Firstly, my bag itself is from Amazon.
This was the second one I bought, as I soon discovered I needed a larger capacity, and more pockets (to stop me losing dummies or my purse in the abyss). This one is so much easier to find everything in, and I can fit everything I need in it for 24 hours out of the house.Read More »
So a disclaimer to start with. When I was looking to buy this pram I already owned a pram. I’d read loads of reviews and bought a Baby Sportiv travel system, which according to customer feedback was compact when folded.
It was not.Read More »
OK, time for some real talk. Yes, being a mum is an amazing experience. The love I have for my son is like nothing I could have ever imagined and my heart sometimes feels like it’s about to explode with joy.
But being a new mum is bloody hard too.
So I thought I’d write down the things I’ve found most difficult – because reading other people struggling with these things really reassured me that I wasn’t alone!Read More »
There’s a whole host of products out there advertised at mums-to-be, and if you’re a first time Mum like me, it can be hard to know what you’ll need.
Here’s the products that have genuinely made a difference to me and little man during our first 3 months together.Read More »
I’ll admit, when I first booked sensory classes for me and little man, it was more for me than him. I needed some adult interaction during the day, to talk to people going through the same things I was and to get out of the house – I was going stir crazy!
But we’ve both got more out of these classes than I could have imagined.Read More »
Sometimes I feel like it’s a taboo subject to say you’re missing work while on maternity leave. But I do miss it.
It’s not that I would rather be at work than with my son – not at all! It’s just a difficult transition to suddenly stop something that’s been a constant in my life for the last 10 years – getting up and going to work. Read More »
In the last couple of weeks I’ve been asked twice if I’m feeling OK, because I’m looking ‘a bit tired’. I wouldn’t mind, but on those occasions I’ve actually been feeling better than I have for a long time! It’s just on these occasions I haven’t been wearing makeup… way to make a new mother feel good about herself(!).
So I’ve had to figure out a daily make up routine I can do quickly (babies don’t tend to give you the luxury of more than 3 minutes in front of a mirror), and one that isn’t too expensive to maintain (mat leave doesn’t pay much).Read More »
Welcome to Old Marketer, New Mother – the musings of a 31 year old, new mum from Bristol.
I’m temporarily on a break from a career in marketing, but while you can take a girl out of marketing, you can’t take the marketing out of the girl! So this blog was born. A hobby for Maternity Leave so I can keep using my brain, and not forget how to type on a laptop.
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