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10 reasons why your're supermum

so the first week of the new year is done. hopefully you aren't starting to flag and those new years resolutions are still firmly in place. so keeping up with the positive attitude here are 10 reasons you as a parent are doing a fab job. because its not easy. 2 and a half years in and i'm still learning the ropes! so heres 10 reasons why you are supermum.

1. you kid hasn't died! seriously new borns are scary especially when they decide to stop breathing just long enough for you to have heart palpitations and think FUCK! then they just sigh like it was nothing( fools) and lets not forget the acrobatic ways a toddler can get up on the skinniest surface high up and leap off! oh and the times they stick everything in their mouth, how my toddler hasn't caught some sort of foreign disease i don't know! but well done! their alive!

2.you haven't given up. remember those times where you child woke you up every 45 minutes for no reason. we try not to i know but you survived it. and the times they decide to throw themselves to the floor in the middle of the road because you're making them hold your hand and you want to die of embarrassment? you also survived that. countless times! you do this job everyday because we secretly love it and its amazing!

3.They have manners. so kids are a handful and are crazy and hyper and messy and noisy but that's what kids are! but if you don't have to remind them to say please and thank you then you're doing an alright job. manners do not cost a thing people!

4.you have an answer for every why? I wish i knew what was going on in a kids head when they are asking all these whys? but honestly if they are asking why they are thinking, they want knowledge and answers. "why the stars up there" from my 2 year old blew my mind. then again i get the "why?" every time i ask him to do something. which i obviously have to come back with a smart arse answer.

5.you attempt to use 'Time Out'. So occasionally your angel does something that you cant just laugh off and they need to know they've done wrong! but obviously its wrong to smack (clearly thats a new thing because im pretty sure i got clips round the ear a fair few times) but if your doing time out then your teaching them wrong and right so thumbs up to you! some parents still don't understand it and think its acceptable for their child to smack my child round the head and not tell their child off!

6.you put their need to eat,bathe and sleep before you. so its 2pm and you realize you still haven't eaten but yet your kid has had ginger bread men shaped pancakes with a raspberry coulee and a finger buffet fit for a prince for lunch yet your still in yesterdays pjs and have warmed up a cuppa 4 times already! but thats okay because when they go off to nap you can eat everything in sight! unless your organised like i try to be and have meals ready in the fridge ( i highly recommend this action). its okay its why they invented dry shampoo and bun days! and as for sleep ... you had your chance to sleep before kids thats it now sleep no longer matters you will have to learn to survive without it!

7. you have a magic kiss. you are the only person on the planet with a magic kiss that takes all pain away! and they believe it! don't ever stop kissing their 'owies'

8."its not fair" when you have a toddler that thinks they're 15 their favorite line is most probably "its not fair" but that only means your teaching them that life isnt fair and they cant have every single car in the hot wheels collection. if it was fair id be a curvy size 10 with my curls all down my back! but its not so suck it up sunshine!

9.people ask you how you do it? well done, you've managed to hide the fact that its taken you 4 attempts to leave the house,not one of you has a matching pair of socks on and that you have food in your hair. you clearly look like you've got your shit together and if thats what people think then great! it might of taken you an hour to get dressed but that doesn't matter you done and it will get easier as they get older. mason will be 3 in may and although the back chat and the tantrums aren't fun,playing with him everyday is. and seeing him happy is. and to me that means i've got my shit together.

10."love you too" if they tell you they love you then what more do you need. thats it you've passed the parent test! its hard, tiring but bloody rewarding. at 2 mason knows what love is and hes decided to love me! and thats all that matters!

as parents we can be so hard on ourselves. compare ourselves to the mums that feed their kids with vegan friendly food, and have activities planned out everyday. but you do you. if your kid is happy and healthy then so what if they haven't hand painted wrapping paper because you know they'll eat it. your doing a great job and will only get better because everyday your'll learn something new. just like they do! and remember you are doing the best you can do!

Dealing with an asthmatic toddler

Health & fitness 12:37:00

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and mason 'has it' i use the term has it loosely because he's under 5 and the doctors wont say exactly that its Asthma in case he grows out of it!

kids get colds,especially if they go to nursery! honest they are rank! literally every week he's caught someone else's kids germs. but this doesn't help my ongoing battle with his asthma and coughing!

if you have a child with asthma then you know where i'm coming from, constant trips to the doctors, im pretty sure they've had enough of my ' he cant breath when he's asleep' talk and my plea's for them to help me, and lets not forget having to have a little blue inhaler in every bag you might take out *just in case* its a chore on top of the challenge of parenthood. but its a chore i want to try and fix asap!

if your reading this post then it probably means you're on the web trying to look for a magic cure to fix your little angel and i'm sorry to disappoint but there's not one, but there are plenty of ways you can really help them!

