As a proud sponsor of the Best Writer category at the Irish Parenting Bloggers Awards, we invited all nominees in that category to share a favourite post of theirs with our readers. From practical parenting tips to heartfelt, poignant stories, here are 11 outstanding contributions from top Irish parenting bloggers.
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They Grow Up So Fast – Best Writer Category Winner
They grow up so fast, kids. In what feels like the blink of an eye, you’ve gone from nappies and night feeds to homework and play dates!
Blogger Tric from My Thoughts on a Page, was the winner of the Best Writer category at the Irish Parenting Bloggers Awards. In this touching post, she encourages us to enjoy them while they are small.
20 Changes in Us, When We Become Parents
Raising kids is full of surprises — and there are huge changes that happen in your life, especially as a couple, once you become parents.
Here, Sandra from A Modern Mommy’s World, tells us that no matter how many parenting books you read, nothing quite prepares you for the changes that happen when you and your partner become Mommy and Daddy.
Tips You Should Know to Prepare for a New Baby
So you’re expecting your first baby, and you’ve been reading all the parenting books to get ready. Great — but do they really prepare you for the day-to-day reality?
With hindsight, experience and a large dose of humour, Ellen from El and Baby A reveals her 10 top tips you should know to prepare for a new baby.
I Might Never Have Met You
Have you experienced miscarriage, or worried about it?
In this touching post, Eimear of Chirps from a Little Red Hen tells her story, I Might Never Have Met You – Miscarriage and Miracles.
Time Flies By When You Become Parents
The phrases “they grow up so quickly” and “time flies” are the insightful words of hindsight and experience. No one can truly say them until they’ve long since lived them.
In this poignant post, Una of The Now Moment shares her experience of how time flies when you become parents.
Useful Breastfeeding Tips for Moms to Be
Have you been considering breastfeeding when your baby arrives?
Mum and blogger Tracey Quinn, of Love Of Living – A Lifestyle Blog, gives 15 useful breastfeeding tips for moms to be hoping to breastfeed their new baby.
Sugar & Spice and All Things Nice
“Sugar and spice and all things nice, that’s what little girls are made of” — but what if your little girl has a love of all things creepy-crawly instead?
Olivia from Put The Kettle On tells how her 4-year-old loves all animals, even the small creepy ones, in Sugar & Spice and All Things Nice and Creepy Crawly.
Baby-tastic Things to Do on Maternity Leave
You’re on maternity leave, and all you seem to manage is getting up, feeding, changing nappies, scrambling dinner together — never mind getting out of the house!
Mum Janine from Janineslittleworld.com gives some encouragement to new mums with 10 baby-tastic things to do on maternity leave.
A Postnatal Depression Story – My Friend, the Black Dog
Having a new baby, for many women, is the start of a happy journey — but for some new mothers, it can be the onset of despair, sadness and an inability to cope.
Lisa from Four Walls, Rainy Days tells her postnatal depression story – My Friend, the Black Dog, in an attempt to lift the taboo around this subject and encourage more people to speak out and ask for help.
Cracked My First Egg and Made Pancakes
Cooking with kids is a fun way to spend time together, and a great opportunity for learning — from numbers and letters to teamwork and patience. Getting kids involved in making their own meals from a young age also builds an interest in where their food comes from, and they’re often more inclined to eat it.
Laura of My Toddler Cooks shares her toddler’s joy and delight at cracking her first egg and making super easy pancakes.
Co-Sleeping With a 5 Year Old
Ever found that after years of sleeping happily in their own bedroom, your child suddenly wants no other bed but yours?
Award-winning Irish mammy and guest blogger Kellie Kearney from My Little Babog Blog shares her story about co-sleeping with her five-year-old.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the parenting bloggers featured in this article?
This roundup brings together posts from 11 Irish parenting bloggers, all nominated for Best Writer at the Irish Parenting Bloggers Awards. Their posts cover everything from pregnancy and new babies to postnatal depression, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and cooking with toddlers.
Are these stories specific to Irish parents?
The bloggers are all based in Ireland and often draw on their own Irish family life, but the experiences they share — from sleepless nights to postnatal depression — are ones parents anywhere will recognise.
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Related Reads
- They Grow Up So Fast – Enjoy Them While They’re Small
- 10 Top Tips You Should Know to Prepare for a New Baby
- A Postnatal Depression Story – My Friend, the Black Dog
- 10 Ways to Get Creative Writing Ideas Flowing
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