Breastfeeding

What Does Baby Want? A Book about Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is one of the most important things in many babies lives, yet until now I’ve never seen it featured in a children’s books. What Does Baby Want? is a new book board published by Phaidon that features breastfeeding in a simple and relatable way, with a short story for young babies to enjoy. I’m […]

Dr Browns offer a complete range of feeding products for babies, whether breastfed or formula fed. Today they are offering one manual breast pump as a prize for one of my lucky readers! The Breast Pump comes with one manual pump, one 120ml Dr Brown’s bottle plus all of the bottle components (teat, collar, cap, […]

A good quality maternity and breastfeeding pillow is one thing I wanted when I was pregnant but never got! Next time I have a baby (hopefully! as I would love #4 at some point!) I would definitely want to treat myself to one as they look so comfy. Theraline have a great range of maternity […]

Amoralia is a Lingerie brand with really stylish, pretty and feminine maternity and nursing lingerie, sleepwear and nightwear. I wish I had found them when I was pregnant, because they have such lovely things! I especially love the look of the Honey range. Their site is well worth a browse if you are pregnant or […]

Breastfeeding Journey, A Year and Beyond – Keep Britain Breastfeeding Week

As my last post for the Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt, I will be talking about my breastfeeding journey and how I came to still be feeding my youngest now at well over a year. As I mentioned briefly earlier in the week, I had a lot of difficulties establishing breastfeeding with my first child. […]

Nursing In Public – Keep Britain Breastfeeding Week

Today the blogs participating in the Scavenger Hunt will be talking about Positive Nursing In Public Experiences & Funny Breastfeeding Memories. As a Muslim woman that always covers in public, feeding in public or while out and about was not something that came too easily for me initially. I did find it quite daunting and […]

Today marks the start of the annual Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt. Many of us within the blogging community and many companies who support breastfeeding have got together to participate in a week long Scavenger Hunt event, to share our thoughts and experiences and just have a focus on Breastfeeding throughout the week. This has […]

The Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt event is starting tomorrow and will last all week. To get us off to a great start, I am launching the week with a giveaway from BreastVest! Throughout the week there will be more chances to enter for the grand prize bundle across all participating blogs and I will […]

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Make Your Own Make Believe: 17 DIY Dress Up Clothes for Imaginative Play

Jumping, climbing and running are all important ways for kids to engage in physical play, which is important for developing gross motors skills and promoting other developmental milestones. However, an equally important means for development is through imaginative play. Imaginative play is essential for children’s social, emotional and cognitive development. This type of play includes […]
Ways to Play with Wooden Railway

Wooden railway is an absolute classic toy – popular in most homes and nurseries. It was a huge hit with my boys particularly when they were younger, and now that N is moving out of the baby stage into the toddler years, we’ve started to reintroduce it again. Wooden railway is really open ended and […]
Great Outdoor Toys that Your Kids will Love

We all know that spending time outside is good for our children. So, many parents try to take their kids to the park or for a bike ride. The problem is there is not always enough time available to do this as much as you would like. So, you have to do what you can […]
How can you extend learning outdoors past the classroom?

When you think of a classroom, what springs to mind? Most likely it is a room, indoors, with desks and chairs facing a whiteboard on the wall. It’s important to remember, however, that this isn’t the only environment that a child can learn in and, as research has shown, it may not be the most […]
Top Tips for Outdoor Play, and the Best Outdoor Toys for Kids with Little Tikes Bring Back The Outdoors

This summer, Little Tikes are celebrating all of the parents and families who encourage kids to get outdoors into the garden or great outdoors, and in a time where indoor screen based activities can be very tempting, or safety concerns can keep kids inside, they’ve brought out some great new ranges to make outdoor play […]
Sensory Stone Play – Fun Activities for Kids

Sensory Stone play should be part of any child’s development, as it encourages new experiences involving the senses. Every stone play offers an opportunity for kids to better understand their shapes through play and mark making. This game enables children to experiment with shapes and patterns while also exploring how to match and find symmetries. […]
Why children need to get outdoors this spring

For the first time in what seems forever, UK residents are awakening to clear blue skies. The birds are singing once again and the first daffodils of the year are making a most welcomed appearance. With spring in the air, we can feel it calling us to get outside and enjoy the beauty of the […]