Living in Devon, London just isn’t that accessible for us, especially now we have 3 small children. It’s a good 2 and a half hour journey on the train, which is fine when it is just you, but can be a LONG and arduous process with little ones. Having said…

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When you think of breastfeeding, you think of boobs. But sometimes, breastfeeding isn’t all about the boobs – breastfeeding can incorporate bottles and other forms of getting that precious liquid into the tummies of babies.  With my eldest, I expressed occasionally – more for flexibility than anything. It meant that…

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The big move from primary to secondary school isn’t an easy one, for parents or their children. It’s a big step, and one that doesn’t always go as smoothly as you might have hoped. While most kids will adapt to the larger classrooms, the sea of new faces and the…

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Over the last few months, regular readers will have been following our weaning story. With Gemma and Jacob we tended to follow the ‘traditional’ weaning approach – a mix of spoon fed purees and finger foods. Max has been a much more baby led approach. We noticed at an early…

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Many of you will know of our recent house move saga. In short, we moved from Devon to Lincolnshire, only to find out the day after moving that our house sale has fallen through. After a lot of discussion and heartache, we packed up 10 days later and moved back…

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