When I wrote my very first blog post about #Mumlife it was pointed out by the lovely Gem at Colley’s Wobbles that one of the items on my list actually counted as a Mummywin. Claire at The Pramshed wrote about mummy wins and newborn firsts; such as the first time she left the house after having the baby. Here’s my list of #mummywins, the things that make me smile and think ‘Woop, dodged a bullet’ or ‘I actually CAN do this without being a hot mess!’
- Getting to eat your dinner while the baby is happy doing something else.
- When an explosive poo occurs when you’re about to change the nappy and have already taken the baby’s clothes off – so no clothes are harmed in the making of the poo.
- The baby sleeping in the pram while you’re out for lunch or a cuppa so you almost feel like an actual person catching up with friends instead of a frazzled mum!
- Getting that perfect photo at exactly the right moment – capturing a funny expression or gorgeous smile.
- Leaving the house, on time, before 12pm. Bonus points if you remember everything you need!
- Catching baby sick in a towel, thereby avoiding mess on clothes, carpets, toys etc…
- Going to an appointment e.g. the hairdressers where all the baby does is smile and laugh, so everyone thinks you have an angelic child.
- The baby sleeping the whole time you are stuck in a traffic jam.
- Maneuvering the pushchair successfully around town and the shops without bumping into anyone’s feet or getting trapped in any doorways.
- Seeing the bottom of the laundry basket. Oh, this one never happens!
- Finding the time to have a bath, shave your legs, wash your hair. This requires someone else being in the house, to be honest.
- Getting 7 or more hours straight sleep, obviously. I think this must be everybody’s favourite mummy win!
What other Mummy wins can you think of?
As a mum with an older child it’s got to be bedtime ON time, or half an hours peace while the boy actually manages to entertain himself for once!! #tribe
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They do sound like wins! Thanks for reading my lovely, Ellen x
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This list brings back memories of the baby stage and well-timed and not so well-timed naps! My mummy wins this week have been getting out of the house without getting stressed and turning into a grumpy mum, and having a 4 day weekend with my husband around! #fortheloveofBLOG
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Getting out the house without being stressed is definitely a mummy win, go you! And it’s always so nice when partners have extra time off work, makes so much difference! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Wow! I only ever had 2 of this mummy wins. Showering, shaving and washing hair because they always seemed to sleep their morning nap and the 7 hours sleep but not until they were about 7 months to be honest and now definitely don’t get any sleep with big boy calling for mummy every few hours because he had a nightmare! My mummy win now would be to be able to have a shower without both kids trying to kill each other/ get in there with me.
#fortheloveofblog
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Haha bless you! I don’t get many of them that often paha. It’s one of the reasons I like the fact that B works evenings as he’s about in the morning so I can shower! Thanks for reading love. Ellen xx
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getting time to straighten my hair. that is a win for me now 🙂 #fortheloveofBLOG
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Oh yeah that’s a good one! I love being able to paint my nails, too. Thanks for reading, Ellen
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I agree to all of them! What about when you have two kids and both of them fall asleep at the same time? You feel you have ALL the time in the world!
Loved your post X
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Oh my goodness, that’s better than a win!! That is like a mummy VICTORY!!! Thanks for reading, Ellen x
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Getting your arms out from under a sleeping baby without waking them up! Makes me want to skip down the stairs! Great post, if everyday was filled with these being a mummy would be easy! #fortheloveofBLOG
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Oh yes that’s a good one!! Oh I know, imagine? Then we could all be the Pinterest perfect parents hehe. Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Ah yes the sleep is the biggest win of all!! And the sleeping baby over lunch…i used to love that! Now, it’s if we can get through a day without a toddler tantrum, today has been an example of that and we even went to a supermarket and got stuck in traffic. Officially winning #fortheloveofBLOG
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Oh wow you’re a mummy champion Lucy!! Well done! Thanks for reading hon. Ellen xx
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Getting them to do their homework – and actually knowing enough about the topic to be more help than a chocolate tea-pot!!!
