What we want We owe it to women to ensure that every baby is born in an environment where the woman feels safe, cared for, listened to and respected. We owe it to parents to give them the healthiest and best-supported start to parenthood we can, because the start in life that parents give to their baby will impact on that child’s life from the moment they are born. This means making sure that the [...]

Last sunday we went to our first family friendly Brighton Festival show. As you can probably tell from this post I was quite excited to be going to see Michael Rosen for the first time in 20 years. The show didn’t disappoint. With energy and eccentricity Michael Rosen lit up the Corn Exchange for both children and parents. From quick quips that only the parents clicked to the Bear Hunt as a closing piece Michael [...]

Have finally been given the go ahead to attempt the Brighton marathon next weekend. Ankle still pretty unhappy, swollen, sprained and hurts ALOT but am going to give it a go. This event has totally taken over my life for the last 6 months and there is no way I could even contemplate deferring and starting all over again next year. I chose what was probably the worst winter of weather for training; ridiculous amounts [...]

The lovely folk at Silentnight sent me a This Works sleep balm to try out for a week to see how a sleep aid would affect my sleep.

We’ve had our first look at the Babyzen YoYo today and we are ready to put it to the ‘BrightonMums.com test’ over the next weeks. Pitched as the most compact buggy ever imagined (52 x 44 x 18 cm when folded), the 5.8kg stroller has been designed with city parents and travellers in mind. It’s been unpacked, unfolded and comfort-tested by Boo, who is 19 months old, plus an initial height test by Daddy who [...]

Renewable World helping people to work their way out of poverty using renewable energy BBC Lifeline appeal will be broadcast on Sunday 17 February on BBC One Imagine having to choose between sending your children to school and putting food in their tummies. Imagine having to get your daughters to spend their days collecting water and firewood just so you would be able to feed them. Imagine having no alternative but to heat your home [...]

In today’s age of compact digital cameras, smart phones, and mini camcorders, you’d be forgiven for thinking ‘Why Bother?’ when it comes to professional photography.

    With rising fuel prices more and more people are taking steps to reduce their monthly fuel bills. One way to achieve this is by installing energy efficient double glazed windows.   Double glazing could save you money   When you are heating your home you don’t want that precious warmth to escape and lose you money, but unfortunately every property loses heat in some way and the main area where it escapes is [...]

Hello everyone. I’ve got a cold. I’ve got sore throat, green slime coming out places where there shouldn’t be green slime, and that lovely feeling like someone’s been stuffing cotton-wool into your brain when you’re not looking.  It’s the Worst. And now I’m going to explain why. 1: You Can’t Skip Work You may have noticed that despite having a cold, I’m still writing this blog. This is because colds hit that special sweet spot [...]