Birthing Pool removed from the Rotunda

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 29, 2011 in Positive Birth Stories | 5 comments

I read on a number of Internet forums this week that the very expensive birthing pool has been removed from...

Toddler-led Toilet Training

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 28, 2011 in Life, Love | 20 comments

Following on from our fun experimenting with baby-led weaning, it seems lately we’ve been wandering...

Wordless Wednesday: Don’t feed the giraffes!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 27, 2011 in Life | 6 comments

Lately we’ve been trying to teach Little Man the importance of sharing. I think the message is...

Chop chop!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 26, 2011 in Life |

Last month, we had quite a bit of drama attempting to cut Little Man’s toenails. I put a request...

More baked goodies

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 25, 2011 in Life, Play |

Sometimes when it comes to entertaining a toddler with baking, easier is better! That’s why, today,...

How do single parents do it?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 23, 2011 in Life, Sleep | 8 comments

Last night I was feeling miserable, so I took to the bed, Lemsip in hand, and this morning Charlie and his...

Are our children too safe?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 21, 2011 in Love |

I read a very interesting article in the New York Times today: Can a Playground be too safe?...

Wordless Wednesday: mmmm Cookies!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 20, 2011 in Love |

Little Man is becoming a dab hand in the kitchen. We did some baking earlier this week. Not only did he help...

It’s just a doll!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 19, 2011 in Play | 6 comments

I see the breastfeeding doll has made the news again today for some reason. Have you heard about it? The...

Feeling refreshed!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 18, 2011 in Life |

Sometimes you’ve just gotta get away from it all. And that’s exactly what I did this weekend. I...

Now who’s offended by breastfeeding in public?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 15, 2011 in Life | 3 comments

I should know better than to read an article about breastfeeding in the Daily Mail. What can I say?...

Does your baby send email?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 14, 2011 in Life |

Does your baby send email? Obviously I don’t mean by themselves! But have you got an email account for...

Wordless Wednesday: Let the sun shine!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 13, 2011 in Life |

What better way to spend an unexpectedly sunny evening than sitting on the front step drawing chalk pictures...

Get those hands dirty!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 12, 2011 in Life | 14 comments

Have you seen the Dettol ad for their new No-Touch Hand Wash System? It’s an automatic soap dispenser,...

Reaching for the sky

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 11, 2011 in Life |

So it seems that we may have been over-reaching when we set ourselves the challenge to grow the tallest...

Just what is Gentlebirth?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 9, 2011 in Positive Birth Stories, Reviews | 8 comments

I’ve written quite a bit about GentleBirth™ – Self Hypnosis for Childbirth and hypnobirthing in...

App Review: I Hear Ewe

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 8, 2011 in Play, Reviews |

I originally published this blog post last December – but back then I didn’t know how to take...

New Review page!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 7, 2011 in Life |

As I head for my 250th post (yes you read that right – 2-5-0!!!), it struck me that I’ve got a...

Wordless Wednesday: Greenfingers!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 6, 2011 in Love | 4 comments

The weather was beautiful on Monday – but all that sunshine meant the plants in the garden were very...

Let me help you with that!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 5, 2011 in Life | 11 comments

An article I read on Parenting.com called Help Has No Fury really got me thinking. In it, Shawn Bean...