Mediocre Mum

Category: Parenting

  • Retractable Umbilical Cord

    Watching One Born Every Minute last night made me think of my own pregnancy. Prior to having my daughter I was adamant that I wasn’t going to do any pre-natal classes which probably had something to do with my irrational fear of the NCT. I don’t know what it is about it but they scare…

  • Guest Post: ‘Being Mum’

    Can everyone please give a warm welcome to @bubbleboo who is guest posting here at Mediocremum.  I’ll stand aside now and let her take centre stage. Gosh, my first guest blog post.  Please bear with me if it’s, like, really rubbish, ok?  It’s not indicative of my usual standard.  Honest.  *g* Ok.  Having spent the…

  • Funniest Bits of Childbirth

    I think you’ll agree there really isn’t anything funny about childbirth and any attempts at humour during labour may result in serious bodily injury.  However, I did find myself laughing at times.  This may have something to do with the quantities of gas and air.  I won’t bore you with the finer details of my…

  • Home Alone

    Do you ever get that feeling….you know the one when you’re going on holiday and you feel like you forgot something?  You go through your mental checklist a million times.  Did I pack credit cards, passport, currency, travel adapter, sunscreen, and toothbrush? Plus a 1000 other items. Did I lock the front door?  Did I…

  • Parenting: One Long Guilt Trip

    After my daughter was born a good friend of mine, a mother of two said to me ‘from this day forward you will feel guilty’.  Boy! Was she right! I feel guilty if: I skip a bath We keep her out a wee bit past her bedtime I don’t brush her teeth or for that…