Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com Pregnancy, birth & beyond. The French & English way. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:14:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Dear Dad….an open letter http://www.franglaisemummy.com/dear-dad-an-open-letter/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/dear-dad-an-open-letter/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:18 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=785 I meant to write this open letter to my Dad on Sunday in honour of Fathers’ Day, but we were too busy enjoying Fathers’ Day all together. Then Tara from Sticky Fingers offered up the subject of “Dad” for this week’s gallery, so this blog post is in honour of … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/dear-dad-an-open-letter/feed/ 0 Are mothers in the UK being abandoned by the NHS? http://www.franglaisemummy.com/are-mothers-in-the-uk-being-abandoned-by-the-nhs/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/are-mothers-in-the-uk-being-abandoned-by-the-nhs/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:22:03 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=773 C is 7 months old today and I haven’t seen any medical person with her (apart from to get her jabs done by a nurse) since she was 8 weeks old. Whereas by 7 months old L had seen the paediatrician in France 8 times for routine check-ups. I have … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/are-mothers-in-the-uk-being-abandoned-by-the-nhs/feed/ 6 Top tips when moving house http://www.franglaisemummy.com/top-tips-when-moving-house/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/top-tips-when-moving-house/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:02:23 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=762 You may or may not know that the Franglaise family moved house a couple of months ago (from one side of the street to the other, as you do!) and it got me thinking about how I’m a bit of an expert on house moving.

I moved from the UK … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/top-tips-when-moving-house/feed/ 4 And then it all changed http://www.franglaisemummy.com/and-then-it-all-changed/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/and-then-it-all-changed/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:34:29 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=730 Today was the day I’d envisaged going back to work after maternity leave. C is 6 months old, L is back at school after half term last week, today would have been the day I’d have left my two girls with a live-in nanny to go back to work in … Read more

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]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/funny-french-expressions/feed/ 4 Grateful for baby brothers http://www.franglaisemummy.com/grateful-for-baby-brothers/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/grateful-for-baby-brothers/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:53 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=710 Hubs is away at the moment, and as I blogged about here this means that not only am I solo parenting but I also need to attempt to walk the dog on my own with L (age 6) and C (age 6 months). The solo parenting I don’t have a … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/grateful-for-baby-brothers/feed/ 12 Are people in London cold and unfriendly? http://www.franglaisemummy.com/are-people-in-london-cold-and-unfriendly/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/are-people-in-london-cold-and-unfriendly/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:16 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=703 There seems to be a general consensus, in the UK at least, that people in London are cold and unfriendly and I was wondering what other people’s experiences are.

It has always been my dream to live in France, from a very young age I couldn’t imagine myself living anywhere … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/are-people-in-london-cold-and-unfriendly/feed/ 6 Killing my baby with BLW http://www.franglaisemummy.com/killing-my-baby-with-blw/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/killing-my-baby-with-blw/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:04 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=689 6 years ago I was a first time mother to a 5 month old baby girl and living in the south of France. I didn’t have a clue how to even begin weaning, so I looked online and discovered Baby Led Weaning (BLW), it sounded perfect – no making up … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/killing-my-baby-with-blw/feed/ 11 French children don’t throw food. Really? http://www.franglaisemummy.com/french-children-dont-throw-food-really/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/french-children-dont-throw-food-really/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:32:25 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=677 After seeing so many people in my Twitter feed talking about this book (French children don’t throw food) and asking me if what Pamela Druckerman says is true I had to read it myself to see.

In case you don’t read this blog often and want to know if … Read more

]]> http://www.franglaisemummy.com/french-children-dont-throw-food-really/feed/ 8 I’m going to BritMums Live! http://www.franglaisemummy.com/im-going-to-britmums-live/ http://www.franglaisemummy.com/im-going-to-britmums-live/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:30:50 +0000 Franglaise Mummy http://www.franglaisemummy.com/?p=668 About a year ago I kept seeing numerous bloggers who I follow on Twitter tweeting about BritMums Live and I vowed that I would go this year. Having my second baby in November of last year means I’ve not been as proactive with my blog as I had hoped as … Read more

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