Parent Gossip

Your bump is getting bumpier and you’re starting to think more about what the little person inside you will be like. Understandably, you are being drawn more and more to the mother and baby shops in your local high street and are surfing the net more for things than for anything else.
Buying baby clothes [...]

Baby Showers are no longer the province of American Sit Coms. The idea of throwing a party for your expectant best friend, sister or cousin, aunt or even your own daughter is increasingly popular. It is a great opportunity for any mum to be to get together with close friends and family to celebrate the [...]

It’s a fantastic and momentous occasion. This is your baby’s first adventure into the world outside the hospital.  So of course you will want to make it as safe as possible for your baby A car seat that is appropriate for your baby and is correctly fitted is arguably the most important factor in keeping [...]

Bringing your baby home from hospital is something that all new mums and mums to be fantasise about with excitement and sometimes a little dread.  It is a momentous occasion when you finally introduce your precious newborn into their new home and the rest of their lives. Not surprising then that some mums to be [...]

“Long ago you came to me,
a miracle of firsts,
First smiles and teeth and baby steps,
a sunbeam on the burst.
But one day you will move away
and leave to me your past,
And I will be left thinking of
a lifetime of your lasts.”
Karen Kingsbury
These are thought provoking words. I was not present at The Witchling’s births and [...]

When ever I see the tiny little toes and perfect toenails on a baby my heat melts. They are so beautiful!  So imagine my utter horror when I spotted these abhorrent things!

What do we think ladies, are they Sarah Jessica Parker or Miss Piggy?  To be frank, not even the famous pink porker would be [...]