LIFE // SETTING INTENTIONS FOR 2019
Hello and Happy New Year – oh, and welcome to the fancy new This Is Mothership website!! Hurrah! Our (other) baby has had a makeover of its own. As well as looking fancy, it’s far easier to navigate now. When we first launched, our two main pillars were...read more
THE ESSENTIAL PACKING LIST FOR TRAVELLING WITH A BABY OR TODDLER
It’s safe to say we go away A LOT with our families. We both have done so since our eldest were babies. Belle came on her first holiday at 10 weeks old and I think it’s made it so much easier for us that we did it with her from so young, rather than...read more
13 USEFUL GIFTS THAT A NEW MUM WILL BE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR
First things first, we have had this blog in our drafts ever since December 20th 2017. It is now August 2018. That is how long we have been meaning to finish this post. But ya know. Life. Babies. Yadda yadda. Anyway, we’ve been meaning to get this up for...read more
NAVIGATING LONDON WITH A PRAM
We promised that we would do this post for you. We get asked so often how we get around London with Ace and Alfie so here are our top tips. Practise makes perfect. The first time will feel like such a mission, but the more often you do it the easier it gets.We only go...read more
PRAM ON TRIAL: THE CYBEX PRIAM
With four babies between us, we feel perfectly qualified to give good pram advice. Our top tip is (surprisingly) substance over style when it comes to prams. Yes, you could go for the one that is the most popular, the one that looks super chic or the one that...read more
9 ITEMS THAT YOU REALLY NEED WHEN YOU HAVE A BABY
We all know the basics when it comes to having a baby – babygrows, bottles, bibs blah blah but there are some larger pieces of equipment that we couldn’t have made it through the last five months without. Most of these we used for both babies 1 and 2, but...read more
A REAL SPRING CLEANSE
We both majorly nested before our first babies arrived: everything had to be organised and in it’s place before we gave birth. Second time around, not so much! Ace & Alfie only recently had their bedrooms completed, and we’ve had ‘stuff’...read more
THE BOOB AND THE BOTTLE
We often get asked about how we feed our babies and if we have any advice to pass on and the truth is, we aren’t experts, we are totally winging it and luckily managed to work out fairly quickly what was best for us and our babes. Here are our stories: Sam I...read more
WEDDING SEASON: BRIDESMAID AND PAGEBOY OUTFITS YOU WILL ACTUALLY LIKE
The whole world has wedding fever – us included – and we can’t wait to watch Harry and Meghan get married on May 19th, but while the rest of the worlds media is focusing on wedding guest dressing, we thought we’d pool our recent experiences and give you a mini...read more
ACE’S BEDROOM
When I was pregnant with Belle I knew exactly how I wanted her room to be and spend so much of my pregnancy getting it perfect so that it was all ready for her arrival. With Ace, my poor neglected second child, his room has only just been finished and he is the ripe...read more
BABY STYLE FOR A KING OR QUEEN
Along with the rest of the world, we are waiting with baited breath for the birth of the third baby of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge. But what everyone is also so looking forward to, are the outfits that the new baby will be wearing.If they are anything to go...read more
THE MOTHERS DAY WISH LIST
As Mothers Day is fast approaching, we’ve put together a quick guide of some things you might need/want. Just send this link to your other half ‘by mistake’ as there is no point beating around the bush 🙂 UNDER £25 Personalised Vaseline Um hello super...read more
THINGS NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT HAVING A SECOND BABY
Someone sent us this article when we were around 7 months pregnant with our number 2’s and we are really glad we read it then. And then we are also really glad that we read it again this week!! We thought we’d share it with you in case you are at the same...read more
A SNOOP INSIDE GEMMA’S (OLD) HOME
We’ve recently had lots of feedback that you are all as nosey as us and would like to have a snoop inside our homes, so without further ado, this is Gemma’s old house. For those who didn’t see me moaning on Instagram about it back in December, I...read moreSearch the blog
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love Sam & Gem X
