Around thoughts of weaning, my baby’s turned 1 and I knew I’d want to mark that somehow. Preparing for the perfect cake smash photography session is no easy job. I’d been on the hunt for the perfect photographer for a couple of months. It took […]

This list of promises that I pray around my baby is bound to grow with time! I love praying for my daughter. Especially in those quiet moments when she’s asleep, it’s sweet to look at her and envision how bright her future is. It’s in […]

Some people think, seemingly mainly in North America, that the stigma around breastfeeding in the black community may have its origins in this.

I feel obligated to say as well that if you were like I was before I had a baby, don’t think you need to do a total 180 on your idealism. You might end up with a baby who never cries, is happy to be in anyone’s arms, will happily drink from a bottle as well as your boob even though they’re exclusively breast milk-fed and loves their sleep.

The weaning process started for us when my little girl turned 5 months. I started with tablespoon quantities of apple puree and the occasional mashed banana. Both went down well the first couple of days and then it was all just a big game of hit and miss!