Tag Archives: pregnancy

Guest Post: Pregnancy and Parenting as an Older Mum

Posted on February 14, 2012 by dorkymum

This guest post is from the lovely Lisa Farrell who you can follow on Twitter here. She has previously written a post on DorkyMum about her daughter’s imaginary friend Polla, but this honest and moving post is about her journey to … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts, Parenting & Family | Tagged children, guest post, older mother, older mum, parenting, pregnancy | 3 Comments

Things they don’t tell you… Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2011 by dorkymum

I’ve just found an old Note that I wrote on Facebook (remember Notes?!) from when DorkySon was three months old. It’s called “Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting: What They Didn’t Tell Me”. It made me smile, laugh, and even cry a … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting & Family | Tagged baby, birth, new mother, new mum, parenting, pregnancy | 17 Comments

Let’s take care of the caring sector

Posted on May 9, 2011 by dorkymum

It was great to see that the mini-profile of new Lothians List MSP Kezia Dugdale in the weekend papers stated that she is keen to focus on improving things for the voluntary sector. As someone who previously worked for an … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns & Current Affairs, Edinburgh, Parenting & Family | Tagged Birth Resource Centre, BRC, charitable giving, charity, Edinburgh, fundraising, parenting, PPC, pregnancy, Pregnancy and Parents Centre, third sector, voluntary sector | Leave a comment

‘Kids just think for yourself’

Posted on May 6, 2011 by dorkymum

I’ve had enough politics for one day, and I’m feeling inspired by the excellent Scribbling Mum, so I’m going to attempt my first Live In The Now post. The premise is to try and take a monthly snapshot of your … Continue reading →