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Felicity Quigley and her son Oscar Well the time has come for me to bid you all adieu, my dear, anonymous readers. My darling Oscar is now officially a toddler, no longer a baby. i We have made it through what I now realise is a ... Read more

 

]]>babybabys first yearbreastfeedingFelicity Quigleymotherhoodpostnatal depressionsleep deprivationtoddlerFelicity QuigleySun, 25 Sep 2011 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/08/28/big-mouth-for-mummy-hit-me-baby-one-more-time/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/08/28/big-mouth-for-mummy-hit-me-baby-one-more-time/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/08/28/big-mouth-for-mummy-hit-me-baby-one-more-time/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Rex Features Of all the disturbing behavioural traits my son has developed over the last little while (among them, fingers up the nose, holding onto his willy for dear life when he finds himself naked, eating stones), the one I have real ... Read more

 

]]>gentlehittinghurtinglashing outparentstantrumstoddlerviolentFelicity QuigleySun, 28 Aug 2011 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/31/big-mouth-for-mummy-the-rise-of-the-helicopter-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/31/big-mouth-for-mummy-the-rise-of-the-helicopter-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/31/big-mouth-for-mummy-the-rise-of-the-helicopter-parent/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Rex Features Go on. Admit it. You're a helicopter parent aren't you? Not game to fess up? You're not the only one. Because, for whoever invented this charming label - some self-satisfied wag of a "journalist" no doubt - it would ... Read more

 

]]>anxiousfirst-bornhelicopter parentinghelicopter parentskindnesslovemothersmumsharingworryFelicity QuigleySun, 31 Jul 2011 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/10/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-your-toddler-cuts-new-teeth/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/10/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-your-toddler-cuts-new-teeth/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/07/10/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-your-toddler-cuts-new-teeth/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Alamy Oscar is teething. Properly this time, no messing. I had previously thought that red cheeks and a slight fever accompanied by lumpy gums and dribbling was a true sign of teething. However, the last 24 hours have put paid to this myth ... Read more

 

]]>babydiarrhoeadribblingfeverhurtirritabilitykidsred cheekssleeplessnesssoresymptomsteethteethingtemperaturetoddlerFelicity QuigleySun, 10 Jul 2011 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/06/26/big-mouth-for-mummy-how-having-a-baby-changes-your-friendships/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/06/26/big-mouth-for-mummy-how-having-a-baby-changes-your-friendships/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/06/26/big-mouth-for-mummy-how-having-a-baby-changes-your-friendships/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Getty I've recently lost a friend. Not in a sense that anyone has passed away of course, but it certainly feels that way. Maybe it says something not very nice about my character, but all my adult life, I seem to go through a period every ... Read more

 

]]>babyBig Mouth for Mummyfriendshipsgrowing aparthaving a babymummy friendsrelationshipsFelicity QuigleySun, 26 Jun 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/28/big-mouth-for-mummy-should-we-try-for-another-baby/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/28/big-mouth-for-mummy-should-we-try-for-another-baby/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/28/big-mouth-for-mummy-should-we-try-for-another-baby/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Alamy Six months ago, when I was asked the rather forward question about if we were planning to have another child, I used to snort derisively and reply with a wry grimace, "Not likely! One's been hard enough!" I meant it, I wasn't just ... Read more

 

]]>babyBig Mouth for Mummybroodymaternalpregnantsecond babyurgeFelicity QuigleySat, 28 May 2011 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-the-laws-of-distraction/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-the-laws-of-distraction/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-the-laws-of-distraction/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

PA It is a truth universally acknowledged that a pre-toddler in possession of natural curiosity and energy, must be in want of entertainment. Clumsy Austen references aside, this is a fact that certainly rings true for me most hours of the day, ... Read more

 

]]>babycaring for a babychoresdistractionhouseworkkidsstay at home mumtoddlerFelicity QuigleySun, 15 May 2011 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/04/09/big-mouth-for-mummy-or-dummy-wars/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/04/09/big-mouth-for-mummy-or-dummy-wars/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/04/09/big-mouth-for-mummy-or-dummy-wars/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Clatter! Roll...The unmistakable sound of a dummy hitting a wooden floor. He's done it again! Of course he has - throwing his dummy out of his cot has become some sort of ritual game for Oscar lately. And why not? This mere action brings ... Read more

 

]]>babiesbabydummiesdummysleepFelicity QuigleySat, 09 Apr 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/27/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-your-baby-wants-to-eat-sand-gravel-and-worse/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/27/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-your-baby-wants-to-eat-sand-gravel-and-worse/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/27/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-your-baby-wants-to-eat-sand-gravel-and-worse/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

The other day, I caught Oscar trying to eat gravel. I'd left him on the soft, lush lawn and turned away for couple of seconds to retrieve his hat and suncream. When I turned around again, he'd done one of his super fast crawls and was sitting ... Read more

 

]]>Big Mouth for MummycrawlingdirteatinggravelmouthsandFelicity QuigleySun, 27 Mar 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-settling-into-a-new-routine/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-settling-into-a-new-routine/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-settling-into-a-new-routine/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

For several months now, I've been pretty tied to keeping Oscar in a fairly rigid routine of eating, sleeping and playing. He's responded really well to it, actually, and though sheer hard work and quite a bit of luck, we've been blessed with a ... Read more

 

]]>bedtimeBig Mouth for MummychangeroutinesleepFelicity QuigleyTue, 15 Mar 2011 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/27/big-mouth-for-mummy-trying-to-make-new-mum-friends/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/27/big-mouth-for-mummy-trying-to-make-new-mum-friends/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/27/big-mouth-for-mummy-trying-to-make-new-mum-friends/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

