Test driving the BLW cookbook

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 13, 2010 in Love, Reviews |

I was very excited on Thursday when my latest baby purchase – The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook –...

Learning to fall asleep

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 12, 2010 in Life, Sleep |

No not the baby – believe it or not I’m talking about me. Pre-baby, I was dreadful at falling...

Another one down

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 11, 2010 in Love |

Well it’s official. Little Man is now on two bottles a day instead of three. He’s been gradually...

Born to laugh; Learn to cry

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 11, 2010 in Life | 1 comment

According to a news story doing the rounds today, we were all born knowing how to laugh, but crying to...

Bavaria Non-Alcoholic Beer

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 11, 2010 in Play, Reviews | 6 comments

While drinking Bavaria 0.0% in a pub when I was about 28 weeks pregnant, I got some scathing looks from...

Poem for expectant mothers

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 10, 2010 in Love |

While I was pregnant someone shared this poem with me and it made me cry – in a good way! When labour...

Paracetamol Panic

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 9, 2010 in Life |

There were two big stories about paracetamol and babies in the news today. The first was this one, which...

Life’s a cliché

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 9, 2010 in Life | 1 comment

On my way into work last week, I was listening to the radio and they were talking about National Cliché day....

Acupressure for labour

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 9, 2010 in Play, Reviews |

When I was about 30 weeks pregnant, Hubbie and I went to an Acupressure for Labour class. It was really...

Children should be taught to parent

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 8, 2010 in Life |

In the news today, in the UK, fromer Labour Minister Frank Field is calling for children to be given...

The birth of Little Man, Part 2

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 8, 2010 in Love, Positive Birth Stories, Reviews | 6 comments

 The day before Little Man’s birth, I was feeling a bit more tired than normal. I had planned to clear...

The birth of Little Man, Part 1

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 8, 2010 in Love, Positive Birth Stories |

Since I first found out I was pregnant, I have become a huge fan of birth stories. And since Little Man was...

Mothercare My4

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 8, 2010 in Play, Reviews |

Before Little Man arrived, we spent months looking online and in the shops for a buggy that ticked all the...

Fathers are happier when they do more chores!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 7, 2010 in Life |

An interesting article from The Guardian this week: “Fathers are happier when doing more housework,...

Check your car seat!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 7, 2010 in Life |

Prompted by the RSA safety campaign at the beginning of last month, we got our car seat checked. We went to...

Manicure for mammies

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Nov 7, 2010 in Life | 2 comments

One thing I had never considered before my little man was born was the toll he would take on my hands. All...