This post may contain affiliate links which simply means I may receive a small commission if you purchase via the link. With my older two girls I did play with them as babies but had never realised the importance of sensory toys and sensory play. Sensory plays supports the baby’s development is different ways such
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My C-section birth story – baby number 3
I didn’t really do regular updates with my third pregnancy after the initial first trimester update. However I had to share the birth story. Alhamdulillah after a fairly stressful pregnancy with bleeds due to placenta previa, baby number 3 finally arrived at the end of July via elective c-section. This birth story is so much
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The Blessings of Baby Girls in Islam
‘Never mind. In sha Allah next time you will be blessed with a baby boy’. That is one of the comments I had to hear when I gave birth to my second daughter. I come from a culture where growing up I saw how much importance was given to baby boys. Sweets were handed out
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Gift Ideas for a New Muslim Baby
My niece recently had her first child making me a great Aunt (and making me feel old!) so I spent a lot of time online looking for a perfect gift for the baby. Here are my suggestions for a gift ideas for a new muslim baby.
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For Aisha: New Stage 3 Meals
After their successful launch of for aisha UK’s first halal baby food in pouches in 2015, and then the subsequent launch of their stage 3 pouches in 2016, for aisha have added a new addition to their range. Not just a new addition but they have completely rebranded their existing range with new packaging. The
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For Aisha – First Halal Baby Food in Pouches #Giveaway
When I was weaning Munchkin I did use jarred baby food but options were limited as they were not halal. There was some halal baby food in jars back then but the flavours were limited and Munchkin did not like them. When I weaned Bee the majority of her food I prepared myself and kept
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Looking forward to nursery and treasuring precious moments #PowerOfSoft
Can you believe it? It only seems like it was a few months ago I made my pregnancy public on this blog, and then shared my birth story. And now my little Bee is 2 and could start nursery in January. I say ‘could’ as she is entitled to go at 2 but doesn’t have
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Art and Crafts
Tuff Spot Messy Play with Paint!
How about some messy play? Those 2 words, ‘messy play’ would strike fear into me and I would go all pale and start sweating. My legs would turn to jelly and I would need to sit down and take deep breaths. OK maybe not that dramatically but I am not a fan of messy play.