As a parent this is at the forefront of my mind. Bullying! For 2 reasons- 1.I DO NOT want my girls to be bullied 2.I DO NOT want my girls to be bullies Whether children are getting bullied OR are bullies, both are going to have physiological issues now and possibly later in life. This […]

How many times have you heard “I never I had to use a dummy and I had 10 kids” or “I don’t know what’s wrong with mums today they just can’t handle it?” Is there something to these comments? YES! How many couples do you know that have split up after 30 years of marriage? […]

Do you have a body baby? I have always called Maddison my body baby. She has been attached to me since I took her home from the hospital at 6 weeks until then it was just patting and cuddles were few and far between. Everyone said “She’ll grow out of it” but alias 3 years […]

It’s not the consistency it’s the content! What is usually a happy time for a parent for us well we are shit scared! So many things are going through our mind. OK are my CPR skills up to scratch, OK don’t panic you’ll scare her even more. For us the puree wasn’t too much of […]

Supermum’s come in all shapes and sizes and what makes each mum a Supermum is different. Sometimes this gift is a good thing and sometimes it drives me CRAZY! I was doing a grocery shop today with my Maddison and Milly. Maddie in the trolley and Milly in the Baby Bjorn, I’m shopping away and […]

The first time Maddison strictures it was dead obvious. She was 9 months old and she was having her pureed dinner and she choked (which is normal, as you know happens ALL the time) She then couldn’t breathe and she turned blue. So I lay her over my knee pat her back and she brings […]

This is undoubtedly the happiest, saddest most nerve racking day of your life! Maddison at 6 weeks come home with her nasogastric tube in. So we went through ‘the training’ of how to change it and test it to make sure it was in her stomach. I wasn’t very good at this the tube kept […]

Maddison my 2 ½ year old was born with Tracheo Oesophageal Fistula with a distal Oesophageal Atresia. What is it? It is where there is an abnormal connection between windpipe and stomach. The picture below should paint the picture. When Maddison was born she was in Special Care they thought it was “wet lung” so […]

Or you know it’s not just our breaking point. Do you know what? It’s your TURNING point. You are not alone when you hit that wall. Everyone will eventually, I hit it just recently. Once you have children and they are your life and it’s like you have gone through life in black and white […]

I was as shocked, disgusted & appalled at The Chaser’s recent comedy skit (and I use the term comedy VERY loosely) When I first seen it I had tears in my eyes and I felt sick to my stomach. Funny it was NOT! It makes me sad just thinking about it. Their apology even worse, […]