My journey as a parent started in earnest on the morning of the 5th of April 2004. As I ran through to the bedroom to squeal at my happy but slightly bemused husband to inform him of the presence of two blue lines on a little stick. Whilst he rolled over and went back to [...]

Camping ground, Summer 2011 My son is 3 and a bit years in this photo. It’s special because it illustrates well how much joy he gets from our use of slings too. I love using this Kanga XTP – he rides nice and high on my back, so that often he drapes his arms over my [...]

To celebrate Easter we have a Flash competition!! Somewhere on the blog we have hidden an Easter Egg like the one above. If you find it you can win a Natural Mamas Eye Spy Babywearing mirror!! All you have to do is find the blog post which has the egg hidden in it and leave [...]

Early Spring is such a special time for us – it’s usually the first time we have nice enough weather to enjoy the outdoors after the grey dark winter. Days are getting longer. Suddenly colour is everywhere – Magnolias and Cherry Blossom in our garden, the local fields awash with bright yellow Rapeseed and tulips [...]

Naomi made a crochet pattern for small easter eggs. Perfect for a non-chocolate Easter egg hunt, as Easter decorations or to adorn a spring table! It is available as a download here: crochet egg  . Please share your creations!! Happy Easter Holidays!!

Wow! What an amazing fun and sling filled day we had on Saturday at the Spring Sling Show! We arrived early with our helpers Naomi and Wibke ( thank you again!!) to set up our stall. We had a great spot as we were in the community corner right next to the South London Sling [...]

One more sleep and then it is finally time for the much anticipated Spring Sling show!! It is being held tomorrow Saturday the 24th of March between 11 and 3  in Somers Town Community Association, 150 Ossulton Street, London, NW1 1EE (nearest tube Kings Cross St Pancras). Natural Mamas will be there with a stall [...]

This is my favourite picture it was taken in a park in Milton Keynes, in October 2011. It is special to me because it was taken during a photoshoot for my new venture as a babywearing consultant. It represents so much to me: the art of wrapping, the freedom it gives my child to see [...]

Spring flowers are showing their colour, the evenings are getting longer and the skies are getting bluer. So it’s time to get out and enjoy the fresh air. Oh, and take some photos while you’re there! This challenge is all about capturing the happy feelings that Springtime brings, so the theme for your pics is [...]

No matter what name you go with you are a MAMA. Happy mothering Sunday