Paid partnership with SMA® Nutrition From the moment we fall pregnant we start clocking those ‘milestones’. I’m not sure why I thought it necessary to compare my growing babies to various species of fruit over the nine month period. I guess we’re all guilty of needing to make our other halves aware that we’re carrying a baby that’s the size of a watermelon (and so yes, we’re allowed to be a little grumpy and unreasonable right now!) Of course, this constant need to evaluate and compare during pregnancy is just the beginning. Those first few months with a newborn are frantic and we desper ..read more

Paid partnership with SMA® Nutrition I remember when our eldest first met her baby brother. He was four hours old, she was two and a half years. As my daughter walked over to my hospital bed, I remember thinking that she had suddenly doubled in size. Compared to her baby brother she seemed so grown up, so big… Of all the things I worried about when I was pregnant second time around, I was most worried about this moment and how Taylor would react to suddenly not being the sole centre of our affections. I hated the idea of her feeling pushed aside, or jealous of her baby brother. Than ..read more