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My Postnatal Depression Story: Recovery From Postnatal Depression

Written by Josie

My mum played a big role in my postnatal depression story

Postnatal Depression can totally ruin the early months and even years of motherhood. For me, it actually started in pregnancy with prenatal depression and continued until my baby was about 6 months old, when I became much more able to see the funny side of motherhood. While the sleep deprivation was a big factor for […]

Filed Under: Babies

Family Day Out Vouchers, Discounts, 2 for 1 offers and Deals

Written by Josie

How to save money on family days out, I,age of family of 4 on a day out at adventure island with “Rage man”

I love family days out but they can cost an absolute fortune. My policy as a parent is to try to never pay full price to visit an attraction. I’m usually able to stick to that. Below are my tips on how to save money by finding family day out vouchers, discounts, 2 for 1 […]

Filed Under: Parenting Life

Coping with Colic in Breastfed Babies

Written by Josie

Woman dealing with colic in a breastfed baby

I first heard of colic when I read my first baby book. It effects up to 25% of babies. I assumed I’d be one of the lucky, unaffected ones, particularly as I planned the breastfeed and I’d read that colic in breastfed babies was less common. I wasn’t. It took me a while to realise […]

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Toddler Group Crafts – Activities for Groups of Toddlers

Written by Josie

toddler group crafts- fruit and vegetable printing

Toddler group crafts are great because the children get to express themselves and take something home at the end. I’ve included four ideas here but don’t forget, toddlers will have a great time with some crayons and colouring sheets too. Personally I prefer open ended activities where the children choose their own way of creating but […]

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Mum Life Admin – The Woes of Being the Family PA

Written by Josie

A pile of my mum life admin

Life admin. We all have to do it but when you become a parent it gets multiplied by the number of children you have and if you don’t stay organised, it’s easy to end up drowning in it.. I’ve also noticed some mothers take on their husband/partner’s life admin too. Personally I refuse to do […]

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A blog about trying to raise independent kids while retaining a sense of humour. Me: I’m Josie, a 43 year old introvert and former librarian. Them: My husband Chris, Boy Child who is 11 and Girl Child who is 9. The others: Hera the cat and Baxter the dog. Read More…

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