If you are searching for 11 month old baby milestones real life reviews online, you will quickly find plenty of sterile medical looking checklists detailing fine motor skills, weight charts, and recommended sleep hours. While those medical checklists might be helpful, they don’t give you the full picture of what living with an 11-month-old is … Read more
If you had told me 4 months ago that a toddler trike would almost completely replace our Mamas & Papas Ocarro 2 pram, I wouldn’t have believed you. When our daughter reached 10 months old, she was outgrowing the closeness of our Ergobaby Embrace sling, and while she was slowly adapting to our Littlelife Ranger … Read more
When you bring a baby home, navigating the world of baby transport is overwhelming. Beyond the usual prams and pushchairs, hands-free carrying is also an essential. They are the perfect way to soothe a newborn around the house, pop to the local shops, or take the dog for a quick walk. However, the carrier that … Read more
Now that we’ve put some serious miles on it, I can safely say we love the Littlelife Ranger child carrier. It has quickly overtaken our Ergobaby Embrace sling as our preferred mode of baby transport, at least for dog walks and countryside strolls. Our daughter is 10 months old (rapidly approaching 11), and moving over … Read more
Setting up a minimalist dad’s emergency car kit for your baby is one of the best ways to avoid getting caught short when you are out and about with a baby. When you become a parent, it is easy to fall into the trap of over packing. You see online guides telling you to keep … Read more
I am not sure how much longer I can keep calling our daughter “the baby”, we are getting super close to toddlerhood! One of those huge developmental milestones happened yesterday: her official first day at nursery. Even though we booked her place months ago, the reality hit as a bit of a shock to the … Read more
This Car Shades review comes after testing these custom-fit sunshades through a bright, hot summer with a 10-month-old in the back. Luckily, having made-to-measure shades from CarShades.co.uk kept the harsh glare out of my daughter’s eyes every time we hit the road. Just to be 100% transparent: I am not being paid by Car Shades … Read more
This Hauck safety gate review comes after 10 months of continuous, daily use with both a dog and a mobile 10-month-old. Just to be 100% transparent: Hauck haven’t paid me a penny for this review, nor have I received any freebies. This is a genuine review of a product I bought with my own money … Read more
Compared to just a month ago, our daughter has undergone a massive developmental surge. Between 7 and 9 months, her progress felt steady and she was growing bigger and stronger, but she wasn’t quite putting all the pieces together. Suddenly, everything seems to have hit her at once. Understanding these rapid 10 month old behaviour … Read more
We decided to try chair method for sleep training a 10 month old because having baby fall asleep in our arms for every nap and bedtime just wasn’t sustainable anymore. She’s getting too big and it’s taking longer and longer. With our daughter also going through a brutal sleep regression, we committed to a 5-day … Read more
Establishing a predictable 10 month old bedtime routine can feel like running a daily military operation. Taking roughly 30 to 40 minutes to wind down gives our daughter a clear signal that the day is ending. Depending on how smoothly we execute the bedtime routine, it usually dictates how much sleep we all get that … Read more
When it came to preparing dog for newborn life, we knew our 5-year-old Jack Russell terrier Benny was going to experience a massive shift. He’s full of energy, bright, and very much used to having all our attention. We knew that bringing a baby home would be the biggest shift to ever happen to his … Read more
When you’re preparing for a baby, it feels like everyone is trying to sell you a hundred different gadgets “essential baby products” that you’ll allegedly “need” to survive newborn and early baby-hood. The reality? Half of them end up gathering dust in a corner or sitting in the nursery cupboard untouched. Now that our daughter … Read more
This isn’t a review. This isn’t a helpful “5 tips to fix sleep” post. I normally try and do a bit of SEO for these posts, but this is none of that. This is just me venting. 10 month sleep regression is awful I. Am. So. Tired. What’s even more annoying is that she’s being … Read more
When my wife first brought up the idea of switching to reusable baby wipes near the end of my paternity leave, I’ll be completely honest, I was very skeptical. But after 10 months of daily dad use, here is my honest Cheeky Wipes review. My wife wanted to try eco-reusable nappies and the Cheeky Wipes … Read more