The above photograph came up on my time hop this morning along with the words 'it's 10pm and I am ready to party'. I would love to say it made me think nice thoughts of baby cuddles and kisses but it actually turned my stomach! Dylan was a good sleeper and from 3 months would sleep right through and most of the day if I let him but Tilly took slightly longer and I managed on a few hours sleep most nights and that was on a good night. I'm not complaining (honestly) but it got me thinking about ...
First months
Sling babies
"You will make a clingy baby" "Doesn't that hurt your back?!" "What if you fall over?" "Can't you afford a pram?" All of these questions and more have been asked whilst I have carried Tilly. I didn't carry Dylan for long, after a hideous labour and the fact he was nearly 11lb it never really happened also I was unaware of the correct way to carry him. I had a forward facing carrier which he dangled in which not surprisingly he was never happy in and it destroyed my back. We moved into the ...