9 Things Mums Talk About That Work Effectively As Contraception

8. I really think that little Timmy has some kind of fungal infection. Do his neck rolls smell to you?

Firstly,  I’m not a doctor so there’s no possible insight I can give you into this situation. Secondly, when did it become normal to ask me to smell your child? That aside this situation is just what I needed after watching your baby laugh. That nearly tipped the scales. But the idea of descending into that smell-obsessed world in which parents live is enough to put a stop to that all together. Instead, I’m going to watch you do a not-so-subtle nappy and neck roll smell test, while I inhale on a morning cuppa.

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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