Have you looked through the pushchair market recently is it just me or is everything really expensive.  It took me two weeks to decide which would be the best pushchair to purchase.  My choices being limited due to the prices….   I looked through Mothercare, Ebay but still could not find anything that I could class as appropriate for practicality as well as price.  

Among the pushchairs that I did like were the Quinny Zapp 3 wheeler which my friend purchased just recently, the only problem was that the frame of the quinny managed to bend and she has had to send it back to the manufacturers to have a replacement sent to her (this put me off as she has been waiting for 2 weeks for a replacement when she was originally told it would take 2-3 days).  The Fisher-Price ITT Pushchair was an option but I found it to be too pricey for my liking.  I finally decided on the Jeep Shopper 3 from Hauck I paid £80 for it and purchased it from

When I look around myself in this day and age it seems such a pity to see so many broken homes and single parents, my heart really breaks for the children stuck in the middle of divorce battles. Children being asked by total strangers as to who they would rather stay with mum or dad.  Yet all the kid’s heart will be screaming for is to be with both and not to have to make that choice.   

Whether it be in this time or twenty five years from now the scenario still remains the same, the real victims always have and always will be the children.   

Myself and my brother were victims of the same fate, we grew up with our father weaving in and out of our life as and when it pleased him.  Emotionally and financially it was our mother who supported us, but no matter how hard she tried and bless her she tried, it could never make up for the big void in our life that only a dad can fill. 

To be fair my brother must have felt it more not having a father figure who he could look up to and say hey some day I wanna be like my dad. Missing out on all the things a father does with his son, playing football, going out to the movies etc. 

If anything you  grow up feeling  bitter and incomplete, we never wanted for anything financially our mother took good care of us both and worked all hours that god sent and we will always love and respect her for that. 

As for our father, he is a part of our life now because he now has the time to spend with us, but it will never be the same.  He is the one person who should have been there for us, yet now as he gets older we are the children he now needs to feel complete, what a joke eh. 

The one lesson this has taught both me and my husband is to value our kids and always be there for them no matter what happens.  

Your children need your love and attention, not the latest toys or gadgets that have just come on the market, they need to feel loved and cared for and part of a FAMILY. 

When you think of a pregnancy downside you would most definitely think of a caesarean section, the cut being the biggest pain, but think of all the problems associated with it. 

Not only do you have major bruising you can’t walk straight for a good week, leaving you with a back problem to top all the others issues. Not being allowed to drive for 6 weeks then having to depending on others for every little errand be it big or small. 

Carrying anything heavier than your newborn can become dangerous as you can risk your wound opening up (what a thought). 

Having other children can make it even harder keeping organised, because if you’re anything like me you will want to get on top of everything ASAP and that is simply impossible as your body just will not allow it. 

On the up side (and yes there is one) you do get to spend that much more time resting and enjoying some quality time with your newborn as well as any other children you have while you are on the path to recovery giving you a chance to heal both body and mind.   

Finally I must say no matter how hard it is to actually sit back and relax, that is the one thing that will help in the long run as the midwives will advise it is for your own good and you should not over exert yourself too much as you will suffer for it later.  So ladies RELAX….