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The Friday Focus 23/10/15

It’s been one of those weeks. One of those challenging weeks that have just left me feeling quite frazzled. Sophie deciding to stop breastfeeding last week has also led to…

Me sitting on the sofa with Jessica and Sophie

One day I will miss these moments

Today I am feeling frazzled.  Trying to get too much done in too little time. Frustrated by the constant requests, the constant demands, the constant mess. The hamster wheel that…

Two Important Ways to Give Your Baby’s Heart a Better Start

Raising awareness of congenital heart defects and the importance of the 20 week scan is something that is very important to me as a heart parent. I know that had…

From the mouths of babes #42

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

Sophie breastfeeding

Bye-bye boobies: the end of our breastfeeding journey

I didn’t expect it to end quite so suddenly. One day Sophie was happily breastfeeding before she would settle down for naps and bedtime. Then one night, she declared “no…

Silent Sunday

 

Legoland: the best bits (from a preschooler’s perspective)

Now that Autumn is here, our preschool pass is valid again and we have been making the most of being able to go back to Legoland. We’ve been so many…

Friday Fabulous Five #47

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite blog posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made…

The Friday Focus 16/10/15

There’s been a change in the weather this week – whilst it’s still been quite sunny and pleasant, there is now a definite chill in the air and Jessica has…

A heart with the text "Heart to Heart" on one side and a picture of hands making a heart over a child's chest with the text "A linky for sharing posts about CHD"

Heart to Heart – October 2015

Support and community are two of the things that I feel are very important as a heart parent – the knowledge that we are not alone in our journeys and…