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Sorry I have just seen this for some reason it went into spam! Oh yes homework must get tricky!! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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I love this! My favourite mummy win is when all three of my youngest nap at the same time! That’s like hitting the jackpot!!!! #bigpinklink
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Wow that is an epic mummy victory!! Haha thanks for reading, Ellen x
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It doesn’t happen often!! xx
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brilliant! so many of these become wins once they become older – but number 10 still haunts me all the damn time! #BigPinkLink
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I know!! My mum used to moan about it so much and I fully understand why. Thanks for reading my lovely! Ellen xx
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Oh, those were the days! Tiny victories! They are all definitely important mummywins. Dragging a huuuggee baby bag full of stuff to toddler group and actually having a nappy in it amidst the breadsticks and general rammel!
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Haha it’s always good when you can find what you actually need in that bag! Thanks for reading. Ellen
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I think my current mummy wins are all based on bedtime – getting him out of the bath without a meltdown, managing to brush his teeth, getting him in the sleeping bag without crying, managing to read a story without him throwing the book across the room – and the big one, getting out of the room and sat down on the sofa! But still number 12 – always number 12!! #bigpinklink
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Ohh the sleeping bag is always touch and go! Hope you have some mummy wins tonight. Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Hmmm, mine are; getting big girl to school with all her bits and pieces, book read and hair brushed on time, making appointments and then actually keeping them, not packing all their too small clothes when we go away and going somewhere without forgetting anything. 🙂 Thanks for linking up with us! #bigpinklink
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Haha I like it! Oh yeah I forget to swap the clothes in his changing bag all the time then have to try and squeeze him into them when the nappy leaks hehe. Thanks for having me again and for reading! Ellen x
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I love a good mummy win! I think getting the gravel out of the babies mouth is quite a good mummywin. Not sure if that just counts as win, and I probably should have been watching him better! oops #bigpinklink
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Ahaha Karen you make me laugh! Love it. Thanks for reading hon, Ellen xx
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Oh, I loved this!
I think my favourite was number 7 “so everyone thinks you have an angelic child”. LOL.
Lovely post.
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You’re welcome! Haha it’s great when people think you have an angelic child! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Totally nodding along to all of these! Only other parents would get this stuff wouldn’t they! My favourite mum win is definitely the sleep though! You can cope with any amount of anything if you’ve had a full night sleep cant you? Thanks for sharing with us on #fortheloveofBLOG x
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Definitely, a full nights sleep does make you feel amazing. Thanks for reading and for having me! Ellen x
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Lovely! It’s important to treasure the mummy wins as they help on those mummy losing completely days! As they get older, being zen like as they’re naughty or at least not squawking at them is a win!
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Haha that is a win! Zen like is what we all aim for but I think I fail to achieve often. Mummy wins are definitely necessary to counteract the ‘mummy is about to lose her sh*t’ moments haha. Thank you for reading, Ellen
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I love these – all very good mummy wins and isn’t it a satisfying feeling when they happen! My mummy wins are being able to transfer a sleeping child from car to cot without waking them, being able to drink a cup of coffee without it going cold and managing to do bedtime without wanting to pull my hair out! Thanks for linking up to #FamilyFun 🙂
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All very good mummy wins – especially transferring from car to cot I am rubbish at that one!! Thanks for having me and for reading, Ellen x
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I still haven’t managed 7 hours of sleep! That’s my ultimate goal. Taking a proper shower is a pretty great win, though. 🙂 #StayClassy
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You will get there one day and it will be glorious! I love long showers. Thanks for reading, Ellen x
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Getting my son to eat is definitely a huge mummy win for me! Getting big lad to do his homework without a fight too. TY for linking up to #FamilyFun 🎉
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Haha bless you! Yes I think I might have to update this post every 6 months or year as it will change a lot as he grows! Thanks for having me again, Ellen xx
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My ultimate win is getting both kids (5yo and 10m) fed, bathed, and bedtime-storied-out by 7pm. It rarely happens but when it does I literally high five myself! I honestly don’t know how people with 3+ do it! 🙂 #FamilyFun
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Wow that is impressive!! You are a mummy champ. No idea, I can’t even manage that with one!! Thanks for reading. Ellen
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Love this, all so true! Brings the baby days right back! Both of mine had reflux badly as babies, so I was really good at catching sick!
