You are in the supermarket.
The man in the front of you in the queue is paying in pennies.
The woman behind him has a FULL trolley.
The check out girl has called for a supervisor.
You have milk, nappies and a screaming baby. Continue reading
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How to survive two under two on barely any sleep
IT is no secret that as a new mum of ONE baby I struggled. My baby did not like to sleep so I was tired. Very tired.
Then, just when I thought (in a Greg Wallace voice) parenting just doesn’t get tougher than this…baby two arrived eighteen months later….and I realised that actually yes, it really does..
If you are considering a second child then here are a few tips!!
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Ridiculous things you think you need to do before you have a baby
WHEN I was pregnant for the first time I was obsessed with getting everything ‘ready for the baby’.
‘I will write a list.’ I declared a month before my daughter was due to arrive. ‘You can’t go wrong with a list.’
I recently found the list in question and discovered that pre-motherhood I was an idiot (and slightly obsessed with One Born Every Minute). Continue reading
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How to Have S.E.X When You Have Babies
When you have babies it can be a challenge to find the time (or energy) for any postnatal ‘romance’ with your partner. After all, you are too busy trying to deal with postnatal everything else…
But do not fear. Help is at hand.
Here is my guide on how to have some post-baby action: Continue reading
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SURVIVOR STORY: How to Land Your Dream Job When You Have Babies
Early motherhood was not easy for 31-year-old Ruth Herd. She battled with postnatal depression for a year before she was diagnosed and her nap-hating baby could be very demanding. However, here she tells us how she overcame all of it and (literally) landed her dream job!
“I was recently making another futile attempt to bring some order to the chaos that is the spare room (AKA the place where unwanted things go to die) and I stumbled across a notebook. It was one of the many beautiful notebooks that I buy, scribble three pages in, and then discard because I ‘ruined’ them by trying to use them for something that turned out not to be the Next Great Novel. Continue reading
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Ten Obvious Signs You Are Parents on a Rare Night Out
When you have babies going out in the evening becomes a rare occurrence.
You are either too tired, too skint or you can’t find anyone to watch the kids. Continue reading
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SURVIVOR STORY: How My Toddler Changed My Life!
In our latest Survivor story the Internet’s most famous father-of-two Matthew Clarke tells us how parenthood turned him into a You Tube sensation!
The 34-year-old creator of Convos With My 2-Year-Old was inspired to turn his hilarious conversations with his toddler into a mini-series with a twist – they are re-enacted by himself and a fully-grown man…. Continue reading
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SURVIVOR STORIES: How To Travel With A Sleep Thief
The fourth Survivor Story is by adventurer and mum-of-two Bronwyn Joy who not only survived a ‘sleep thief’ but managed to travel the world at the same time!
BRONWYN’S STORY:
I completed a Master’s Degree by coursework in Bioethics when my eldest was fifteen-months-old. The reason I’m starting an article about travel with kids like this (bear with me) is that I feel it was a great achievement in the face of extreme sleep-deprivation, only nobody ever seems to care.
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SURVIVOR STORIES: FROM DAD TO 10 DOWNING STREET
The third in a series of stories by mums and dads who have achieved success since having babies! Becoming parents inspired them to accomplish great things!
Father-of-three, Ben Wakeling was not only inspired to write four books as a result of having children, but he also managed to bag himself an invite to 10 Downing Street… Continue reading
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SURVIVOR STORIES: HOW TO SURVIVE A ‘SICKY’ BABY…
The second in the series of stories by parents who have achieved success against the odds. Having children inspired and motivated them to accomplish great things!
Rachel Phillips’ experience as the sleep-deprived mother of a child with severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD), inspired her to set up an advice website and online specialist retail store. While the website has become a lifeline for many worried parents, the retail side of the venture has developed into a flourishing business, turning Rachel’s negative experience into a positive.
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