Body Combat

People say your body will change when you have a baby. Those people are right. (Again, dammit). Even when your belly has eventually deflated, and your boobies too, you seem to be just a bit bigger, saggier and wider everywhere. The unofficial rule “9 months on, 9 months off” seems fair when you’re not actually […]

Baby showers

When I found out we were having a baby boy (pretty much waved his business at us when we had our 20 week scan) one of the first things that sprung to mind was the zizi situation. Right, let’s be realistic here; I’m going to spend my first months of motherhood covered in wee. Baby boys, in particular, […]

Boobies, Breasticlés, Amazeboobs

WARNING: This post contains graphic boobie-related content. If you don’t have boobs, I suggest you don’t read this. You may be traumatised. As someone* once said: “I don’t care about amazeballs, what about these amazeBOOBS?!” *probably As this week is apparently world breastfeeding week it seems opportune to celebrate the wondrous balls that are higher up, the […]

Baby steps

Having a bébé is a big deal and it is not all cute babygrows, nursery rhymes and cake (although it is a lot of that). I had not fully appreciated how this journey would change me; not just physically but emotionally. I don’t think you can anticipate the change. It is utterly mind-boggling. This post is […]

BFFs

One of the best things about having a baby is making new friends, solidifying existing friendships and generally realising how extraordinary mothers really are. The BFFs (baby fast friends) These are your new baby momma friends. They are all in the same boat as you: pregnant, and scared. You have been thrown together, in the same fast moving […]

Baby Stuff #3 – Bathing, Dressing and Playing

The last instalment – for now – on baby stuff. Baby bathing products. Yes, you need to bathe your baby. Eau de fromage can become quite pungent after a while. You have to be careful about the umbilical cord, but once that’s off, you are free to bath. When you look at your bath and then your […]

Baby Stuff #2 – Travel Systems

The big one often reserved to daddy is the pram, buggy or more accurately, the “travel system”. These are devices on wheels used to transport your precious bundle from A to B when it can’t be achieved using your arms. The hot wheels. Typically made up of a chassis, a bassinet / flat bed (babe lies […]

Baby Stuff #1

Babies are expensive. Everyone starts to tell you this about a minute after you announce your happy news. You nod politely but secretly imagine yourself laden with baby joys in one hand and a full purse in the other. After all, you are a master shopper. Bargains fall into your hands. Shopping is easy. When your bump […]

Bogeys

It’s official. I am obsessed with bogeys. They are everywhere. And they need to be removed. Not my bogeys, I hasten to add: baby bogeys. Bebe FF produces an insane number of big bogeys, that block his nose and he can’t breathe. Most troubling – he can’t pick them. They just sit there blocking his nasal […]

B – intro

Welcome to my very first post. Allow me to give you a little context to this blog, before I launch in (mostly this is for my benefit so I can focus my ramblings). Why now? I’ve been meaning to start a blog for yonks. I like writing. I love words. I used to keep a diary, back in […]