There are many myths surrounding donor eggs, but especially when it comes to women wishing for motherhood at a later age. When couples decide to start a family and struggle to conceive, it can become very discouraging as time passes and nothing happens. However, with donor eggs as an option, getting pregnant in your 40s becomes more attainable for any hopeful couple. Take heart in knowing pregnancy in your 40’s myths are exactly that — myths.

Let’s explore some of the more common pregnancy over 40 myths

Milton, the UK’s leading sterilising and hygiene expert, has beenkeeping families safe from germs for over 70 years, both at home and while out and about. Milton hygiene products kill 99.9% of germs - in seconds - including bacteria and fungi. I am giving away a Milton Hygiene Kit to two lucky readers, perfect for around the home and when out and about with the kids!

We are in the middle of a heatwave, break out the sun cream! We put 4 of the best high factor sun creams through their paces on holiday this month to let you know which we recommend to protect your kids' delicate skin this summer.

This week’s meal plan is a little different because I’ve been challenged to try and feed my family for 4 for a week for £50. Sound impossible? Well it certain is a challenge for me but I'm going to give it a go this week and here's a run down of how I plan to do it...

From ‘Hygge’ to parenting, the Danish way of doing things is often widely talked about and it would appear, that bedtime is no different. The Children’s Meditations in My Heart is a collection of meditations designed to help children drift off to sleep within minutes and is beginning to change bedtime routines the world over. I have two copies of this revolutionary bedtime book to giveaway to lucky readers!

You may have noticed there hasn't been any Meal Planning posts over the past couple of weeks. This has been due to a mixture of the kid's school holidays, wedding prep for my Mum's upcoming wedding at the end of the month and a nasty case of tonsillitis (which hit right after the Easter Bank Holiday weekend). But with the kids deposited at school this morning and just two weeks until the big wedding I am firmly back on track. Here's what we are eating this week...

Are you raising a future environmental steward? While you may value measures that seek to preserve this wonderful planet, it is essential to begin teaching your children those same values early on. Even though issues of recycling, global warming, and pollution can seem like complex topics to explain to your little ones, there are easy ways to help them understand the importance of taking care of the environment. You can also empower them with ways to actively learn about and work toward a better future for the planet. Not sure where to get started? Discover three ways to help your children become environmental stewards as they get older.

Safeguarding our children's health is super important for parents and I'm always looking for helpful products to make the parenting adventure that little bit easier. I am giving away a fantastic oral health kit from baby healthcare experts  Bickiepegs, who also make the revolutionary Doidy Cup, to 5 lucky winners to help them on their weaning and teething journey.

Despite the fact that I haven't braved the scales this morning, last week's meal plan went ok. We did substitute Friday night's dinner for a salad, but if you are gonna go off plan a salad is the way to go! This week leads up to the long Easter weekend. Which means a minefield of chocolate to negotiate. I'm hoping some careful planning will help keep the healthy eating on track. Here's what I have planned...

The title of this blog post is a little deceiving because, while we may regard small acts of charity as ‘little’, to someone else they can have a big effect. It doesn’t take much to show a little solidarity in our day-to-day life and, if we all did, our children would find the world in a much better place than it is now.

From small acts of kindness to going all out to raise money for charity, there really is so much more all of us can do. Here, we have listed just some of the things that you can do today that can make life for  someone else that much better.