Today is World Prematurity Day. A global movement to raise awareness of premature birth and the devastating impact it can have on families. I previously worked with Pampers when they first launched their nappies for premature babies. Read about this here. I’m pleased to be working with Pampers again to highlight World Prematurity Day. Did…
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A heartfelt thank you to NICU Nurses on International Nurses Day #ad
Read moreToday is International Nurses Day. #IND2017 A day that I simply cannot let pass me by without saying a massive, heartfelt thank you to the NICU nurses who helped care for our twin girls when they were born six weeks early. Following on from my post about Pampers Preemie Protection nappies, I wanted to take a…
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The impact of having premature twins and how pampers are helping #ad
Read moreI’ve always known that I wanted to be a mum. When I was little I used to collect baby dolls and pretend that they were real. I’d put nappies on them, dress them up for the day and then change them into their pyjamas at night time. Most of them would ‘sleep’ at the foot of…
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It's too soon! The twins start nursery!
Read moreI can’t believe that our beautiful, little girls will be starting nursery in April. Where did all the time go? I remember sitting on our worn out black sofa in our top floor flat thinking about what would happen the following day. It was the night before our twins were going to be born. I…
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Help us help Bliss and CRUK
Read moreLast year my husband and I started our very own charity campaign. Our aim is to raise £1,000 for Cancer Research UK and £1,000 for Bliss, the baby charity. We’re so pleased that so far we have raised a total of £701.00. As well as asking friends, family and complete strangers to donate to these…
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Extra peace of mind for new mums as hospital places cameras in baby unit
Read moreM’s foot One of the biggest hardships I, as a new mum had to endure when our twins were born was not being able to see them straight away. I caught a quick glimpse of them through teary eyes when my husband was allowed a quick cuddle and I was fortunate enough that, although I…
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OptiBac Probiotics for Babies and Children Review
Read moreI’m very proud to be representing OptiBac Probiotics at this year’s Britmums Live! As my sponsor, they recently sent me a few trial packs of their probiotics for babies & children. Our twins were born via caesarean section six weeks early and over the course of their almost 2 year old lives, they’ve experienced a number…
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Charity Update
Read moreThe last charity update I published was on the 11th of November. I thought I would post another little update now to let you all know how our fundraising efforts are going. If you don’t already know, Twin Daddy and I are trying to raise £2,000 for Cancer Research UK and another £2,000 for…
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Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
Read moreM and R on the day we brought them home Our twin girls were born 6 weeks early because twin two, M, stopped growing due to Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR). R was born first weighing 4lb3 and M arrived two minutes later weighing 2lb11. Surprisingly M was absolutely fine. It was R that required ventilation…