8 months out- what I've learnt so far

I'm aware I've barely posted recently, soz guys, Tayo is on the move and keeping me on my toes. Apparently an 8 month old requires A LOT of entertaining and chasing lol. So now he's almost been out as long as he was in, what have I learnt ?

Traveller by PHIL & TEDS

Well wow , this product HAS to get a big fat 10/10 from me. I’ve never needed a travel cot as we usually stay in hotels with cots but my recent trip to Dubai I stayed at my friends house so a travel cot was needed. 

I knew I just wanted a compact & light cot. No one wants to drag a heavy & bulky cot half way across the world. 

On doing a bit of research the one that stood out was the PHIL & TEDS TRAVELLER and it did not disappoint

• LIGHT!!! I was literally shocked at how light the whole thing was. 6LBS!!!!! That includes the bag, cot, mattress & fitted sheet. So good.
• Easy. So quick to assemble & take down so can quickly pack up and move it around 
• Mesh. Cool and free flowing air for warmer countries
• Zip down side. Perfect to use as a play pen

100% recommend this traveller and at £139 it’s super reasonable!! 

Click here to buy 

Travelling with a 6 month old

So after our back to back stint of travelling when tayo was 4 months old we’ve stayed put for a couple months in the UK until today. My mother, Tayo and I are currently enroute to Dubai for a weeks holiday. A forever friend of mine relocated to Dubai about a year ago and has always had an open invitation for us to come and stay and when my husband told me he was travelling for work for 12 days I decided to completely gatecrash my mums relaxing holiday. Lucky her !

A week leading up to our flight I realised travelling with a weaning , combi fed ,teething , alert 6 month old was probably going to be slightly more challenging than our very chilled sleepy 4 month old. I wasn’t wrong lol. There’s soooo much more to take. Food, milk, toys, teethes, the list goes on. Not to mention the mathematics that goes into working out how many feeds / foods to take on board. Admittedly I probably should of prepared a bit better but me being me was packing the day before our flight running around town to find his premade formula that had miraculously sold out of everywhere.... 

LESSON 1 learnt- preparation is key!!

Weaning

If any of you follow me on Instagram you would of seen I began slowly weaning Tayo around a month ago, when he was 5 months old. The NHS recommend weaning at around 6 months, but I kind of just followed his signals and milk just wasn't seeming to 100% satisfy him anymore. I'm definitely not pretending to be any kind of weaning expert, in fact I'm quite the opposite, however what I can do is tell you is what I've done and what I would do differently. So...

The Vaccination Debate

Well here goes, I'm breaking the unspoken rule of talking about the V word. It's such a sensitive topic as it personally effects lots of families on both sides of the argument. So I'm aware not everything I write is going to sit well with everybody but hey ho, such is life, so here goes.

Meet ELVIE

Silent and wearable are two words any pumping mum wouldn't usually associate with their pumps. However, women spoke and Elvie heard. Meet the worlds first silent completely cordless wearable breast pump.

When I first saw this through the wonders of Instagram's sponsored posts, I genuinely thought it was too good to be true. However ladies, I'm here to tell you its not!!! Small and compact enough to wear in your nursing bra, the Elvie pumps means you can pump quite literally anywhere. For mums getting back to work but still wanting to continue breast feeding and/or to keep their milk supply up or even just for mums who are spending the day/ evening out without their little one, this pump is perfect to discretely pump wherever you want. Gone are the days of pumping in the ladies toilets lol.

Bambino Mio Giveaway

Tayo and I have partnered up with the reusable nappy brand BAMBINO MIO for a fantastic giveaway. To win follow @bambinomio and @billiebrown on instagram and tag a friend and comment your last used emoji !

Up for grabs is their brilliant all-in-one reusable nappy, changing mat and wet nappy bag all in adorable rainforest prints. Get entering and GOOD LUCK !! Winner will be announced in a few weeks!