You may have seen images online and from all the big brands of happy looking parents, with cute babies out facing the beautiful world and you want to give it a go. Maybe you feel like your baby is ‘nosey’ or that they are bored or worse yet, you turn your baby inwards only for them to scream like a banshee!

So I have my thoughts on outward facing, which I will save until the end of this blog, because first we need to set some truths around the real facts of wearing your baby world facing. 

Babywearing In Winter - Our top tips

Getting out on those crisp winter days can be a real delight for both Parent and baby. Watching the leaves fall, hearing the crunch of snow beneath your feet. It’s a very special experience to wrap up close to our baby or toddler and go for a walk in the fresh air.

But If you want to babywear in winter as the weather gets colder it can be hard to know how to dress your baby or toddler while in the carrier or sling so they are not too hot or cold.

Read our top tips for what to dress your baby (and yourself in!) whilst using slings and carriers in cold weather…

I had a straightforward pregnancy and the thought of my first child arriving early hadn’t been something I had considered or even had been discussed with me. Yet at 9.30pm one Sunday night my waters broke. I was 30 +6 weeks.

We quickly made our way to the hospital, and after monitoring us they didn't seem concerned. So, we were told we would probably be sent home after 24 hours. We were left in a room waiting for the doctor that had been called to an emergency. After that things seemed to happen very quickly and the next time, we saw a midwife there was panic.

They quickly gave me a steroid injection (this helps baby's lungs to develop) and wanted to get us to the labour ward as quickly as possible. In the lift my husband said he saw the panic in the midwifes eyes as I lost control of my legs and started shaking like crazy (I was in a wheelchair). Luckily we made it up to the ward as once I laid on the bed I felt her head coming out. They had to whip my jeans off and saw she was arriving!

Until about 18 months ago I couldn’t have told you what perimenopause was and I assumed that Menopause was a long way off. When I started my periods my Mum said “You know you can get pregnant now right?”. That was both my period and sex talk! Ah Mums of the 80’s! So you can see how I might not have been prepared for this.

I had only just started to get a grip on my menstruation cycle (big thanks to the book ‘Period Power’ by @_maisiehill_ ) and like a lot of women and girls I had for a long time felt it was something to be ashamed of and not discussed outside your own bedroom, let alone your own home. But having a Daughter myself I was adamant that I would be more educated not just for me, but for her too. Ellies really going to love our period and sex talks! Bring on the diagrams and uterus’s with smiley faces :D