Diary of a First Child

Mamatography Week 20: New For Old

Some time ago I wrote about my desires for the year ahead.  I said I wanted peace, and mindfulness and to be present in my days. I’m struggling with that. I’m working hard on it, don’t get me wrong, but I’m struggling.  Mind

A Day At Legoland Windsor Duplo Valley

On Sunday we had a spectacularly rare event: a family day out. It’s normally one of us, going out with the children to give the other some time off. It’s rare that we all go out together, so this was blissful. We also often go to Legoland

Post Partum Sitz Bath And Perineum Healing Herbs

Before each of my daughters births I put together herbs for a sitz bath, which after the birth, I was able to bath myself and help with the post birth healing. The term sitz bath comes from the German word Sitzbad,meaning a bath (Bad) in which one si