How One Mama Set Out to Repay Cancer Research   It is my aim, no matter how bold, to repay Cancer Research for saving my life. Aged just 24, I was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer. Thanks in no small part to Cancer Research I am here today, with a gorgeous family, [...]

Today is the last day you can buy your Big Camp 2013 tickets with a 10% early bird discount – discount automatically applied at check out.  And you can keep up to date with everything Big Camp at the Big Camp Board. The first 150 parties to book will receive an amazing goody bag when [...]

Accept, Embrace, Delight From the moment our babies are born, we are enchanted by them. Every one of them is the most beautiful baby ever seen, simply perfect. The universe opens up to them and their potential is limitless. I remember feeling that way about my daughter and I still do, every single day. This [...]

Running a sling library is brilliant. I see people from every walk of life and I love it. I have seen parents and even grandparents, who have visited because they want a specific carrier for a specific short term purpose – a holiday, wedding, baptism etc. Others come because they want to get their hands [...]

  The term ‘babywearing’ divides a lot of people. Some days I use it, some days I don’t.  I find it can put people off the idea of using a sling but this photo I think sums up just how babywearing can fit into anyones life. It was taken at my little sisters wedding. The [...]

Here is raphi at nearly 13 months. 6 weeks after heart surgery. The photo was taken at DS1′s birthday party. It was less than 2 weeks after chylothorax diet ended and ng tube came out and raphi went back to breastfeeding. Isabel

Well you may well ask! Funnily enough I would never have seen myself a ‘natural’ mama, not in the sense that I displayed all the ‘maternal’ traits or that I related easily to children. I didn’t want to hold babies and small people were uninteresting. In fact my family will tell you how surprised they [...]

This is my favourite Babywearing picture as it reminds me of some really happy times for our family. Carrying my dd was enabling us to get out and about so much more as a family, and were enjoying some really special days out. The photo was taken at Easton Walled Gardens near Grantham, a favourite [...]

Name: Becky Derham NM username: becksydee Business name: Mama Natura Website address: http://www.mamanatura.co.uk Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/mamanaturauk Twitter account: @mamanatura  Tell us a little bit about yourself as an introduction. Who are you? What is your business? Where are you from? How many children do you have? My name’s Becky and I’m the owner of babywearing consultancy and online sling [...]

Enthusiasm. It is a wonderful thing. It is incredible that there are so many baby carrying resources on the web. Sites of all formats host sling chatter and advice, hints and tips, and social networking gives us sling comparison, sling lust, and sling envy. All around us new carrier brands spring up, offering different sizes, blends, [...]