On the 25th June, exactly 319 days after HB was born (or 10 months and 15 days), my period returned. I’d always known this time would arrive, especially since I’d cut down breast-feeding quite a lot. My thoughts were mixed. Not having a period (and knowing that it’s not a sign that a) you’re pregnant…
HB Eats: Baby Oat Bars Recipe
I used to make a version of these baby oat bars that were great for teething – they were hard and biscuit-like and HB could gnaw on it for AGES before they got too soft. However, HB is now in a weaning phase where he doesn’t want to be spoon-fed and sometimes, especially when I’m…
HB Eats: Sweetcorn Fritters Recipe for Babies
Baby hands love sweetcorn fritters! These are a fab way to get a bunch of veg into your child’s diet whilst at the same time supporting baby-led weaning. Little hands can also easily grasp the fritters and you can make them into different shapes too. For this recipe, the sweetcorn is roughly chopped so you…
Hungry Bear’s First Flight: Flying Longhaul with a Newborn
“Go big or go large,” that was our motto. So go big we went indeed and decided to take HB with us on husband’s work trip. To Australia. It’s no secret that the flight was my biggest worry, especially with HB having a constantly blocked nose due to his deviated septum. This is a little…
HB EATS: Simple Pancake Recipe for Babies
Hungry Bear likes to eat EVERYTHING. Ok, so that’s a lie – he very much doesn’t like cold mashed potato and broccoli but I don’t know anyone who does. I’ve been finding it hard making food which both he and us adults can eat. UNTIL, that was, I experimented with pancake recipes for Healthy Living…
The Snackoletto
What do you get when you combine traditional Italian flavours with British crumpet? The Snackoletto! It’s loosely based on the traditional dish acciughe sotto pesto, but takes a fraction of the time to prepare. Crumpets are a particular favourite snack of mine; I have fond memories of dousing them in butter and savouring biting into…