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Welcome to 'Made to Mum'

Welcome to 'Made to Mum'

I'm a full time blogger and mum of one gorgeous baby boy, and this is where you will find all of the stories, advice, ideas and loads more from my parenting journey.

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πŸ’– UK mum of one baby boy πŸ‘£
Sharing my (mostly) positive parenting journey πŸ’―
Breastfeeding mama 🀱
#normalisebreastfeeding
#babyledweaningrecipes

Instagram post 2192882276962301182_10616221668 "Babies are bad for the environment" πŸ‘‰ this was something someone told me when I was pregnant (insert unhelpful alarm here 🚨)...β €
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Basically her argument was that we live in an overpopulated, dying planet and that babies contribute to everything from plastic waste & landfill to deforestation. As unhelpful as her point was at the time, it is very true that babies and the parenting industry leads to a huge amount of waste! πŸ™ˆ Something we need to collectively work together to at least minimise. β €
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BUT.... parenting is bloody hard enough without worrying constantly about your extra burden on the planet and how to fix it. For me at least that's a step too far so I've chosen to try and make small changes where I can, gradually adding things in that reduce my overall waste and impact on the planet. Sensible right?! β €
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🌍 Use cloth nappies as much as we can (but don't beat myself up if I don't)β €
🌍 Breastfeed (not the only reason but since learning about the environmental impact of formula I'm glad I do!)β €
🌍 Buy second hand where I can (charity shop teddy for the win in this photo ✌️) β €
🌍 Have just started renting baby clothes from @bundleebaby to help reduce the amount we buy and the number of wasted and ruined clothes that I can't sell on. (He's wearing his first Bundlee outfit today! LOVING the spots 😍) β €
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I'm by no means saving the world but for the moment that's enough to be going on with πŸ‘€ I'd love some ideas of other ways I can be more environmentally conscious in my parenting? Ideas welcome! ♻️⠀
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Is there anything that you do, or would like to do, that helps you do your bit? ❀️ β €
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#sustainability #ecofriendly #ethical #ethicalshopping #ecofriendlyliving #sustainablefashion #babyclothes #bundleebaby #clothesrental #mummyblog #mummybloggeruk #mumblog #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #parenting #parentingunplugged
Instagram post 2192314135802715131_10616221668 What's in the bag?! πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ Click through my Insta story for something awesome, ethical and sustainable! β™»οΈβ€οΈπŸ‘Ά
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#sustainability #ecofriendly #ethical #ethicalshopping #ecofriendlyliving #sustainablefashion #babyclothes #bundleebaby #clothesrental #mummyblog #mummybloggeruk #mumblog #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #parenting #parentingunplugged
Instagram post 2191502711765434255_10616221668 So cute πŸŽ…. Stole this from @theunlikelymummy ❀️ finally feeling Christmassy! πŸŽ„
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#christmas #firstchristmas #feelingfestiveπŸŽ„ #mummyblog #mummybloggeruk #mumblog #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #parenting #parentingunplugged
Instagram post 2185926901092382884_10616221668 Getting a bit messy is the best part of our day 🍝 got to love Baby Led Weaning! πŸ˜‚
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Instagram post 2182311149395376379_10616221668 This has not been a brilliant week for this little chap. πŸ˜” β €
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After an ear infection last week, started by a horrible cough & cold, he has been feeling so poorly again this week, spiking temperatures left right and centre and then developed impetigo on his poor little face 😭 β €
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He's on the mend now and should be better by the weekend (🀞🀞🀞) but it has been rough for all of us. β €
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All I can say is thank god for breastfeeding! πŸ™Œ It has been his best source of comfort and pain relief this week, not to mention the amazing antibodies he's getting from the milk! I can only imagine how sick he might have been without my liquid gold ⭐⠀
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He has had to go onto antibiotics though, which upset me a lot. He started life on some pretty intense antibiotics and it took months for his gut to heal. I'm terrified now that we are going to have months of tummy trouble, plus I'm scared the thrush will come back πŸ˜” but they're the best thing for him in this moment so the benefits outweigh the potential harm they're doing. β €
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Like I say, stressful. Hoping for a better weekend and fingers crossed he's well enough to see Father Christmas on Saturday! πŸ€žβ €
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#normalisebreastfeeding #breastfeeding #liquidgold #ebf #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingmama #breastfeeding #gentleparenting #mummyblog #mummybloggeruk #mumblog #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodrising #parenting #parentingunplugged
Instagram post 2180637906968033240_10616221668 Let your boys play with dolls and they might turn out.... β €
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πŸ§’ To be great big brothersβ €
πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ To be gentle husbandsβ €
πŸ‘¨β€βš•οΈ To be doctors or nurses β €
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦ To be a good dads
πŸ’ž To be caring β €
πŸ’– To be loving β €
πŸ’₯ To break stereotypesβ €
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I for one will never ever restrict B's imagination with silly gender stereotypes or perceptions. β €
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Girls don't play with dolls, children do. 🀷 β €
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Hands up if you agree?! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™Œβ €
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#childhoodunplugged #genderstereotypes #boyswillbechildren #childsplay #kidstoys #motherhood #motherhoodunplugged #mummyblogger #mummyblog #mummybloggeruk #childhoodeveryday
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