Reading for Mums (and 2Bs) - Part 1

Thought I'd do a round up of all my favourite parenting resources.

I think this is gonna take a while so here are some websites for starters... books and other stuff to follow in another post.

So here are a few for starters.

Hmmm. Need a pic. What to use?

Parenting
http://www.mothering.com/
http://www.api.org/
http://www.naturalparenting.co.au/

Breastfeeding
http://www.kellymom.com/
http://www.lalecheleague.org.nz/
http://www.llli.org/

Babywearing
http://www.wearyourbaby.com/
http://www.slingbabies.co.nz/

Birth
http://www.sarahjbuckley.com/

Blogs
http://www.kiwimummyblogs.blogspot.com/
http://www.phdinparenting.com/
http://www.drmomma.org/
http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/

Baby-led weaning
http://www.babyledweaning.com/forum/
http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/

Sleep
http://www.dreamparenting.com/

A Little Vintage

Jennie from A Little Vintage makes these wonderful dolls from lovely fabrics. You can even get her to custom make a doll for you out of a sentimental piece of fabric and then you choose the eye and hair colour!

They're just divine. I might just have to save up for a little red-headed one for Adele one day. Perhaps wearing one our favourite baby outfits...

In the meantime, she's having a giveaway! Suggest a name for this stylish lady and you might win her. Or maybe you shouldn't cause I want her!

My suggestions were all names meaning gold because I was inspired by her kowhai on her dress: Orabella (Italian), Xanthe (Greek) and Aurelia (Latin).

Oh, and take at look at her gorgeous Easter bunnies too - I want!

Nella Cordelia's story

I came across Kelly Hampton's blog last night and read Nella's birth story (along with thousands of others - there are almost 2,000 comments on this one post alone!) Mike came out to find out why I wasn't in bed to find me glued to the laptop - tears streaming down my cheeks.

This is such a beautiful, heartwrenching, honest, loving story. I had to share it.

Welcome to the world Nella Cordelia, you are in the best of hands and are much loved.

I'd like to put up some of her gorgeous photos of Nella but feel a bit weird about using photos of someone elses child. So please do go and take a look at her site.