Parenting Skills

3 Powerful Tips On How To Enjoy Christmas Even If You Don't Feel Like It!

Ok, so this is the first Christmas with our boys that we seem to will have actually enjoyed!But let’s start at the beginning… My name is Ivana (or less formally, Ivanka) and I am a mum to two gorgeous twin boys Mason and Henry. I love them so much it hurts but girl, they can drive me mad sometimes! But that’s motherhood, isn’t it? Some days you burst with love and…
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Fashion & Beauty

How to Choose the Perfect Mascara for Your Lashes

My name is Mariyam of the Beautyholic blog and I am London Mums’ new beauty expert. In my first blog I am providing tips on how to choose the perfect mascara for our lashes. Enjoy! When you go mascara shopping, it is essential that you do a little homework in order to choose the perfect mascara for your lashes. It’s always best to try before you buy. Some makeup stores let…
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Pregnancy & Birth

Pregnant at Christmas: Top 10 survival tips for socialising, festive foods and drinks whilst pregnant

It’s tough to be pregnant at Christmas especially if you are a natural socialite. I asked veteran midwife and founder of My Expert Midwife, Lesley Gilchrist, to provide London Mums handy tips on how to cope and not get left out, when everyone around you is eating, drinking and not to mention partying heartily around you. If you’re finding it hard to imagine festivities without a glass of…
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Recipes

London Mums' five favourite Leftover Turkey Recipes

Not sure what to do with all that leftover turkey? Don’t fear, London Mums are here to help you! From curries to pies, including a couple of alternative options – we’ve got several recipes to help you use up any leftover turkey you have sitting in the fridge post Christmas! Christmas is always a time for overindulging, but we always end up eating so much turkey for days after Christmas day…
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Fashion & Beauty

Why New Mums Prefer Contacts

New mums have plenty of adjustments to make, and for the most part it’s easy to prepare for the major ones. Basically, the idea is simple: life will revolve around a new child for quite some time, and mums and dads have to adjust accordingly! However, there are some smaller adjustments that are difficult to see coming even in all of the extensive preparation of getting ready for a new child.
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Parenting Skills

Tips to get your kids to sleep on time this Christmas Eve as study reveals that lack of sleep is the most stressful thing for British parents

According to a new study supported by CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), the only Christmas wish for 1 in 5 (20%) British parents this festive holiday, is for their child to go to bed on time on Christmas Eve. One of the most stressful things about the festive season isnot avoiding family arguments and prepping the turkey but convincing excited children to go to sleep on 24th…
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Fashion & Beauty

How to Look Beautiful Fast: Beauty Secrets for Busy Mums 

Mums are not just mums — we are drivers (I sometimes call myself ‘mummy taxi), teachers, chefs, volunteers, and over-caffeinated cleaners. So, it’s not really a surprise that we don’t have time for lengthy pampering sessions and shopping sprees. But, with these beauty secrets, even the busiest of mums will get to look amazing. Take notes! Tailor your clothes When dressing like a…
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Baby & Toddlers

The different taboos for baby's first haircut

After going through modernisation and enlightenment, people are yet to let go of superstitious beliefs in society. Apparently, everyone believes in at least one absurd superstition. Although some of these beliefs may be completely wrong, one might wonder why society keeps on holding onto them. This brings us to the taboos attached to shaving a baby’s first haircut. For some, shaving a sacred…
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Travel with kids

Is it better to save or book your dream holiday now?

Are you planning a fantastic holiday of fun in the sun? Alternatively, you might be considering booking a late trip to Lapland this festive season. If so, you need to think about how you’re going to pay for it.There are two main options here. You can either borrow and buy now or save and go at a later date. So, let’s explore the benefits and weaknesses of both possibilities to find the…
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Parenting Skills

Teaching Children about Saving Energy

Teaching kids can be difficult, but they aren’t as inept as many people think. They are growing and changing all of the time, and you will be surprised at what they can learn and how fast they can learn it. But one thing children have a hard time with is conserving. Kids don’t usually naturally save things. They eat what they have in front of them. They play with the toys they have. They cry…
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