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Yes TM went through a phase of doing one enormous puke once a day so I got pretty good at it, too! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Really great post I loved the 7 hours straight sleep our twin girls are 4 years old and we still don’t #stayclassy
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Thank you! Oh you deserve lots of wins for having twins, you are parenting champs!! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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A HOT cup of tea or coffee in the morning…. without re-heating it 7 times!!!
When baby doesn’t do a massive poo when you’re out and about (I hate poo changes in public toilets)
A playdate without a fight!
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Ah course I’m not big on hot drinks so I forgot that one!! I know exactly what you mean about poos in public, TM keeps not pooing for two days then doing two or three huge ones in one day and I am always dreading it being while we are out!! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Lovely post!
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YES. I can agree to ALL of them, literally every single one. Actually, I still haven’t had number 12 though waaahhh : (. I think one of my faves is when he sleeps through the whole lunch or dinner with friends so I have time to be myself and give my friends proper attention. Love this post, we should celebrate the positives of motherhood! Thanks for sharing with #StayClassy!
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Glad you agree! It will happen my lovely, and you’ll wake up before he does because your boobs have leaked all over the bed haha. It’s definitely nice when you get to catch up with people without worrying. Ah it’s funny a friend from uni who hasn’t got kids yet actually commented when I shared this post on my personal Facebook that she had seen so many things recently about the reality and difficulty of being a parent and while she appreciates the honesty she said it was lovely to read something positive about being a mum!!
Anyway I am rambling, thanks for having me again and for reading. Ellen xx
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I was going to make a note of the numbers for which ones were my mummywins too and then realised that I agreed with them all. Yayyyy for mummywins!!!
#bigpinklink #triballove
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Wahoo!!! I had one on Friday he was a total delight at the hairdressers!! Thanks for reading, Ellen xx
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back again from #stayclassy thanks for linking xx #triballove
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Thanks hon!! X
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Ahhh so many memories! I remember ALL of these! Seeing the bottom of the laundry basket rarely happens here either and my children are 12, 10 and 8! Still though, even if it’s in only half empty that’s a good win! 🙂 #FartGlitter
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Oh I know, I totally get why my mum always moaned about the washing now!! Yep half empty is good. Thanks for reading, Ellen
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Hurrah to all of these lovely! I’m doing you a little Mexican wave! (All by myself. Yes I look a bit weird). Definite high five for number 6, and if I may also add “catching vomit in your own hands” which I have done on more than one occasion. You might not want to high five me after that though. At least not before half a bottle of dettol soap has been involved… 😉
Thanks for linking up with #fartglitter xx
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Ohhh catching vomit with your hands is impressive! Thanks for having me and for reading (and for the Mexican wave, love that!) Ellen x
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I love this post, I can relate to every one of your mummy wins. The bottom of the laundry basket…I HAVE actually managed it today! High five to me.
xx
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Ah thank you! Wow well done, I am a bit jealous. Although I cleaned my house today so I’m now having a well deserved beer 😂 Thanks for reading, Ellen x
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Thank you, it’s the weather and the two airer’s I own! Ooh enjoy i’m about to jump in the bath, it’s long overdue. Let’s hope my little ones sleep. xxx
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I always seem to miss the good weather days for getting big loads of laundry done. Ah I love a bath! Enjoy x
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My baby playing and giggling while I do house work. This almost never happens but hey, one is free to dream 😛
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Oh yeah that is a serious win! It doesn’t happen often here either. Thanks for reading, Ellen
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I love this ❤️
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Ah thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Ellen
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1 and 12. Food and sleep! Heaven!!
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Exactly! Thanks for reading, Ellen
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