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Hi, I’m Lucy, a 40 year old mum of two from Birmingham. A memory maker, tradition keeper, stationery addict and book lover. HR Advisor by day, content writer and sleep deprived Mama by night!
Here you can expect to find honest and impartial reviews of products and services that make parents’ lives easier. Thanks for stopping by – feel free to have a look around!
My children, and in fact, our entire family, spend a LOT of time in our bathroom. Morning and night, our bathroom is a hustle of activity, from toilet visits to speedy showers, teeth brushing and bath splashing - it is probably the most well used room in our home....
There is just something about that Pig. Erin was a huge fan of Peppa Pig as a toddler, and even now at the age of 5 would quite happily sit and watch an entire episode or two when Peppa comes on TV. Now history appears to be repeating itself, as Neve who turned two...
Tips for Caesareans / C-Sections - Before, During & After Last week I found out that my baby is still breech, and appears to be well and truly determined to stay in that position. As a result, I will be having an elective caesarean / c-section. Whilst gutted to...
From a very young age we are taught to focus on the destination. It starts from toddler age and continues through to being an adult, and the message is clear; we must always keep looking to the future, focusing om the end result, and have our eyes on the prize. I can...
This is a collaborative post Ask my daughters the one thing they look forward to most about a family holiday and the answer will be pretty much instantaneous - the swimming pool. Erin absolutely loves the water and has done since a very young age, so most of our...
As my regular readers will know, I have had more than my fair share of picky eaters in this house, so its no wonder I got weaning fear when Neve turned six months and was deemed ready to start on solids. Erin had been a bit of a nightmare to wean, taking a while to...
As my regular readers will know, Erin has always been a big fan of PJ Masks, watching the TV series fairly religiously, having a bit of a superhero crush on Owlette, and more recently becoming very fond of the accompanying toy range. Here at Real Mum Reviews, we have...
The end of the school holidays is nigh. The end of Erin's first six week holiday; her longest ever break without some form of school, nursery or childcare is fast approaching, and in just over two weeks time, we will be packing the PE bag, sorting out her pile of...
6 years ago I was child free and newly pregnant. I was excited about expecting my first child and I felt like I had a rough idea about what parenting would be like. I expected lots of sleepless nights, lots of nappy changes and a huge amount of crying (from the baby...
As a proud child of the 80s and 90s, I often wish I had saved some of my favourite toys for when I had children of my own. There are some toys in particular which I absolutely adored, and that I wish I had popped in the loft and retained knowing for a fact that my...
