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Chronic Depression And Deciding To Become A Parent

Posted on May 3, 2019

Deciding to have children is a tough decision at the best of times. Deciding to start a family when you have chronic depression and anxiety, and take regular medication is another thing altogether. Years ago, I read an article in The Guardian that discusses the July 2014 guidelines that were issued to GPs by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). These guidelines give doctors advice on how they should treat female patients who suffer from depression. In particular, it recommends that…

Feeling The Love With Little Mister H And My First Emotions

Posted on November 7, 2018

A photograph of a little boy playing with his favourite toy and Robbie The Rabbit from the My First Emotions box - Feeling The Love With Little Mister H and My First Emotions - Mrs H's favourite things

Back in September, Mr H and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. We were lucky enough to have a weekend away. Just the two of us. And Mr H’s parents very kindly agreed to stay at our house with the kids. As we left the house on the Friday, Mr H’s mum was holding Little Mister H up by our kitchen window so he could wave at us as we drove off. It was lovely to see him with a…

Motherhood

Jumping At The Chance To Try Bassetts Vitamins Omega-3 + Multivitamins Orange Flavour Pastilles

Posted on October 18, 2018

A photograph of a little girl wearing her school uniform and standing in her garden and in her hand she is holding a Bassetts Vitamins Omega-3 + Multivitamins Orange Flavour Pastille - Jumping At The Chance To Try Bassetts Vitamins Omega-3 + Multivitamins Orange Flavour Pastilles _ Mrs H's favourite things

This is a paid collaborative post with Bassetts Vitamins to launch their brand new Bassetts Vitamins Omega-3 + Multivitamins Orange Flavour Pastilles and their #MyBassettsVits campaign. Little Miss H is very particular about what she eats and drinks. We have endless negotiations at dinner about how much chicken/broccoli/tomato she needs to eat before she can have any dessert. I guess I’m lucky that Little Miss H does actually like some healthy things (cucumber, beetroot and carrots are among her favourites).…

Motherhood

Store Your Memories With An Ottoman Bed

Posted on June 29, 2018

A photograph of a collection of baby items including blankets, first toys, knitted booties, favourite book, scan photos and baby on board badge - Store Your Memories With Bed Guru Ottoman Beds - Mrs H's favourite things

This is a collaborative post. Mr H and I are currently going through the house decluttering. And although, I’m trying to be ruthless there are some items that I just won’t part with. These are usually items that bring back precious family memories. Memories that I cherish and that I want to be able to treasure and hold onto. I also want to be able to pass these possessions onto my children when they are older. However, I worry that…

Motherhood Reviews & Giveaways

Hosting A Tubby-tastic Teletubbies Playdate #TubbyPlaydates

Posted on May 25, 2018

We were sent the Teletubbies Playdate pack and merchandise for the purpose of this post. We were also compensated for our time. However, as always all words, opinions and photographs are my own and are 100% honest. When Little Miss H was younger she had a group of friends that we’d met at a post-natal group. We used to see each other at least once a week. And the children all became firm friends. Hosting a playdate was the perfect…

Baby Loss Motherhood

A Thank You Letter To My Community Midwife

Posted on May 5, 2018

Dear Ruth, my Community Midwife I’ve been meaning to write this letter to you since Little Mister H was born. Yet there never seems to be the time. But today is International Day of the Midwife. So today is the right time to write a proper thank you letter to you. Because I’m so thankful and truly grateful for everything you did for me during my pregnancy with Little Mister H. I honestly don’t think I would have got through…

Mental Health Motherhood

My First Impressions Of My First Emotions

Posted on May 3, 2018

I recently wrote a post about why I’m passionate about our children developing emotional intelligence. I believe it’s crucial for them to understand their emotions and know how to deal with them correctly. To help us on this journey to developing Little Mister H and Little Miss H’s emotional intelligence I will be working with Skylark Learning. And we will be using their My First Emotions Box to help Little Miss and Little Mister become emotionally intelligent. As part of…

Motherhood

How To Make The School Run Easier

Posted on April 27, 2018

This is a collaborative post We’ve all been there: having woken exhausted from a barely adequate sleep and trudged downstairs, you’ve barely time to shower or brush your teeth as you try to get your kids ready for school. Make no mistake; the school run remains a huge challenge to parents nationwide. With even simple goals like getting your kids out of the door difficult to achieve. I’ve come up with a few ideas to make the dreaded school run…