Posts tagged book review
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19 DecBooks for Toddlers
I’ve always been a book lover. My dad used to complain to me on family holidays that I was more interested in burying my nose in a book than looking at the beautiful scenery that he had paid a lot…
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29 AugThe Reader
I was reading through the latest issue of Gurgle magazine when I happened upon an advertorial for a company that offers a system of DVDs, flashcards and books for parents to use in teaching their babies how to read from…
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20 JunWeight Watchers
Last Monday, I took Baby in to be weighed. The lady seemed happy with how much weight Baby had gained; it wasn’t loads, but it wasn’t too little either. Then she asked about breastfeeding. I said that I was topping…
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15 JunPreggo book round-up: Third Trimester
In the third trimester, I was still keeping Amazon in business with my knowledge-buying habit. At this point, I was interested in finding out more specific information about the kind of birth I wanted to have (water birth using hypnobirthing…
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14 MayPreggo book round up: Second trimester
Ah! The golden second trimester. The time when you excitedly watch your bump grow and actually start to look pregnant. For me, it was when my worst symptoms, nausea, food avoidance and heightened sense of smell, actually started to dissipate.…
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07 MayPreggo book round up: First trimester
I thought it would be helpful to share with you the books that I enjoyed reading throughout my pregnancy. The first trimester is a funny time. You’re not really sharing news of your pregnancy and you spend an inordinate amount…
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04 AprThe controversy of the Tiger Mother
I was listening to BBC Radio4 the other day and I heard a discussion on Woman’s Hour between a woman named Amy Chua and Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer. Before I go on, I have to say that I love British radio. When…
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27 MarJools Oliver & the persistent exclamation mark!
On the recommendation of one of our clients, I bought Jools Oliver’s Minus Nine to One: The Diary of an Honest Mum. It was indeed honest and I found it interesting, especially the story about Jamie and his sperm sample…
