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Life with Babies

Having and looking after babies can be incredibly challenging. This section has advice for before you become a mum (should you attend NCT classes or are the NHS ones just as good?) as well as when you’ve had your baby (is it normal to have no parenting instincts whatsoever?)

I was blessed with a big, colicky, sicky baby that didn’t sleep and I’ve written about all of the experiences to hopefully help people who are going through it.

I’ve also written about my experience of postnatal depression and not bonding with my baby, both of which need to be talked about more openly.

While there’s plenty of serious bits you’ll also find some tongue in cheek stuff about my total naivety about what parenthood involved.

Parenting a Sicky Baby – Why it Sucks and How to Cope

Written by Josie

Sicky baby on mum’s shoulder with a muslin

My first baby was a sicky baby. He didn’t have reflux (although he did have colic) he was just sick on a far too regular basis. It varied between just a bit of “spit up” (what a lovely phrase that is!) to full blown projectile vomiting across the room. As he was my first baby, […]

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In Praise of Routine (Even if it Did Make Me a Bit Bonkers)

Written by Josie

In Praise of Routine - image of newborn baby asleep in a Moses basket

As I’ve mentioned before, I read The Contented Little Baby Book when I was pregnant and was horrified when my baby didn’t immediately settle in to the routine suggested in the book. Gina Ford’s message clearly hadn’t miraculously made it’s way to my unborn child, who knew?  Despite this, I was absolutely adamant that my […]

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The Best Baby Classes: What They are and if You Should Go

Written by Josie

baby classes - baby at a class wearing start shaped glasses

I knew after my first baby was born that I would need to get out of the house. I was already on the back foot as I didn’t do an NCT class but I was terrified by the pressure to make small talk at baby and toddler groups. Structured “Baby Classes” seemed the way to […]

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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 […]

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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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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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