Raising awareness of Spina Bifida and the importance of taking Folic Acid

Noah is funny, sweet, cuddly, smiley, chatty, gurgly and gorgeous and defied all the odds against him to be here today.   Each day Noah grows stronger and proves doctors wrong with his new abilities. Abilities his family were told he’d never achieve! You see Noah was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. You can read more about that here or watch the awareness
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How to get littlies to eat Asparagus!

Tell them they’re Tinkerbell sticks and let them dip in sauce!


A print a day – A footprint sunshine

Foot painting is messy but fabulous! To make this bright, sunny, foot painting it’s easier to remove trousers to avoid getting them stained and to pop very little ones into a highchair to make printing easier. Older littlies can print by standing on paper on the floor!   You’ll need: Yellow (child friendly) poster paint Paint brush Glue White paper Scissors White paper plate Yellow
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Introducing ‘Tesco loves baby’

Tesco is excited to announce the launch of a new brand – Tesco Loves Baby, which will be in-store from January 14th 2013 providing parents with the help and products they need, every step of the way.   Becoming a parent is a life changing experience and Tesco understands it can also be quite overwhelming. Mums and dads often need information, expert advice and
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Bendy Boo and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (Hypermobility)

For regular readers of our Bendy-Boo story you’ll know she was diagnosed with Hypermobility and referred to a geneticist who we saw just before Christmas.   Today we saw the genetisict consultant who has confirmed that Betsy has an extreme case of hypermobility – Ehlers-Danlos syndrome because her joints dislocate frequently.   So what does this mean?   Our lovely consultant today told us
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