Now that Miss E’s first birthday is just around the corner, it seems like a good time to reflect on how we’ve managed to make it through our first year. There were so many things from our previous life that the husband and I naively thought wouldn’t change after the baby arrived. How wrong we …
Since Miss E’s impending arrival last winter, my husband and I have become semi-obsessed with making our home warm and dry. Growing up in the Waitakeres in the 1980s/1990s, it was normal to wake up in the morning with condensation covering the windows so I didn’t know that it was something that could or should …
I’m always on the lookout for new and amazing health and wellness products for life in the kitchen, the gym and at home. Here are my current faves; a combination of some of the latest products that have come across my desk for me to try out, and the products I’ve found myself that I …
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Getting babies to sleep can be difficult at the best of times; not quiet enough, not enough white noise, too hungry, too much food, too hot, too cold, swaddling, unswaddling, overtiredness, rolling, transferring from bassinet to cot… Then add into the mix teething, growth spurts, health problems, immunisations, crawling, sitting up and standing, and there …
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Throughout my pregnancy, my visions of breastfeeding my little girl involved Miss E being cradled comfortably in my arms just like the mothers and babies in the pro-breastfeeding posters and it would all be blissfully easy. The most natural thing in the world they reckon. As an aside, in these visions I would also look …
Resuming my fitness training after giving birth has been frustrating to say the least thanks to a series of setbacks. I took longer than average to heal (having to go back on repeat courses of antibiotics), and ended up having mastitis twice within the first few months. Despite gym training and keeping up with yoga …
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This motherhood thing is not for the faint-hearted. My happy, gorgeous wee girl is just about to hit five months old, and although she has previously managed to pretty much sleep through the night from three months, has this week reverted back to newborn-style sleeping. I never took this for granted, knowing all too well …
Check out the latest health, food and fitness products that will help you on your path to health and wellness! The Collective Straight Up flavoured yoghurt The Collective’s Straight Up natural probiotic yoghurt has now been blended with three deliciously tasty flavours – real buttery Maple, smooth creamy Coconut and full-bodied Blueberry. Coconut and Blueberry …
This month a new ‘Switch to Water’ campaign from the New Zealand Dental Association is encouraging Kiwis to ditch sugary drinks to prevent tooth decay. Former Silver Fern player Irene van Dyk is backing the campaign to replace sugary drinks with water and says the month-long campaign is a great way for people to start …
Check out the latest health, food and fitness products that will help you on your path to health and wellness! Puhoi Valley Organic Half & Half Milk Inspired by taste, Puhoi Valley Half & Half is a new premium product made from half milk and half cream, and can be used everywhere milk would ordinarily …
New Zealand children are in danger of developing a higher risk of stroke in later life thanks to the high salt content of their diet, according to an article published in Consumer magazine this week for world Salt Awareness Week. Most New Zealand children already eat more salt than is recommended for good health, and …
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So many of us grew up watching parents (mothers, in particular) constantly on one kind of diet or another. We grew up watching them weigh themselves religiously, replace meals with shakes, spit out food they ‘shouldn’t’ be eating, or skip meals in an attempt to ‘be good’ or as compensation for over-indulgence. We grew up …