THE MUMMY BLOG

I could lie:  I could lie and say I’m the perfect mother, that we never get upset with each other.  I could say my house is clean every day and that I’m always there when you want to play.  I could say that I always get enough sleep and at night you never make a peep.  I could lie and say I always look good, with my make up and hair done like every wife should.  I could say that you never cry or whine and that you are well behaved all the time.  I could also say it’s a piece if cake, cleaning all the dirty nappies you make.  These words are not true but yet there’s more, they are those true things that I adore.  I adore your smiles when I read you a book and the fact that you think I’m the very best cook.  I adore your tiny fingers and little tiny toes and your sweet little face, oh how it glows.  I adore how excited you get when we play and how you want to just be with your mummy all day.  ...

Newborn must haves: Having a newborn is completely overwhelming. I can tell you I was definitely not prepared for how hard it actually was, but here are some baby products that really helped when I had my baby newborn to three months.  Nappies -  Yep, of course you need a lot of these. You can choose to use either cloth or disposable, I had both. My favourite brand is ‘Thank you .’ nappies. They never leaked and every box purchased, funds are given to charity.  Baby wipes-  Again my favourite are the ‘thank you.’ thick baby wipes. I tried huggies but they seemed to give my baby nappy rash, the thank you brand did not and they are nice and big. I also liked using ‘water wipes’ the first six weeks with baby as they were gentler on babies skin.  Change mat:   Now this might not be a must have for everyone as you could change your baby on your bed, on floor or where ever you feel comfortable, but I love using my change mat in my change dr...