A day in the life of a mum

Yes I know I said my next one was going to be on children aged 1 and what to expect but honestly, this is something that is grating on me a lot, and has been since I was pregnant and even now that my son is 3. 
 Grandparents, they've had kids, even if they are like mine where they have only had one, but because of this they think they know EVERYTHING!! They don't. Just because you did something or liked something as a child does not mean your child will like that too and if you are anything like me, you wish that they would just listen or even back off. This is going to be more of a rant post than anything else so excuse me, but I hope it helps some of you, who have parents or parents-in-law like this, realise you are not alone, pretty much every parent, especially first time parents go through this... don't ask me how long it lasts, I have no clue, it's been 3 years so far for me and it's still happening. 
 First of all they try telling you that there's no...

When they start to move, that's it, they never stop and trust me it can be the scariest thing in the world. One day they are laying, babbling and giggling playing with their toys then the next that's it, they start to move. The first thing you should expect to see is you're baby rolling over. Now when I heard that was the first thing to expect I thought it meant that my son would be able to roll from his back onto his belly and back again... no this isn't the case, they learn one first, normally belly to back, at which point they look like a little stuck turtle, wiggling and wriggling their legs and arms in the air, desperate to get back onto their bellies, then a little while later they learn the back to belly roll, and this frustration goes, but not for long. Then they find it hilarious to start rolling everywhere, so make sure you leave room for them to do so. My son was about 4 months once he had mastered this for the first time and we didn't know until one da...

This one all depends on your child. Like with everything, every child is different and for this trust me every child will definitely let you know when they need more food, our son definitely did. Things you need to consider are: Does you child have a medical condition such as a hyperactive thyroid? If so you are going to need to move your child onto solids a lot sooner than most. Like my son, he had a hyperactive thyroid and he had to move into food at 10 weeks old. Is your child showing interest in food? Are they chewing the bottles? Is the gap between bottles getting shorter and shorter? All these are pretty good signs of them wanting to move on. Now I can hear you saying to the screen, "but the midwife told me not to move them onto food until 6 months or they will get fat" ... trust me they really won't, medical advice keeps changing and they never can seem to make their minds up on when they want children to start food...and how do they know every child in the w...

Don't panic, the midwives forget to tell you a lot of things that will, as a first time parents, make you panic... it's totally normal, swear about them, hate them, they are just midwives, they will disappear soon enough, don't worry... something's they say you should just ignore too as it's just a load of bulls mess... Okay, here are a few of the things that my midwife  forgot,  more like neglected, to tell me knowing I was a new mum and everything. Also I will write a few things that I chose to ignore them on because you start to realise as time goes on that you know your baby best. First thing, my partner and I were both new parents when our son came along and had absolutely no idea on how much a baby drank, but we honestly didn't think it would be as little as it was. Our son really didn't drink much on his first few days and we panicked, thinking he wasn't having enough and there was something wrong... there wasn't it's just everyone...

So, you've just had the baby, or you are just about to and you're wondering, how do I make sure I get sleep so I have the energy to look after my little one.... This is one of the main things that I panicked about while I was pregnant and I talked to my partner and before I gave birth we worked out a routine.  Whatever you do, if you are in a couple and you live together, do not both get up together with every feed, it will drain you both and you will both end up walking round like zombies, both be irritable and won't know how to carry on, and even arguing with each other, is the last thing you need right now, trust me I have seen it happen so many times.  The last thing you need is to make this new lifestyle harder than it has to be!  I found the best thing to do is sit there with your partner and work out a routine that works for you both, are you going to take the nights in turns? Or are you going to set it so that every day is the same?  Don't worry...