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Dec 22, 2020
6 min

Keeping order with an under 1

I’m no Mrs Hinch or Stacey Solomon- I don’t have the energy, the enthusiasm, and quite frankly, I’m not a huge fan of white and grey as a...

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Aug 20, 2020
9 min

Things I’ve learned from using cloth nappies

*This post contains gifted items from The Nappy Den.* You can use the code MELSDEN10 for 10% off everything at The Nappy Den It’s importa...

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Jul 15, 2020
8 min

Travelling with my lockdown baby for the first time

When restrictions were eased, I knew the first thing I wanted to do was to see my family. I hadn’t seen a soul since I was 34 weeks pregn...

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May 7, 2020
3 min

The New Normal

The New Normal They’re wild, these early days. I was going to call this post ‘One Month of Mum’ but really, a month wouldn’t do it justic...

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May 5, 2020
5 min

Breastfeeding is Hard

I don’t think people are honest about how hard breastfeeding is.

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May 4, 2020
3 min

Baby in Lockdown

To my baby, They say when you’re born, your whole world changes.

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Mar 29, 2020
12 min

My Birth Story- A Mama’s Tale

Every curveball under the sun- my positive birth story

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Feb 5, 2020
4 min

Pink or blue? Who the fuck cares?

Pink is for girls, and blue is for boys. We say bollocks to that.

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