How to be a hygge parent
byHad you, reader, at around tea time every day last September, been a fly on a wall in this writer’s kitchen, this is what…
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The Christmas presents you never knew you wanted
byAt this time of year, we are bombarded with Christmas present suggestions for everyone on the planet, from the dog to our child’s English…
Mumfidential Handpicked Christmas Gift Guide 2016
byIt’s back! Following last year’s hugely successful Mumfidential Handpicked Christmas Gift Guide we’ve created an even better one, with more original and inspiring Christmas present ideas and…
6 things no new mum wants to hear
byFrom the moment that little bump begins to show, you become public property. It is acceptable, suddenly, for people to grope your stomach, ask intimate…
Alison Scott-Wright: My 7 step guide to help your baby sleep
byYou can buy your baby an expensive cot mattress and the softest merino wool bedding but they still might not settle to sleep. Creature comforts are of little…
How to fly long haul with a toddler
byA few weeks ago my wife and I strapped our 22-month-old daughter into a car seat and made our way to Heathrow for a flight…
5 ways to have a natural birth
by“It shouldn’t be called labour. Think of it as a birthing experience. It can be enjoyable,” the midwife told me at my first antenatal…
Motherhood: How to navigate the social minefield
byI was prepared for new motherhood to be a challenge but no one warned me about the social minefield I was about to be…
Top baby travel items
byHolidays are not what they once were, with a six month old in tow. I’m not quite sure why we found this so surprising,…
How to make healthy babies
byWild Nutrition founder Henrietta Norton, an expert nutritionist, offers up some invaluable prenatal diet advice. Preconception Eating a variety of fresh, organic food whilst…