Oliiki Blog

Let’s talk talk… I LOVE to talk, don’t you? I don’t know about you, but for me, there is nothing better than a good old natter, so grab a coffee, pull up a chair, tell me about your day… anyway, I digress.…

Isn’t it odd! We go through life completely able to function in our own way doing our own thing and then we find out we’re pregnant, and we question our abilities to do anything! We find ourselves turning to the latest book to find out what we should be doing and how to do it.  We try to fit ourselves into the latest parenting craze, following timetables created by other people that might not fit into what works for us!…

Let’s face it, having a baby or toddler is exhausting, delightful, all-consuming and at times really dull and boring! Some days you feel trapped, you can’t even leave the house without a major mission and at the moment there’s all the worry about even IF you should leave the house.  So you stay in. Right now, that’s pretty much all there is to do isn’t it?!…

Let’s face it - no one would choose to have their baby in the middle of a global pandemic, but what if in doing so, you have actually happened to give both you and your baby an amazing gift?…

If you end up having to self-isolate or find all your baby classes cancelled due to Coronavirus what can you do to keep both you and your baby or toddler busy and happy?…

WOW! Here we are at the end of the year! HOW? I am sure, you have seen massive changes this year, perhaps you have gone from being just the two of you to awaiting the arrival of your first little one.…

Wouldn’t early parenthood be so much easier with some sleep?  I remember presenting my baby to the doctor and saying, ‘I don’t care who you medicate, but you need to medicate one of us as I NEED to sleep!’…

Thinking of things to do with your baby can be tough, there are just so many days and hours to fill! On top of that knowing that what you are doing with your baby is helping them develop is a challenge.…

This morning I wondered how I would fit it all in.  It was Sunday morning, I had put a load of washing on, hung a load on the line, made the supper, dropped (and waited for) one child to have a swimming lesson, dropped that child home and picked up a second child to take them in the other direction to play rugby.  I wanted to get into the garden before the rain came and I had work to do on my business.  I really needed to clean the house and as tomorrow the kids are back to school things needed to be organised and sorted for that.…

Parenting used to be a job for the village with the parents taking the lead and the village being there to support and guide the new parents. New mothers were expected to care for the new-born baby while others helped around the home.  All the while, without it being said, parents were learning from the others around them.…