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17/04/2026

Just a fun Friday video to remind you 👇

🌟 Spend time with friends who bring you joy
🌟 Sometimes things feel hard to start with, especially when you've never done them before...but with some support l, encouragement and practice, you will move towards your goals
🌟 Wearing comfy clothes is a great little way to bring you joy...put on the giant, soft oversized hoodie and wear pyjamas whenever you can if that's what you want!
🌟 Perfection is over-rated. Just gives things your best shot. Noone can ask more of you than that. Especially not your baby.
🌟 You're doing great

Sending love to all who need it (and hopefully a little reason to smile...and maybe even giggle) 🙊

Just your gentle Thursday reminder that your baby also has hands on the steering wheel of your parenting journey 🚗👶You c...
16/04/2026

Just your gentle Thursday reminder that your baby also has hands on the steering wheel of your parenting journey 🚗👶

You can have all the routine and do all the planning and your baby will still throw you curve balls...because they're a unique, separate human being, like you, for whom every day can bring something new 📅

A few weeks ago, the baby boy I look after just started solids. His routine was pretty consistant (note, I say routine not schedule as I only ever focus on the order of the day if anything rather than specific timings) and, as it happens, timings were also pretty similar everyday:

First nap around 10/10:30 for around 30 minutes (he wakes by himself) 💤

Activity, lunch etc.

Second nap around 2 for around 2 hours (sometimes more, sometimes less) 💤

This week?
Routine?pretty consistant 🌟
Sleep, pretty consistant 🌟

Today?
Routine? Out the window 🪟

Didn't fall asleep in the carrier en route to our activity, didn't fall asleep at the activity, DID fall asleep as soon as we stepped on the bus home at 11:40 😂

Did I spend my morning stressing when the nap didn't happen? I mean, a little...but that's understable. Routine can be comfortable and change or surprises can throw you off 🙈

Did I adapt, knowing he'd eventually sleep when he was ready and focus on enjoying the activity? I did (mostly...i did also reattempt the nap after a little while just in case to no avail 😂)

You can't force someone to sleep when they won't and his hands are on the steering wheel too! 🚕🤷‍♀️

Looking for 3 more people to do 1 FREE 1:1 coaching session with me (virtually or in-person) as the final step in my Coa...
14/04/2026

Looking for 3 more people to do 1 FREE 1:1 coaching session with me (virtually or in-person) as the final step in my Coaching Skills Certificate! 👇

My first volunteer was focusing on next steps in their worklife...Do you have something you'd like to talk through? 💬

But what on Earth is Coaching Ellie?!

💬 A safe space to talk
💬 Someone to listen
💬 Someone who helps you identify your values and goals
💬 Someone who asks questions that get you thinking more about your situation, your options and the way forward

It doesn't need to be on any particular area: perhaps it is about your parenting journey, your work, a big new life event! 🤷‍♀️

While you get someone to talk to and who helps you organise your thoughts and move forward, I get practice and feedback in my skills as a coach! 🤗

Note: your voice would be recorded for assessment (of me) purposes 🎤

Drop me a message, email or website contact form if interested or send my details to anyone who might be! 🌟

13/04/2026

Just a little Monday morning Oxytocin boost for you 😍🎶

A clip from the closest you'll ever find me to a half marathon (or race of any length) as I joined some of my choir pals at to motivate the runners from the first guy speeding ahead alone to the last few 3.5 hours later! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

I've said it before and I'll say it again, finding that thing that brings you joy and maybe even a community too, is so good for your mental health! And for me, one of those has always been singing in a choir! 👩‍🎤🎤

So, whether it is watching this video and singing along, putting on an old favourite soundtrack, singing and dancing if you fancy, going to a class of fellow parents and babies to sing, or getting support from your village for even just an hour so your can do something for you, give yourself time today to boost your monday 🌟🥰

Mealtimes 2 months into starting solids are not the most elegant and peaceful of affairs 😂But i do love, and feel reward...
10/04/2026

Mealtimes 2 months into starting solids are not the most elegant and peaceful of affairs 😂

But i do love, and feel rewarded, watching this little guy devour 2 homemade lamb and spinach Kofta meatballs in quick succession and shovel homemade hummus into his mouth by hand 🙌

