'You've got your hands full'

BBC News: The rise and rise of the 'mummy bloggers'

RECENTLY I was interviewed by journalist Dave Lee for a piece for the technology section of BBC Online all about the rise of mummy bloggers in the UK.

It's an interesting piece that reflects on Universal Studios paying bloggers for reviews and wondering how similar blogging is in the UK. The lovely Susanna who has worked so hard to connect parents and help bloggers find audiences is also featured, talking about a commitment to integrity.

Over at British Mummy Bloggers, Jennifer has reported on more US 'mom' blogging trends heading for these shores, trends which make some sigh with disappointment.

Multiple mayhem -- a carnival of posts about twins and more

PHEW. Thank you so much for all your support of this special week on You've Got Your Hands Full which has reminded me why I set this blog up in the first place and put me in touch with some fabulous blogs, some already familiar, others new to me.

If you can say one thing that unites all parents of multiples, well it's that they're busy.

Forgive me for stating the obvious. So I didn't know what to expect with my planned carnival. I've ended up with a dozen or so entries and so I'm delighted.

In all honesty this was very short notice so if anyone wants to make this a more regular feature, with us taking turns to host a monthly carnival, then please shout up and we can kick off an on-going Multiples Mayhem carnival?

The guest posts this week and the carnival entries have made me laugh and made me cry. I hope our small but perfectly formed carnival informs and entertains. 

Twins whose TTTS was corrected in-utero born in May

LIANA Sophia and Amaya Noel were born May 4, 2009. Their parents are Esther and Bjorn Dixon of Minnesota. Esther went to Texas for in-utero surgery to correct Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome that was discovered on an ultrasound. The Dixons have a blog, Bjorn & Esther Dixon. Congratulations!

also blogs at Deep Muck Big Rake. Write her at becky_handsfull@yahoo.com.

Triplet has triplets of her own in Michigan

AMIR, Armann and Amari Whitaker were born May 26, 2006, at Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit. Parents are Amber Ali, a triplet, and Andre Whitaker. The babies are in the NICU until they gain weight and can go home. For anyone who'd like to help by donating baby supplies, call Northwest Women's Care at the hospital at 313-966-5101.

also blogs at Deep Muck Big Rake. Write her at becky_handsfull@yahoo.com.

Quadruplets arrive in Utah

GEORGE, Dimitri, Sophia and Isabella Agrapides were born June 7, 2009, at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

also blogs at Deep Muck Big Rake. Write her at becky_handsfull@yahoo.com.

'Raising Sextuplets' reality show to air on WeTV

THE Masche Sextuplets of Arizona will star in a new reality-television show on WeTV, slated to start June 11, 2009.

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also blogs at Deep Muck Big Rake. Write her at becky_handsfull@yahoo.com.

Texas couple expecting sextuplets

Read their updates on their blog, Stansel Journey.

also blogs at Deep Muck Big Rake. Write her at becky_handsfull@yahoo.com.

Tagged by Littlemummy.com and Dulwich Divorcee: Some stuff about me

Erica and Alice have passed the baton on this one, so here goes...

1. What are your current obsessions?

As ever lots of things. Family and work, work and family. That's about it really. Blog wise, I'm still reeling from our Disney experience, and am blown away by the work of Camilla Chafer and Keris Stainton so far on our new travel blog, Havealovelytime.com.

2. Which item of clothes do you wear most often?

Just anything black, black and more black. If you want to know why, look here.

Project Seahorse update: Please vote for inspirational video! (Today's the last day...)

YOU may remember that some months ago, I featured a video on You've Got Your Hands Full which was a tribute to a precious little girl called Emily, a quadruplet who died when she was just days old.

I remember thinking at the time that being able to spread the word about the work that her family have gone on to do through their Project Seahorse organisation, despite their own grief, to help other families, underlined my belief in blogging.

Now Emily's dad Phil Roberts, from Lexington in Kentucky, has been in touch to tell me about another video and this time, ask for my help in getting people to vote for it in a TV channel's competition.

Would you plan to give birth to twins or triplets at home? Couple say hospital denies them "rightful choice"

WITH more than 300,000 views on YouTube, this video has a pretty powerful message.

Questions tackled head on by the producers include:

* So both babies have to be head down for a vaginal birth?

* So all twins should be born by c-section?

* So older mums have to have a Caesarean?