"Natural" mama

So, as it turns out, I'm a bit of a hippy! Yes! me! The woman with an addiction to costa and who will spend £50 on eyeshadow! Tilly is what's called a "cloth bummed baby" and proudly flashes her "fluff" by this I mean she wears reusable nappies!

Gone are folded terry towelling nappies! Now you can get all sorts of pretty nappies in all sorts of styles. You can even design your own (for a price  $$ ) 

Mainly she wears totsbots easyfits, close pop ins and for night times she wears a mama knows velour with a little lamb wrap.

At first I was sceptical that id get on with washing nappies and getting quite so intimate with Tilly's poos... But it's no bother at all! I find stuffing her nappies back together after washing extremely therapeutic and they're just so god damn adorable!! Plus, we save about £50 a month not having to buy disposable nappies and can reuse them for another baby or just sell them on for about 2/3 of the original price. Preloved nappies are popular :)

Another hippy thing we do... Baby wearing! There is nothing more lovely than carrying your baby around (comfortably) at a height that they are "close enough to kiss" and it makes the weekly shop much easier with a baby that refuses to sit in the trolley. We use a rose and rebellion carrier which is rather gorgeous and so easy to use. It's just two buckles and you're in! I've been sorely tempted by a beautiful woven wrap by kokadi called ela in wunderland but at roughly £150 for some fabric... It's not gonna happen! Plus, I'm far too lazy to wrap!

Hippy thing number three! Shh - don't tell the health visitor!! We part time co sleep. Co sleeping has got us through some exhausting growth spurts and I treasure all the sleepy morning cuddles! Tilly usually does the longest stretch of the night in her cot then comes and sleeps in my arms - absolute bliss.

Other hippy things I follow/believe in: 

NOT leaving Tilly alone to cry. I think crying it out and controlled crying are cruel things to do to your baby and will never leave my girl crying for me. Everything else can wait, if my girl needs a cuddle, she gets one!

Positive parenting: this is something I want to introduce as Tilly grows. I don't agree with punishments, time outs, voice raising or smacking. 

Baby led weaning: I desperately wanted to follow baby led weaning but unfortunately due to Tilly's weight issues it wasn't possible. Hopefully I'll have more success with baby number two :)

I think I'll do a separate post on breastfeeding as its a big passion of mine and deserves its own spot light!