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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!
Welcome to the next instalment in the Little Leaps Linky - recording my children's milestones, accomplishments and developmental leaps. This fortnight is all about New Rooms & Big Girl Beds! If you're a blogger, please do link up your own Little Leaps post using...
Back in May last year, we shared the story of Jon Platt, who successfully challenged his council over an £120 charge for taking his 6 year old daughter to Florida during term time. Today, after the Isle of Wight council appealed against that judgement, Jon Platt lost...
Over the last few weeks, we have been working hard to convert our small box room into an inviting and comfortable nursery for our youngest daughter, who is nearly 7 months old. The process is long overdue and should have been completed months ago, but as with most...
Family food inspiration can always be a bit of a challenge. We recently started our weaning journey with our youngest daughter Neve. Having had some real difficulties first time around with our now 3 year old Erin, I was really keen this time to give Neve more of our...
I hate April Fools Day. April Fool's Day sucks. It truly and utterly sucks. It's the one day of the calendar, with the exception of Valentine's Day, that really, truly grates. Here are my five reasons why! April Fools Day jokes are just not funny. I have a sense of...
Lee Stafford Cordless No Strings Attached Hair Straightners... Those of you who know me or read my blog regularly will know that I have very long and very thick hair. So much so that I am soon to be having the chop - donating 6 inches of my hair to the Little Princess...
On today's This Morning, I watched with interest a debate about breastfeeding in a pub. A twist on the 'natural' vs 'inappropriate' debate, this was in response to an online 'rant' by a gentleman named Sheldon, who witnessed a woman breastfeeding her 5 week old baby...
Ever since I was a child, I have been a massive fan of Eric Carle's book - The Hungry Caterpillar. My Mum used to read it to me as a child, and just like my daughter does today, I had a massive fascination with poking my fingers through the holes as the caterpillar...
It's Web Bargains Wednesday, and here at Real Mum Reviews we share our round up of this week's best online deals. The Mothercare/ELC sale has started with up to 50% across the store. Some of our favourites bargains include: Up to Half Price Happyland - such as the...
We are all reminded frequently during pregnancy... don't neglect your pelvic floor. From the minute we have given birth and whilst feeding through uterine contractions, the midwifes are reminding us to start our pelvic floor exercises, and the health visitor reminds...
