Hackney and participating boroughs are in on the scheme to provide washable nappies for London babies. So much so that they’re prepared to give each baby a free nappy voucher (worth approx 50.00) to test run their favourite poop catchers. There’s several types of natural nappy available, all sorts of shapes, sizes, colours, styles and […]
Author Archives: claire
Maternity leave forever!
January 16, 2008 – 7:24 pm
I think I timed my leave just about right. Finishing work before Christmas has given me one month of freedom before our little guy arrives in the world. These last few days are passing so quickly. After being utterly pampered at Christmas by family and friends, I return to London to race around the shops […]
testing jlanguage
January 14, 2008 – 11:17 pm
How are you shithead. Just testing jlanguage - its nothing, relax!
Pregnancy Yoga
January 10, 2008 – 6:48 pm
The Tyssen Children’s Centre on Oldhill Street, N16 provide some fantastic services. I attended the first of a new pilot in pregnancy yoga yesterday. The class runs weekly and they need to spread the word in order to maximise attendance and sustain funding. We have an hour and a half of yoga followed by an […]
Diary notes 19.10.07
January 10, 2008 – 6:20 pm
Hunger ache
I’ve just eaten ‘spaghetti mama’ (not a concious association at the time) with a glass of red … Deep fried mushrooms to start. I need, I mean NEED!! to eat. Everything about the food is sensuous, satisfying, fulfilling YUM. Trouble is, my stomach gets packed way before my mouth is ready to stop. End […]
Recycling
January 8, 2008 – 12:20 am
We’ve been lucky enough to have friends and family who have helped us by recycling baby goodies. Huge thanks to Linda, Lindsay and Mafjay for bags of baby clothes! Jo & Julian for the cot and Josep & Noemi for the offer of a Bugaboo pram and Premaxx babybag.
My mum and gran have been melting […]
Diary notes 15.10.07
January 7, 2008 – 10:37 pm
I’m reading a great book; The new Pregnancy and Childbirth (’97 edition) by Sheila Kitzinger on loan from a friend whose just had her third… (Thanks Linda). It’s an informative read being a little bit more in depth than the ‘pregnancy bible’ the hospital hand out!
Weirdly, I’m quite looking forward to the whole experience… (and […]