It's been three months, 13 days and oh, about eight hours since P, Oscar and I moved lock, stock and barrel back to my home town. We decided, after a number of what I call "signs from the universe", that it was time to go back to my roots, to be ... Read more

 

]]>babiesbabyfriendsfriendshiphow to make friendslonelinesslonelymaking friendsmissing the officemothermovingmumnew friendsnew mumorganiseplay datesstarting over againweekFelicity QuigleySun, 27 Feb 2011 06:35:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/12/big-mouth-for-mummy-feeding-baby-solids/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/12/big-mouth-for-mummy-feeding-baby-solids/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/12/big-mouth-for-mummy-feeding-baby-solids/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

I was initially filled with excitement at the prospect of feeding Oscar his first solids and I simply couldn't wait to get the pots and pans out and start cooking for him. Friends had warned me that I would get sick of the endless separate meal ... Read more

 

]]>Annabel KarmelAnnabelKarmelbabiesbabycookingfeedingfreezinghard workHardWorkrecipessolidstime-consumingweaningFelicity QuigleySat, 12 Feb 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/29/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-should-i-stop-breastfeeding/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/29/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-should-i-stop-breastfeeding/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/29/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-should-i-stop-breastfeeding/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

My dilemma: When should I stop breastfeeding? My darling Oscar is nearing his six month age milestone. I can't quite believe we're here already - he's becoming such a little person with his own personality. And now I feel we've come to a ... Read more

 

]]>babiesbabybaby ricebottle feedingbreast feedingbreastfeedingintroduce solidssolidsweaningwhen to stopFelicity QuigleySat, 29 Jan 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-my-new-life-as-a-stay-at-home-mum/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-my-new-life-as-a-stay-at-home-mum/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/15/big-mouth-for-mummy-my-new-life-as-a-stay-at-home-mum/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Time for a bit of self-indulgent introspection. Warning: this ain't gonna be pretty. P and I made the decision a little while ago that I would be a stay at home mum for the time being, and that he would be the one out at workplace, earning money. ... Read more

 

]]>babybelt tighteningcutting backdecisionone incomeOscarreturning to workself-esteemsingle incomestay at homeworking mumFelicity QuigleySat, 15 Jan 2011 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/01/big-mouth-for-mummy-babys-big-bed/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/01/big-mouth-for-mummy-babys-big-bed/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/01/big-mouth-for-mummy-babys-big-bed/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

I hate to complain (well, actually, I don't, but you already know that) but I am so, so so very tired. I actually think I could be the most tired person on this earth, ever. P thinks and says he's tired, but he's not as tired as me. No way, not by a ... Read more

 

]]>babyco-sleepingcotexhaustednew routinesleep regimesleeping with your babywhos most tiredFelicity QuigleySat, 01 Jan 2011 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/04/big-mouth-for-mummy-travel-with-baby/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/04/big-mouth-for-mummy-travel-with-baby/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/04/big-mouth-for-mummy-travel-with-baby/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

So it has come, it is time to take our first holiday as a family. Oscar is now more than three months old and I finally feel confident enough to contemplate travelling with him in tow. Not only will we be leaving the safe haven and routine of ... Read more

 

]]>babiesbabycryingearsflightflyingsurvival guidetravellingturbulenceFelicity QuigleySat, 04 Dec 2010 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/20/10-things-i-love-about-my-baby/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/20/10-things-i-love-about-my-baby/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/20/10-things-i-love-about-my-baby/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

Oh! What a difference a few weeks makes! Oscar has reached his first age milestone - he's now three months old. People had been telling me and assuring me that things would get easier - his crying would reduce, he would start to giggle ... Read more

 

]]>10 things I love about my babybaby boyBig Mouth for MummyI love my babyin loveInLovelove my babyloveableFelicity QuigleySat, 20 Nov 2010 04:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/06/going-out-with-the-baby-big-mouth-for-mummy/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/06/going-out-with-the-baby-big-mouth-for-mummy/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/06/going-out-with-the-baby-big-mouth-for-mummy/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

It's now been nine weeks since Oscar was born, and I realise that I have become somewhat of a recluse. After our usual early five am start one morning last week, I resolve to change my attitude and get out of the house. I'm going out with the baby, I ... Read more

 

]]>babybaby gearBabyGearbreast feeding in publicfirst timefirst trip out with babyFirstTripOutWithBabygoing outFelicity QuigleySat, 06 Nov 2010 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/23/big-mouth-for-mummy-do-i-have-post-natal-depression/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/23/big-mouth-for-mummy-do-i-have-post-natal-depression/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/23/big-mouth-for-mummy-do-i-have-post-natal-depression/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

I'm wondering if I have been exhibiting signs of post natal depression. At times, it feels like I have been observing my own life as if from a distance. The person I see there, weeping in the bedroom in front of the mirror is not me. I used to be ... Read more

 

]]>babys first smilebig mouth for mummycryingdepressionfelicity quigleynewborn babyOscarPNDpost natal depressiontiredFelicity QuigleySat, 23 Oct 2010 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/09/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-will-my-baby-settle-into-a-routine/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/09/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-will-my-baby-settle-into-a-routine/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/09/big-mouth-for-mummy-when-will-my-baby-settle-into-a-routine/#comments Filed under: Big Mouth for Mummy

When will my son settle into a routine? Oscar is now five weeks old. Our days have taken on a pattern, of sorts. A pattern that involves very little sleep for P and even less for me, and a lot of crying, feeding, nappy changes and finally a little ... Read more

 

]]>babycryingfeeding to sleepnightrockingroutineschedulesettlingsleepingFelicity QuigleySat, 09 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST