   My extreme period pain experience, […]

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Maternity & Motherhood

The Baby Countdown | Hospital Bags & Birth Plans

February 27, 2017

Now I’m well into my 38th week, it seems crazy to me that my pregnancy journey is full term and coming to an end.  It doesn’t seem all that long ago I was sharing that breaking news, and through scans, symptoms and three trimesters, the […]

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Maternity & Motherhood

Strepelle: The Home To Lab Group B Strep Test

February 22, 2017

Group B Strep is currently a hot topic in the pregnancy world.  Earlier this month I wrote about the issue of this bacterium causing much chaos to the expectant mum, and I touched on the new test kits that have just come to market.  With the NHS […]

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A better pic of my dress? Appreciate the attentio A better pic of my dress?  Appreciate the attention to detail here… the abandoned Shark vacuum cleaner and end-of-bannister dumped hoodie 🤣 This is what happens when you quickly grab a photo before dashing out the door! 💃 

Wearing:
Dress - Lipsy
Jacket - Quiz
Shoes - New Look
Belt - Kate Spade

#weddingoutfits #weddingguest #midsizefashion #midsizegirl #lipsydress #yorkshireblogger #fortyplusstyle
Beautiful wedding at the weekend celebrating the m Beautiful wedding at the weekend celebrating the marriage of my sister-in-law Janet and Tony. 💒  As a florist she did her own flowers which were just stunning. 💐 The reception held at The Baltic on Gateshead quayside was filled with the gorgeous scent of the flowers. A really lovely gathering. Wish the whole family could’ve been there, Reuben would’ve looked so cute in a little suit again. It might’ve saved me from the fate of the wine! 🤪 🥂 

#wedding #happyweddingday #weddingcelebration #balticgateshead #septemberwedding #secondwedding #weddingoutfits
Rain doesn’t stop play around here 🤪 🌧️ Rain doesn’t stop play around here 🤪 🌧️ 🌈 We’ve put our @englishheritage membership to good use and visited SO MANY places over the summer holiday. There’s been new pop badges released which Reuben has enjoyed collecting ALL of!  He’s also done the various trails which have been fun, and he achieved the coveted 2nd, 4th and 6th visit badges completing his summer ‘passport’. I think he’s chuffed!

So here’s yesterday’s day of play - Helmsley castle. Helmsley was my late Dad’s birthplace and stomping ground. Can’t visit here without feeling that connection. It threw it down with rain before the most glorious rainbow came out. 😌 🌈 

#englishheritage #helmsleycastle #badgesnapshare #daysoutwithkids #daysoutwiththekids #daysoutinyorkshire #yorkshireblogger #yorkshiremum #mumlifeuk
Still on the school holiday adventure train with l Still on the school holiday adventure train with loads of photos to share from days out places, so just gonna dump yesterday’s shenanigans right now. 

A visit to the National Space Centre in Leicester, on our way back from a Legoland trip. 🚀 

This place was awesome! A bit of an information overload (I found) but it was all so interesting. Reubs loved the interactive bits like the mini Hadron Collider and a Q&A screen that went through the mathematical distances between us and each part of the universe.  Mind blowing stuff. We had a late lunch literally beneath a massive rocket which was pretty cool and finished off with a ‘sky at night’ show in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. Could’ve spent longer as it was great, however it could be improved too. Some of the displays could do with updating in terms of ‘00s aesthetics and silly bits about girls being made of stardust and then the alien bit is a bit dubious. And I definitely think there’s room for more artefacts, like it’d be amazing to see moon rock or something from space, or even see what life is like in the international space station. How do they wash in space? Do they grow plants? That’d be interesting.

Has anyone else been here?  What did you think of it? 🤔 We’ll definitely return but not sure if it’s worth the 2hour drive on its own when there’s The Centre for Life in Newcastle with a very good space area.

#nationalspacecentre #spaceexplorer #thingstodowithkids #daysoutwithkids #familydaysout #summerhols
Summerrrr 😎 ✌️ Gonna remember this one fo Summerrrr 😎 ✌️ 

Gonna remember this one for all the things! ☀️ 🏖️ 🎢 🍦☀️
Cutest boy on the block and he’s mine 🥰 #mum Cutest boy on the block and he’s mine 🥰

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