Did the pizza toasts i make this week largely get thrown on the floor when last week they were eagerly munched on? Yes...but hey, its all part of the fun. We'll try again a other time! 🍕

Did I find a way this porridge-rejecting baby will accept the oats by making them into baked banana and blueberry bars covered in nut butter? Yes! 🎉

Let me know if you identify the dinnertime casualty in the comments 💬👀

Spring arrived, then there was hail, now spring has returned...so, quickly: here's some speedy tips for keeping baby saf...
08/04/2026

Spring arrived, then there was hail, now spring has returned...so, quickly: here's some speedy tips for keeping baby safe and comfortable ☀️ 👇

💛 Light layers
💛 Sunhats/umbrellas/parasols NOT blankets on prams/buggies as these trap heat and make it hotter underneath
💛 Inward facing rather than outward in carrier so they can turn away from the sun in their eyes
💛 Offer regular hydration e.g more frequent feed (sips of water if needed for formula fed under 6m)
💛 Keep to shade as much as possible (especially under 6 months before suncream can be applied)

What tips would you add? Do you (like me) struggle in the warmer weather or are you excited?! 🙌💬

07/04/2026

If your child is capable of asking for b**b or simply walking over and latching himself on...Great! Keep going! (Or, at least until either one of you doesn't want to anymore!)🤱

Yes...I said it....🤷‍♀️

I'm fed up of seeing comments like those i saw on a podcast clip recently debating the statement "it's ok to breastfeed a 4 year old" 👇

🙈 "It's more for mum at that point"

🤡 "Just pump and put it in a cup"

🙄 "If the child can have a conversation, that's too old"

and much worse....but I don't want to dedicate this post to all the ridiculous responses to this perfectly natural event (with anywhere from 2-7 years being the average natutal weaning period when led by the child) 🌟

Anyway....

Breastfeeding is natures way of humans feeding and comforting their young during infancy and early childhood and ensuring survival through all the wonderful immunological and developmental benefits they provide to a growing baby and child, as well as providing the comfort and connection our young need! Breastmilk doesn't magically turn to water or lose its benefits at 6 months when more solid food is explored or 2 years, the recommended minimum 🤷‍♀️

One of my favourite revelations during my Infant Feeding Coach training with was a discussion around why we call Milk Teeth by that name....Our bodies are designed to feed at the breast while we still have those baby teeth...and those last far beyond toddlerhood! 🦷

So, next time someone tells you that your mini-me isn't mini enough to still be breastfeeding, you can ask them when they lost their first tooth or tell them how quickly you can calm your three-nager during a tantrum simply with your b**bs...! 🙌

And you just carry on...until you and your child, no-one else, are ready to stop! ✋️🎉

07/04/2026

If your child is capable of asking for b**b or simply walking over and latching himself on...Great! Keep going! (Or, at least until either one of you doesn't want to anymore!)

Yes...I said it....

I'm fed up of seeing comments like those i saw on a podcast clip recently debating the statement "it's ok to breastfeed a 4 year old" 👇

"It's more for mum at that point"

"Just pump and put it in a cup"

"If the child can have a conversation...or

and much worse....but I don't want to dedicate this post to all the ridiculous responses to this perfectly natural event!

(Even writing this, I went down a rabbit hole on google images to get hold of illustrations for my Instagram of older toddlers and children breastfeeding. But there was nada! Zilch! Zero....Luckily, there were some gorgeous photos! But what kind of message does that send?)

Anyway....

Breastfeeding is natures way of humans feeding their young during infancy and early childhood and ensuring their survival through all the wonderful immunological and developmental benefits they provide to a growing baby and child, as well as providing the comfort and connection our young need!

One of my favourite revelations during my Infant Feeding Coach training was a discussion around why we call Milk Teeth by that name....Our bodies are designed to feed at the breast while we still have those baby teeth...and those last far beyond toddlerhood!

So, next time someone tells you that your mini-me isn't mini enough to still be breastfeeding, you can ask them when they lost their first tooth or tell them how quickly you can calm your three-nager during a tantrum simply with your b**bs...!

And you just carry on...until you and your child, no-one else, are ready to stop!

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