I Packed My (Hospital) Bag, And In It I Put...

Towards the end of your pregnancy, your midwife will probably encourage you to pack a hospital bag in preparation for when your time comes. It sounds like a pretty easy task, because you'll probably only be in for a night or two, but somehow the contents of this bag seem to be more organised and better planned out than all of the luggage for a family of five's fortnight away on a desert island.

Here are just a few ideas of what to include:

5 Reasons To Love Skibz ♥

Baby Led Weaning: Inspiration

Baby led weaning is precisely what the name implies - weaning led by your baby. Rather than spooning soggy purees into their chops when you as a parent think that your baby must be ready to introduce solids into their diet, you wait. You wait for their instinct, and until your baby shows signs that they are ready to eat solid food.

Some believe that a baby will instinctively know that their gut has matured enough to handle more than milk, and so at this stage they will start to reach out at your plate, and take much more interest in your meals.

Weaning: A Messy Business!

Weaning is one of the most fun times of your baby's development; watching them cringe at different tastes, and end up with broccoli in their eyebrows, and fall for that 'here comes the aeroplane' trick. But as well as being fun, it can be an immensely frustrating, messy business!

Here are some ideas to get you through the stage of introducing solids, as cleanly as possible!

New Arrival!

We've welcomed a new arrival to the Skibz family this week...

Becoming A Parent. For The Second Time...

From the moment that you start considering (or find out that you're unexpectedly expecting) baby number two, your head starts brimming with questions. 

Will I cope? Will I love this second baby as much as my first? Is that even possible? Will I know what to do? Will I actually manage?

Baby Blues, PND And Mental Illness During Parenthood

Some statistics suggest that as many as 1 in 5 women suffer with post-natal depression (PND) at some point, although it's not exclusive to the mothers of newborns. Dads can get PND too. Depression can strike at any point during parenthood to any one of us. Anyone who believes that it shows weakness is not stronger than one who suffers, merely fortunate that they haven't themselves suffered before.