http://www.parentslate.com/ Parent Slate en Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT info@parentslate.com info@parentslate.com http://www.parentslate.com/images/image114.gif http://www.parentslate.com/ http://www.parentslate.com/a-beautiful-and-unexpected-year/ As Christmas closes in on us again and another year is about to be relegated to the history books, I can't help but reflect on the huge changes that have... http://www.parentslate.com/a-beautiful-and-unexpected-year/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/a-beautiful-and-unexpected-year/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/breastfeeding-clothes/ For the last ten years my wardrobe consisted of office outfits - sharp suits and tailored shirts and fabulous heels, jeans and fitted tshirts for the weekends, and the odd... http://www.parentslate.com/breastfeeding-clothes/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/breastfeeding-clothes/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:23:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/breastfeeding-tips/ OK, I'll admit I've not been doing this long, but since boobs and milk production have been the centre of my world 24 hours a day, for the past three... http://www.parentslate.com/breastfeeding-tips/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/breastfeeding-tips/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:04:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/past-life-nostalgia/ I've been thinking a lot about London lately. Probably because I find myself in front of the tv a lot, breastfeeding, and London seems to be on the telly all... http://www.parentslate.com/past-life-nostalgia/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/past-life-nostalgia/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:37:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/maternity-ward-adventures/ I was sitting on the lounge room floor last Monday night, consolidating my to-do list and making mental notes to prioritise the stuff that had to be done before the... http://www.parentslate.com/maternity-ward-adventures/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/maternity-ward-adventures/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/career-break-when-pregnant/ Week 38 of the journey, and I feel like I've become a bit of an airhead. Losing my purse and only realising it when I'm standing at the checkout with... http://www.parentslate.com/career-break-when-pregnant/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/career-break-when-pregnant/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:15:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/running-through-mud-and-standing-still-at-last/ It's been a busy week. Not normal-person busy. Not busy as in working a 50 hour week and cramming in social engagements every night, keeping a house ticking over, staying... http://www.parentslate.com/running-through-mud-and-standing-still-at-last/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/running-through-mud-and-standing-still-at-last/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:18:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/chiropractors-eyeballs-chocolate-my-survival-plan/ At the age of six I slammed my big toe in a truck door and found myself in the children's hospital yet again, lying on the operating table with a... http://www.parentslate.com/chiropractors-eyeballs-chocolate-my-survival-plan/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/chiropractors-eyeballs-chocolate-my-survival-plan/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:44:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/someone-stole-my-perfect-life/ I found out on the weekend the house H & I put an offer on (it got rejected) has now been sold. Despite telling myself I wasn't emotionally attached and... http://www.parentslate.com/someone-stole-my-perfect-life/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/someone-stole-my-perfect-life/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:41:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/a-playlist-for-every-occasion-and-chapter-of-your-life/ On a tour of the maternity ward the other day and the midwife mentioned that they have CD players "for you to play whatever it is that will help you... http://www.parentslate.com/a-playlist-for-every-occasion-and-chapter-of-your-life/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/a-playlist-for-every-occasion-and-chapter-of-your-life/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:30:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/choosing-baby-names-or-how-to-argue-with-your-partner-for-9-months/ I thought we had worked out our names. The girl's name we decided within the first two weeks of finding out I was pregnant, and the boy's name we found... http://www.parentslate.com/choosing-baby-names-or-how-to-argue-with-your-partner-for-9-months/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/choosing-baby-names-or-how-to-argue-with-your-partner-for-9-months/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:15:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/unsubscribing-from-one-life-and-signing-up-to-another/ For the past few years my inbox has been chaos - my unread messages usually hovered around the 1800 mark - I only opened emails from friends and family and... http://www.parentslate.com/unsubscribing-from-one-life-and-signing-up-to-another/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/unsubscribing-from-one-life-and-signing-up-to-another/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:32:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/show-me-your-bum-and-other-tricky-interview-questions/ At 30 and a bit weeks, I attended a "pre-admission interview" at the private hospital where I was booked in to have my baby. This was basically supposed to be... http://www.parentslate.com/show-me-your-bum-and-other-tricky-interview-questions/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/show-me-your-bum-and-other-tricky-interview-questions/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:02:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/epilogue-to-the-cupcake-debacle/ After last weekend's royal cupcake f**k up, my sister and I decided we might have lost the battle, but we weren't going to surrender the war. So we lined ourselves... http://www.parentslate.com/epilogue-to-the-cupcake-debacle/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/epilogue-to-the-cupcake-debacle/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:17:00 GMT http://www.parentslate.com/i-am-urban-legend-the-bump-that-wasnt-a-baby/ My friend T was in town this past week, en route to Sydney from London. So we met up for karaoke, a tradition we've followed in various cities since T... http://www.parentslate.com/i-am-urban-legend-the-bump-that-wasnt-a-baby/#comments http://www.parentslate.com/i-am-urban-legend-the-bump-that-wasnt-a-baby/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:31:00 GMT