Choosing the right name for your baby

Choosing the right name for your baby

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet. It’s probably going to stay with your child for the rest of their lives, be an inherent part of their identity and possibly be the first label attached to them that people may...

A month to be aware of

October 2017 is a very significant month which has lots of claims to fame. Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stoptober and Black History Month, it contains The Big Draw, World Space Week, Wool Week, National Knitting Week, British Egg Week, National Curry Week, Chocolate...

The privilege of baby cuddles

At one of the minis many weekend daytime soirees another mum who had stolen Faith for a cuddle spoke of the privilege of holding a baby. Obviously as the mum of the baby she was holding at the time I was definitely in agreement but she’s right in general too,...

F is for Faith (…and fuchsia)

Every mother knows that her own children are gorgeous but it’s always nice to hear it confirmed by other people too. And it was lovely to hear that a photo I shared of Faith on @TheMiniMalpi Twitter account caught the attention of the artist behind Bertie Bear...

Doing the Sling Swing

At the same time you’re battling a postpartum body the reason for it is quite possibly preventing you doing anything about it. And even if you’re quite rightly proud of your tiger stripes a little injection of exercise endorphins wouldn’t go amiss....