Bronte Birthplace Walk Distance: 2.5 miles approx Pram friendly: Yes Thornton is a large village four miles out of Bradford in West Yorkshire and is famous for being the birthplace of the Bronte sisters. It can sometimes be seen as the poor relation to Haworth, where the Brontes wrote their books, as it doesn’t have… Read More Walkshire: The Bronte Birthplace walk
If there’s one thing that is always the topic of conversation among parents of babies it is sleep. It dominates everything; a good night and you can take on the world a bad one and everything seems unmanageable, lots of bad ones and it starts to impact on your mental health. I spoke to Jenny… Read More Five ways to get your baby to sleep
The doors may be closed and the cobbles may be quiet but many shops in Haworth are trading online or providing a takeaway service.So if you want to support your local economy here is a complete run down of what shops are open online and how you can support them during lockdown. Shopping Sonia’s Smile:… Read More Haworth is open for business
*This is definitely not an Ad. All paid for fair and square! The one thing you can be sure of when you have a baby is you are going to spend money, and lots of it. I was more than happy to splash out on some things for Seth but when it came to bibs… Read More Bibado Review
I’ve spent the last six months walking around the Worth Valley with Seth in the pram so I thought I’d write down my most regular walks. Lord knows us mums need a good boost of the old caffeine and sugar so all these walks include cafes. Haworth Loop 1.5 mile Starting point postcode BD22 8DH… Read More Six pram-friendly walks with cafes
It’s 15 years since I had my first baby, so when I found out number two was coming it was an amazing surprise. You can read about that here.However, one thing I had not bargained for when Seth was born in February is how much I had forgotten from the first time around.He’s now six… Read More Seven things I’d totally forgotten about having a new baby
Pregnancy after loss … Read More Strategies to help with pregnancy after loss
I’m a huge fan of Scouts and have blogged about it before, you can read that one here. However, December 2019 marked the end of an era in our house as the teen boy decided he wanted to leave. I was really disappointed, no manner of persuading would get him to change his mind. Ever tried… Read More Seven amazing things kids get from Scouts
Last summer aged 43 I found out I was pregnant. Both me and my husband could not have been more shocked. Fourteen years after having my first child in a different relationship, eight years of trying and four miscarriages we couldn’t believe we had finally conceived. I’ve blogged about our journey here.So what is the reality… Read More What it’s really like being 44 and pregnant
A new baby in the house is one of the top three reasons dogs are re-homed; scary statistics for those of us who love our pets. With our baby due in a matter of weeks and two unsuspecting Bassets, I sought the help of Aileen Stevenson from the Perfect Puppy Company who has some great tips… Read More Dogs and a new baby – tips for a smooth introduction