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Travelling with kids isn't the easiest of the things to do. However with a bit of know-how you can keep your cool and enjoy your holiday as much as the kids.

I just spent two weeks in Morocco with my one year old and we had a blast!  Its important to plan your holiday and try to minimise as much travelling as possible. So here are a few tips I found helped me ALOT!!!

1) Airport :) pack loads of snacks and games to keep them busy whilst waiting to board the plane and most…

Hello!

My name is Ashlee and i'm new to Born Together :)

I am a newborn photographer based in Bristol and I love, love, love working with newborns and capturing the very special moments of a newborns…

I must be the only person in the world without an ipad, a slight exaggeration but it does seem that way and even more so when I visited a friend who’s 7 year old owned one. My friend explained she had downloaded educational apps and her son has learned loads since she bought it for him (I was yet to be convinced). Just then my 11 month old went up to him for some attention and her son replied “ I'm busy go play” – My friend then insisted he put the ipad away and go and play in the garden as…

Its every brides worst nightmare – someone is about to give an important speech and there’s a screaming child at the next table.  The parent glances over at the bride with an apologetic face and their only option is to leave the room and miss all the speeches. Unless you go for plan B and plan ahead.

We all know children cannot be avoided at weddings and how difficult it is to say ‘No children are allowed to attend’ – What options does that give your guests who have…

My name is Amanda Pipe; 26, mother of two boys, wife to one Kiwi and owner of Crèche on Location – professional childcare for events, HQ based in West Sussex.

Crèche on Location was established in 2008, after I spotted a gap in the market and decided to put my childcare experience and qualifications into fulfilling my dream of running my own business. Taking one lesson from my father, “it is not what you know but who you know”, my first clients were people I had meet during my time…

Bristol City Yoga is offering all its lovely mum-to-be students a very special offer from January 2012.

When booking a Pregnancy Yoga Course in both our Stokes Croft and Bishopston Studios, you will receive a loyalty card which will entitle you to benefit of two discounted massage with our fabulous therapists: 20% off your first massage and 10% off your second massage! 

Massage has countless benefits during pregnancy, such as: relieves muscle cramps, spasms, especially in the…

Hello Born Together! 

London Nanny Network and BORN have some exciting news: we will now be working together to promote good quality childcare in London (And soon Bristol)!

London Nanny Network is a local service which puts parents in touch with local childcare providers - who all come recommended, with glowing references and experience.  

We can arrange a nanny: full/part time or on a ad-hoc basis, a babysitter for the evenings, a…

Leaning into the wall, a heavily pregnant woman is swaying and breathing in a calm but focused way. Her partner listens…

Although sometimes described merely as a means of pain relief, traditional acupuncture is actually used to treat people with a wide range of illnesses. Its focus is on improving the overall wellbeing of the patient. According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health is dependent on the body's motivating energy – known as qi – moving in a smooth and balanced way through a series of meridians (energy channels). The flow of qi can be disturbed by many factors,…

In our ever increasing secular and modern society, many people choose to not have a traditional Christening for their child. Many Christenings now are often with other unknown children and are combined with regular visits to the church before hand to gain acceptance for the chosen location and date. Many people who are not religious and do not attend church regularly anyway, find such an…

Fertility Solutions was developed by Tracy Holloway as a whole person programme to support couples going through Fertility difficulties.

Experiencing fertility problems is one of the most stressful experiences to go through. What is more a lot of people do not understand what it is like for couples experiencing problems. Often couples who have been planning for a baby for years are asked…

Getting back in shape after having a baby (or two!) can be daunting. Finding the time and a form of exercise you enjoy whilst juggling childcare can mean many women just

don’t bother.…

How many of us would love to commit to a regular yoga class but fall back on the age old ‘I don’t have time’ excuse? Here are our top tips for making yoga a regular fixture in your life.…

I know it sounds like the promised land, but it is still possible…

Once we have children any time or space for ourselves is hard to find. Add in the additional strain on our bodies - carrying babies or toddlers, bending over to pick them

up, crouching or sitting on the floor to play – and increased stress plus a

tired and aching body is all too common.…

F-F-F-F-Father, why do you suppose we have such a hard time using that word in our parenting culture?

Over three years ago I decided that the next phase of my career would be fatherhood education and support, specifically early…