Blog » Month: December 2018

The Magic of Baby’s Feet

A Guide to Baby Reflexology Reflexology is based on the theory that there are lots of nerve endings in the foot that correspond with the organs and zones of the…

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Birth from a Baby’s Point of View

Young mother is holding her newborn baby Expecting your first baby is the most exciting (and terrifying) experience that you may ever have. That heady mix of anticipation, joy, apprehension…

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Is it ok to touch a Lady’s bump?

I am probably naïve but it hadn’t occurred to me that strangers (as in randoms in the street, not healthcare professionals) would start touching me! At the time, I was…

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Essentials for Birth

There’s lots of advice floating around about things you ‘need’ to get organised before you give birth. For the first baby, most of us have time to get myself super…

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Home Birth as experienced by a Mumbler

I have always been one of those women who has felt very connected to her body, and to the underlying nature of being a woman; therefore, pregnancy and birth to…

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Packing your hospital bag

If you are anything like me, this probably won’t be something you will do massively in advance despite a lot of people telling you it’s a good idea. If you…

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Flu jab during pregnancy?

Why are pregnant women advised to have the flu vaccine? The flu jab will help protect both you and your baby. There is good evidence that pregnant women have a higher…

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The Pregnancy Journey

For someone who would love to be an inventor and the first to come up with a genius idea that made me millions, I seem to be constantly late to…

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Boxing Day & New Year Walks

If you have over indulged over the Christmas period you are probably craving fresh air and the kids are likely to have excess energy to burn off!  It’s time to…

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The dreaded question – “Is Santa Real?”

As parents, it is one of the questions that we dread. “Mummy is Santa Real?” This will happen one day. Whilst we all do our best ostrich impression and hope…

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A Fabulous Afternoon at the Brid Spa Panto

The lovely Hull & East Riding Mumbler popped along to the Brid Spa Panto this weekend. Read her review here… On Saturday we escaped the gale force winds and rain…

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Meet Holly

Christmas and New Year can be magical times…but for some young people – like Holly – its just that time of year when the evenings are getting darker and colder…

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Christmas Family Traditions

We all have our own Christmas Traditions, whether they stem from your own childhood or are something new you have started since having kids. It can really add to the…

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Christmas Crafts!

Christmas should be about spending time together, you can have fun at home making the house look festive without breaking the bank….here are some ideas that we have either tried…

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Favourite Festive Family Films

We have created a handy list of favourite festive family films in case you need a little help getting into the Christmas spirit, or if you just want a little…

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‘Tis the Season to be Pregnant!

🎅 So your baby bump might be rivalling Father’s Christmas’s belly but so what! Tis the season to be pregnant!   With just some minor alterations, Christmas + New Year +…

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Day out with Granny at Castle Howard

Mummy Mumbler was away last week so kindly Granny was in charge! After much deliberation and reading of the website, they decided to go to Castle Howard to see this…

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Helping Others at Christmas

Christmas is a truly ‘magical’ time for children but as my two have got older I have been keen to remind them that the festive period it as much a…

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