Tag: accidents

I’m done with diapers.

April 21, 2016

Dear Daughter,   I’ll cut right to the chase: I’m so over changing your nappy, I’m done with the diapers, it’s time for your tush to meet the toilet.   And let me tell you why.  Early last summer, and feeling as though the world and his wife had commented on it being time to … More I’m done with diapers.

Baby Brain? It might last longer than you think…..

September 10, 2015

During pregnancy, I often joked about having ‘baby brain’.  Occasionally I quoted research that believes it’s nature’s way of preparing women to emotionally bond with their baby: hormones (it’s always hormones eh?), divert the brain’s attention to where it’s needed most. So less important jobs tend to fall by the wayside. After you give birth, … More Baby Brain? It might last longer than you think…..

Potty Training: it will push your frustration button!

August 7, 2015

We started potty training recently.  Two days in, and I wasn’t sure that we’d achieved anything.  Two days, sixteen changes of big girl pants and zero requests to ‘use the potty please Mummy’.  Zero requests.  I wondered if my expectations were too high entering this latest phase of toddlerdom, but I really thought that by day … More Potty Training: it will push your frustration button!