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Lend me your ears…

August 31, 2010by Ben Wakeling 6 Comments

I come bearing good news, like a payslip or page 3 of The Sun. ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ is going to be published as a book! OK, so no agents wanted […]

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Product Review: Sophie the Giraffe

August 30, 2010by Ben Wakeling 1 Comment

A week or so ago I was approached by Trevor Ginn of Hello Baby, who asked me to review one of their products, recommending Sophie the Giraffe from Vulli. I […]

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"Two weeks left, and yes. There's only one. Now beat it."

Week Thirty Four: If you ask me that question one more time…

August 27, 2010by Ben Wakeling 4 Comments

“So how long have you got left?” “Are you sure there’s not two in there? They hide behind each other on scans, you know.” (Upon hearing the response to the […]

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Although she has a point.

Week Thirty Three: I’ll fetch the oil

August 20, 2010by Ben Wakeling 4 Comments

Jess had a midwife appointment this week, in which – after much very painful looking pinching and groping – the midwife told her that our baby had got his act […]

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fatherhood, parenting, pregnancy
Yeah, I know this is Christopher Walken, but this is a good indication of how their faces would have looked.

Week Thirty Two: “He just slipped out…honest.”

August 13, 2010by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

This week we attended an antenatal home birth class down at some Quaker centre in the local town. Jess had concerns about being the largest pregnant woman there, and rightly […]

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"I can feel my waters bulging..."

Week Thirty One: Break out the earplugs, it’s going to get loud

August 6, 2010by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

I made the mistake the other day of watching a television programme in which they showed childbirth, and now I’m freaking out. Well – I’m quite a laid back person, […]

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Figuring Out Fatherhood

My fortnightly column for Parentdish...
The obligatory birth story

Ah, the memories

I want a hold!

The fibs kids tell

A conversation with my baby daughter

A day in the life of my two-year-old son

Little Horrors

Santa's Watching You

Five Things You Will See At Every Nativity Play

Hooray, I'm Back At Work!

Is my son losing his innocence too quickly?

Do you ban your children from watching any kids' TV programmes?

20 years from now

Three days on MacGregor Ward

The horror of playgroups

Potty training: easier said than done

How fortunate we are

Things I’m Doing

16th April 2013: Publication of 'How I Came To Hold You', my book for Sands. Read more about the book by visiting sandsbook.co.uk

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