Over the weekend, I was at the London Baby Show, representing “my” charity, NCT. If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard of NCT. If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ve probably heard of NCT. But just in case you haven’t, NCT is the UK largest charity for parents.
I’ve been volunteering for NCT since (gulp) 2002. I was even nominated for President two years ago.
One of my first volunteering stints was helping out at the NCT stand at the London Baby Show 15 years ago. That’s when I first saw Sue Saxey (former NCT President) speaking on stage. Immediately, I said to myself “THAT’S what I want to do”.
Fifteen years later …. here I am, billed as one of the “experts” providing one-to-one support for parents AND running NCT breastfeeding taster sessions.
In between the one-to-one slots and the taster sessions, I was helping out on the NCT stand giving out goody bags, talking to parents about the services that NCT offers, and helping expectant parents find the right antenatal class. Not forgetting running backwards and forwards SO many times to refresh the stand with 100s and 100s of goody bags. Oh, and also, filming some short soundbites for the Baby Show to promote their next event on social media
It’s been a full-on weekend. Brilliant, amazing, inspiring … but I am absolutely shattered.
Here are a few photos ‘behind the scenes’ of the Baby Show.






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