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12 months jab and symptom delay

ByEmma March 8, 2023

Urgh. We were hoping that N’s last set of jabs were over and done with, especially as he’d had a bit of a temperature and was grouchy the weekend after he’d had them. But no, that was tooth number 10’s…

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Natural mum or be prepared?

ByEmma January 3, 2021

I was astounded yesterday as a work colleague (we’ve only been working together since I was back after maternity leave) asked me if I was ever going to have more kids. Her reasoning was “you seem like the type to…

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Rainbow cake and stripy jelly

ByEmma April 11, 2018

Ok so N’s first birthday was a week or so ago, but our NCT group of mums & babies decided to do one of our regular celebration get togethers in honour of all the first birthdays. We were hosting it…

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Injections for babies at 1 year old

ByEmma March 18, 2023

Yesterday it was N’s 12/13 month jabs – boosters and his MMR. I had no worries about him having the MMR as some parents have in the past. With his second set of jabs back in March-ish time, he wasn’t…

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First birthday and how to get cake tins for one use

ByEmma April 11, 2018

The last year’s gone so quickly…my baby’s not a baby any longer, he’s a one year old toddler. It was his first birthday yesterday, plus with him having started walking a couple of weeks ago, he’s definitely moved into toddlerdom….

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Questions on milk for babies

ByEmma April 11, 2018

Milk for babies is a funny thing. Before you have a baby, it seems so simple and straightforward. Either you like it or you don’t. You choose your colour top, and tend to stick with that (me, I like skimmed,…

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Freedom and things you take for granted

ByEmma June 19, 2018

While N was at his settling in sessions at nursery and I was still not back at work, it was great to be able to do those simple things that you forget about as you’ve adapted to children’s needs. Parking….

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Week 2: One born every minute…pain

ByEmma April 11, 2018

The second week of One Born Every Minute & Netmums link up in conjunction with the tv show (C4 9pm Wed 11th). This week the blog link up is on pain, so here’s my take on it during N’s arrival….

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Family life | Milestones

Returning to work

ByEmma April 11, 2018

Two days in and I can’t quite believe that people say they like going to work to get a break from looking after the kids. I reckon it’s the other way round, but maybe we’re lucky in that N’s quite…

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New Tricks

ByEmma April 11, 2018

We’re rapidly approaching a year old (well in a few weeks time), and N’s been practising some of his new favourite tricks. I love the way he just practises over and over again a though he’s so excited that he…

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Settling in at nursery

ByEmma April 11, 2018

After his last settling in session yesterday, today N starts at his day nursery properly. Yesterday’s session was for 2 hours to include lunch. He did cling slightly when I went to hand him over, and was a little upset…

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