Last weekend we were invited along to Santa’s Lakeshore Wonderland at the Avon Ri in County Wicklow to see Santa and experience and review their ‘Lakeshore Wonderland’, here’s how we got on… (more…)
Something I’ve noticed on my birth story series is the lack of positive birth experiences. I’ve had three really positive experiences myself and one pretty traumatic and my unplanned homebirth is one of my most popular posts so I get it, we all like a bit of drama, it makes an interesting and exciting read. On my last pregnancy, I opted out of having an induction because I only ever heard horror stories and I was terrified, to be honest. This week The Post Modern Mammy is sharing her birth story, her induction story, the perfect induction. (more…)
Just like last year, my gift guides have some practicality to them. Newbies and young babies don’t actually play with toys so there is no point spending hundreds on toys for ‘ah they’ll grow into them’ because really they don’t, by the time they ‘grow’ into them a birthday has passed or a Christening and the junk piles up. Here’s a list of gifts for a baby up to about 12 months. I have received some of the products featured for review but I have purchased everything in the main gift thread for the new babog or prior to receiving a review copy. (more…)
Mums Box a new subscription service dedicated solely to mums has just launched in Ireland and boxes will begin rolling out this January. A good friend of mine, blogger and comedian Sharyn Hayden is to launch Mums Box, a gorgeous box with 5 hand-picked health and beauty items including cosmetics, bath products, sweet treats and hair care products. Also each month there will be a surprise novelty gift to give you the giggles. And rightly so, it wouldn’t scream Sharyn without some good auld belly laughs! (more…)
Christmas is by far my most favourite time of the year, the crisp frosty mornings, the shopping of course and the little faces on Christmas morning. Oh, I just LOVE everything about it! But as you know things don’t always go to plan… Here’s a list of things you can be guaranteed to happen at Christmas! (more…)
This Christmas The Irish Fairy Door Company have launched an interactive and magical worry plaque, an interactive worry plaque that allows children to try to forget about their worries and to let the fairy’s take their worries away. (more…)
A couple of weeks back I mentioned that the big kid and I had been putting our Christmas Shoebox together for Team Hope, a box full of treats including pants, socks and hygienic products like soap, a toothbrush, and toothpaste and of course a doll, a ball, and some munchies. We even put in a superhero cape in. It’s our fourth year to put a box together, I’m a huge believer in paying it forward, if I can help someone out in need in any way I will try my very best to do so. (more…)
This week one of my regular readers, Karen, is sharing her pre-eclampsia in late pregnancy and emergency c-section birth story. I actually sobbed when I read this first. I’ve had issues with my blood throughout all my pregnancies and while I don’t think it’s as serious as pre-eclampsia, it terrifying not knowing what to expect or what’s going to happen next! Thank you so much for sharing your story! (more…)
Ah lads, she’s awake. She woke up a couple days after my three-month update. Raring to go. She’s found her voice. She’s not shy in letting us know she is there. In fairness to her, you have to be loud in this house to be heard. (more…)
Christmas book advent calendars – the new Christmas trend. First it was Elf on the Shelf, then there was the Christmas Eve Box and now everyone is jumping on the Christmas book advent – me included. (more…)