Paid Parental Leave – how long should it be?
It is interesting to hear the recent debate about paid parental leave going on here in New Zealand at the moment. For both Nat and I, coming from different countries (myself from the UK and Nat from...
View ArticlePregnant in heels
Talk to anyone who has ever been pregnant and they will tell you how they couldn’t wait to burn or throw out their maternity clothes once they had completed their family. The fact of the matter is that...
View ArticleThe Big Announcement
It is ironic that you spend the first trimester of your pregnancy trying to hide the fact that you are pregnant whilst bursting to share the news with family and friends. It is in those first few weeks...
View ArticleBuying Maternity Clothes
Buying maternity clothes is a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s shopping, isn’t it? And what woman doesn’t like to shop??? As someone who was Pregnant In Heels, maternity clothes are...
View ArticleEverything you need to know for Getting Ready for Baby – What to Buy
Not too long after I announced my pregnancy, a good friend of mine forwarded a shopping list someone had sent her when she was pregnant. It was everything you need to know for Getting Ready for Baby....
View ArticleGoing to the Baby Show?
Check out our video of Jacqui and I at the Baby Show last year! It features some of the products we found and people we met. In the meantime. You can also have a listen to our Podcast interview with …...
View ArticleGet This Baby Outta Me
I seem to be surrounded by pregnant women at the moment. At work, at school, clients, friends and colleagues. And, as I watch them rub their ever-expanding bellies and hold their backs in pain, it...
View ArticleSupporting Parents of Premature Babies
I met Janelle Baine (electronically) through my business Go to Girl Social Media & Networking. She’s a mum like me, juggling two businesses/organisations while raising a family. She’s also a mum...
View ArticleA pledge to Plunket
Nat and I are huge fans of New Zealand’s Plunket. Plunket helped each of us through some tough times. Personally my breastfeeding experience almost had me beaten. I had struggled for 8 weeks and spent...
View ArticleDiscovering your pregnant
Discovering your pregnant can throw the most well adjusted woman into complete disarray. You may have been trying to get pregnant for an absolute age then suddenly you discover you are and…despite...
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