1. we all know giving your child lots of fruit and veg is important but we probably don't go out of our way to get added vitamins into our kids, i know i certainly didnt until mason developed asthma, and i don't mean i fed him chocolate everyday but i didn't give him vitamins tablets/chews either. now its not easy getting chewy vitamins for a 2 year old, in fact most brands start at 4, so you'd have to add drops to a drink of some sort! easier said than done because 2 year olds are clever and they know when you've put something yucky in their drink but persevere and in the end they will know thats all their getting until they drink it... i know im mean! i recommend these drops here but if you go and see your health visitor they might have some to give you anyway at your 2 year check up!

2. keeping their bedroom at the right temperature will also help. not too hot and stuffy but not too cold either, i've found keeping the room on the cooler side seems to be working better. Also get a bowl of hot water and some lavender essence to put in the water and leave high up in the room out of reach. i've put this up on a shelf above the bed and do this every night. it helps to keep moisture in the room because a hot dry room isn't going to help anyone.

3.if your GP has given you a brown inhaler, use it as directed, don't miss days don't get lazy!i made this mistake because it was an issue to get my boy to take it but make it fun for him, and give him a bit of control about it. toddlers love to think their in control! mason helps me press the button every morning and night time. the brown inhaler is helping to open up his airways constantly not just when he's having an episode. my biggest tip is to use it even if they seem fine day to day. honestly though USE IT!

4. if your toddler has a cold, and believe me they will get one, and then on top of that has asthma then there are 2 things i can suggest! a) keep the mattress on their bed propped up, i've put my nursing pillow under masons so he's kinda at a 45 degree angle. this will help with any mucus that they have on their chest as they wont be lying down completely flat . and b) Vicks, vicks vicks and more vicks ! and i don't mean just put it on their chest. put it on their feet then pop socks on! and then add some onto their back. people think its just an old wives tale but honest its worked wonders!

5.finally, as hard as it is in this horrid weather get out! mason doesn't last long when it comes to running around a park for hours on end, he gets out of breath and pukes and needs his inhaler. but the more we get out and walk the stronger his lungs are getting. its hard to begin with because you can see how annoyed he is that he cant play for long, but with each trip the time he can go without his inhaler is slowly increasing. exercise truly is a powerful thing! but its all about little and often for an asthma sufferer.

remember im not an actual doctor all these tips are just from person experience, but if they've helped me look after my little mite then they might help out another little person who's suffering to help look after theirs.

my final tip is to pester your GP, it took me a year (literally a year of going to the doctors every month! like seriously!) but i have finally been referred to a specialist about masons breathing,coughing and 'asthma' and we have an appointment at the end of jan, and ill be sure to update you all.

if you have any other tips not mentioned leave them in the comment box! im more than happy to try anything that might help and you might be helping anyone else that reads them too and that is a win win situation in my eyes!

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Health & fitness 21:15:00

did you start your diet today ? new year new you and all that ? if you did, then well done and i wish you luck! new diets are tough and if you are like me then you might find diets hard if you dont see results after 3 days! im impatient, i mean ive eaten 3 salads why am i not skinny yet?!...but im going to be trying so hard to keep to this one! i need to for my mental happiness and my health!

so what did i eat today ?

not going to lie this time of year in my mums house is tough! she over buys on everything and it stays out till its gone which is about march! so will power was on full speed today! but i started the day positive and filled a 2 ltr bottle with water and lemons and tackled the day!

first meal of the day was a 3 egg white and 1 whole egg omelet, with some mushrooms,green beans and spinach. along with some green tea and my holland and barrett hair,skin and nail caplets. can be brought here.

lunch was a tin of mackerel some spinach,cucumber,tomato and mushrooms. with a squeeze of lemon and some chili flakes. it was so yummy!

about 3 i was flagging. between 2 and 5 i get so hungry and always want to eat. so i got a snack of pineapple and almonds!

then by 5 i was hungry again and wanted dinner, so i had some left over mince and rice in the fridge and then added some green beans and broccoli.

so all in all it was a brill day food wise and then i made the silly mistake of rewarding myself with a slice of Christmas cake!*oopps* i mean i did a great job! but this is the stuff i need to stop, but one day at a time, no ones a miracle worker!

with every meal i made sure i had a glass of water from my water bottle with added lemons. i struggle with water intake so im really concentrating on improving it!

im hoping in a few weeks time the days will get easier and i will be able to update you guys if my diet is working and if it is i will post my meal plan! on monday i start with the workouts! *wish me luck*

good luck with your healthy lifestyle change if your on one!we can do this! and if you have any recipes or tips you'd like to share leave them in the comment box!

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