As parents we’d all like to do our bit to help the environment and one way to start is to use cloth nappies instead of disposables. Here’s mum of one Chelle, from our Parent Panel, with some tips on getting started.

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As a parent are you a slave to routine or do you prefer to go with the flow? Here’s Parent Panel mum Chelle, aka Mamma McCann, with what has worked (and what hasn’t) in her family home

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We are very pleased to welcome back Chelle, aka Mamma McCann, to our Parent Panel this month. Here she is with a list of things that her baby does to make her smile.

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Parent panel mum Chelle shares her views on birth planning.
This time last year I had a new born baby, full of the excitement and nerves that the little bundle of joy brings.
I was also, although I found it hard to admit it , disappointed that the birth did not go as I planned. Pretty much from the first scan I’d had an idea of how I would give birth, I copied and pasted birth plans and tick lists from the internet to design my fantastic dream of how it would be.
I’d imagined …

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We’ve heard from Ben this month about what it feels like to be a breadwinning dad, but what about if you’re a working mum? Here’s Chelle with her story:
I knew when I fell pregnant that I would eventually have to return to work and as the day of my return approached I was quite happy for me and Fizz to spend time apart and learn more for ourselves.
I returned to work on a phased return. One month at 2 or 3 days a week, the next at 4 days. It …

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Here’s a very poignant Parent Panel post from Chelle who’s daughter was involved in an accident whilst in the care of others.
During my second week back at work and Fizz’s fourth nursery day I left work early after being told Fizz had a water burn. I was told not to panic but there had been an accident with some hot water. The water had been out of the kettle for 15 minutes and was cooling on the side in the lunch room in a training cup with the lid on.
The …

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Here’s our first Parent Panel post from mum of 1, Chelle Mccann author of The Adventures of Mamma McCann
From pretty early on in my pregnancy I had decided to breastfeed. I never bought bottles with my newborn but we were given a steriliser and bottles during late pregnancy as a gift. I never intended to use them until my return to work required it.
We planned a romantic, relaxed home birth but at 10 days overdue I ended up being induced. My labour wasn’t the beautiful time I’d imagined and I …

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