This has to be one of THE most debated parenting topics in our family! Are Clarks Children’s Shoes a luxury or a necessity? I teamed up with Clarks Kids to review them & find out. I have to say until a month ago I thought ‘It really doesn’t matter where Lily’s shoes come from as […]
You would be forgiven for thinking that we went to foreign shores when you see the golden sandy beach with the golden sun glistening on the sea; in fact we went to the Haven site at Seashore. Seashore is in Great Yarmouth; a popular coastal resort in Norfolk. We really enjoyed our Holiday at Haven […]
I thought with it being a natural process that Breastfeeding would be easy & come very naturally to me. I assumed that Lily would be born knowing what to do. I assumed that my body would automatically know what to do. Our NCT classes hosted a 3 hour session on Breastfeeding, which all the dads […]
Pretty early on I realised that what I was experiencing was no ordinary ‘morning sickness’. The relentless vomiting would not stop. I tried everything; eating dry crackers, eating ginger, sucking sour ice lollies, sea sickness bands & any other old wives tales I could get my hands on. Nothing would put an end to it. […]
I had so many experiences during my 34 hour labour. I tried Gas & Air, Water Birth, Epidural and then eventually ended up with a C Section! Hopefully, this post is helpful if you are preparing your own birth plan. My C Section Experience: Early Labour: Home: I was due to be induced at 41+5 […]
Hi, I’m Maria – a blogger, living in Essex with my husband Michael and our 2 children Lily & George. I write about all things happy – days out, holidays, cakes and all the things that help me to make every day happy.
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