Hotfoot it around the park/shops/on the bus without stifling in this surprisingly light coat that’s thin enough to fold up and stash in the pram basket. If you’re after a padded jacket that doesn’t turn you into a Michelin woman, stop looking. My best mummy friend has this...

These days, my jewellery and accessories need to be baby-friendly. The ends of scarves are just waiting to dangle into pureed carrot/the contents of a nappy; cocktail rings scream A&E for baby, long necklaces and hoop earrings scream A&E for me (nothing gets past those curious grabby...

Introducing the House Bag I’m forever carting a million bits and pieces with me wherever I go, to save to-ing and fro-ing from room to room. Especially last thing at night when I’m taking bottles, formula dispensers, dummies, muslins, monitor, etc, up to bed ready for the night...

Create a look book Once you’ve got your capsule mummy wardrobe sorted, another way of keeping the morning ‘what shall I wear?’ ritual short is by creating a look book. By this, I mean take a load of snaps of yourself in outfits that work, then store them so you have a handy...

As much as I’m in love with my silver snakeskin 4-inch-heel Manolos (impulse buy from Manhattan – when in Rome…), heels are pretty impractical for pramming around the park, lugging the car seat down the stairs, etc. And as Ru gets older, I can’t see myself scurrying...

What to look for (and avoid) Many a time I’ve looked down at my clothing after my little one’s vomited on me, or I’ve been crawling around on the floor playing with him, or I’m lugging general baby paraphernalia around the house – and wished my outfit was more...