Yep, we are there. The baby is born, and the first panic is wind/colic and everything else that keeps a baby up all night. Then you get to circa the 3 month mark and if you are lucky that starts to calm. (A bit. If you are lucky!) And just when life is starting to … Continue reading The Trials and Tribulations of a Teething Tot!
For the last 2 years, you have been the baby. The little one. The smallest. And now in the coming weeks, I am going to take that away from you. I'm sorry my little Button. I know its hard enough being the second baby without this happening too. Now you have to give up being … Continue reading Dear Aoibhínn,
Whether it's your first or your fifth, from the minute you announce your pregnancy, it begins. It never ceases to amaze me just how many people out there seem to have a better approach to raising my kids than I do. Many the time I have grinned through gritted teeth at the prospect of yet … Continue reading Parenting advice – How to piss off a parent in 5 easy steps.
Well, it seems that the boom is well and truly back. With a third sprog on the way, the conversation in our house recently turned to an essential piece of equipment - the buggy. It began with a discussion of what we need and quickly ended with 'so the one we have will do grand'. … Continue reading The Buggy Snobs
Imagine going to your local supermarket to grab some milk, bread and sliced ham from the deli. You go in, get your goods, pay and leave. Pretty mundane, simple and straight forward. Something most of us do a few days a week with ease. Now imagine going to your local supermarket to complete the same … Continue reading Tony the Turtle – Seeing the World Differently
Mammy guilt is a phrase that is now being bandied around regularly, possibly ignited by the fact that the pressure on mammy's these days is huge. But what is Mammy Guilt exactly? And why do we let ourselves fall prey to it? Picture this: a well kept, warm and inviting home. The smell of dinner hits your … Continue reading The Mammy Guilt
Sleep. We spend the first year of baby's life yearning for it. Routines, methods, schedules - we will try anything to arrive at the holy grail that is a baby that sleeps through the night. Google. Poor old Google is absolutely worn out from mothers inputting the words 'sleep' and 'baby'. Exhausted mothers to newborns everywhere are … Continue reading Out like a light – getting your toddler off to sleep.
Ten minutes to yourself when you're a parent is worth five hours to yourself before kids!
On April 2nd, some of the most iconic landmarks in the world (including Blarney Castle!) will light up blue to raise awareness of Autism. In Ireland, 1 in 100 people have Autism and for reasons unknown, it is becoming more and more common. Autism is a spectrum disorder which means it can range from mild to severe, and … Continue reading This is what Autism looks like.
My little girl turns 3 months today - that milestone that is supposed to bring sleep and a more settled baby. I have been counting down the days to this, because we had a 'colicky baby'. 4 hours screaming a night on average, nothing could settle her. Passing her from mammy to daddy and back … Continue reading It’s just a touch of colic
I am all for buying Irish, so was so excited to hear about Pip & Pear chilled baby food. Irene Quealy is a restaurantuer from Co. Waterford who has combined her passion for food and motherly know how to create the Pip & Pear range. The business has gone from strength to strength and after … Continue reading Pip & Pear – all of the goodness, none of the guilt!
Red cheeked baby, wash basket full of bibs, Mammy and Daddy sleep deprived - just another day in the life of the family with the teething baba. Just when you have them settled and out of the 'colicky phase' the next era of grumpy, crying baby begins. And this one lasts a lot longer. We … Continue reading Battle of the Teething Gels
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