I have lists of blogposts I intend to write. I have lists of things I need to do this week, this month, today. I have lists of stuff I have run out of. I have lists of lists. Needless to say, when facing parenthood for the first time, I listed my way through it, and I am not alone. Meet Robina and Kirsten, two Mums who love a list even more than me – they dedicated a whole blog to it, and a rather fabulous blog it is too!
Enjoy!…
X MMT
Babylists is a collaborative blog, written by Robina and Kirsten, two first time mums from Beaconsfield who both love a good list!
We met at an NCT class when we were both massively pregnant and bonded over our love of House of Cards, cake, cluelessness about our impending parenthood, and our geeky list writing addiction.
Kirsten came up with the idea for Babylists when our babies were about 3 months old. We had managed to just about wing it through the first blurry weeks and things were becoming clear(ish). We had both taken our tiny babies abroad and packing was a nightmare. There was no helpful website which told you what to take or even pointed you in the right direction of what a baby might need for a week in the sun or an overnight stay. So, collecting the handwritten lists we still had for all our pregnancy stuff (hospital bag, nursery bits etc) we started the website.
Babylists has evolved from a collection of a few (hopefully) useful lists for parents and parents to be, into a blog of over 100 list-style posts. We try and share all our parenting experiences in a way that new and overwhelmed mums and dads can relate, have a giggle, and know that it’s ok to have a cry over your lukewarm tea and chocolate hobnob while the breast pump whirrs and the monitor is on mute.
We love writing for the site, it’s such a good creative outlet when you’re changing nappies and singing ‘If you’re happy and you know it’ all day long. Kirsten has returned to work now and Robina is a stay at home mum, but we both continue to write posts and our geeky list writing addiction isn’t going to be cured anytime soon.
In the future, we hope to reach a wider network of new parents, to expand our site as our babies grow up (they both just turned 1) and hopefully more babies come along…
islandliving365 April 21, 2016
Fellow list lover here which is one of the reasons I really like the Baby Lists website. Lovely to meet the brains behind it and how fab that they met at a NCT class #coolmumclub
beautybabyandme April 21, 2016
Fab to meet you – and I’m going to be looking at your website a lot as I absolutely love a list! Xxx #coolmumclub
Fran @ Whingewhingewine April 21, 2016
Nice to meet you ladies! I so enjoy reading more about the bloggers I love. #coolmumclub
Rhyming with Wine April 21, 2016
What a brilliant idea for a blog! I am a massive list geek. In fact *whispers* I have been known to draw myself little tick boxes next to my listed items. You know. Just so that I can tick them off. Occasionally (Every time). I’ll keep an eye out for you! Dawn x
Thanks for sharing MMT x #coolmumclub
robina - babylists.co.uk April 22, 2016
Amazing! I am going to start doing that myself… Thanks for your lovely comment Love your blog btw X
justsayingmum April 21, 2016
are you girls Virgo’s by any chance?! I’m a Virgo and adore lists – inspired gils – love it and really lots of luck for your venture – I think you’ll do amazingly! #Coolmumclub
robina - babylists.co.uk April 22, 2016
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! No, neither of us are virgos actually (ones a cancerian and one a sagitarrean!) X
Mrs Tubbs April 21, 2016
Oh, I love a good to do list 🙂
Unhinged Mummy (aka Janine Woods) April 21, 2016
I don’t have a baby anymore but my daughter does and they live with me so I may pop along later and check out your site 🙂
#coolmumclub
robina - babylists.co.uk April 22, 2016
Thank you! Please do! X
Mrs Lighty April 21, 2016
Ooh this is such a fab idea! Going to come find you and check it out now! Thanks for sharing your fabulous idea with #coolmumclub xxx
motherhoodtherealdeal April 21, 2016
Lovely to meet Robina and Kirsten! Sending big #coolmumclub over to you this Thursday morning! xxx
agentspitback April 21, 2016
I love your lists, girls and nice to know a bit more about you both, Robina and Kirsten. #coolmumclub
jaxbest April 21, 2016
Such a great idea! First time I have heard of it! Lovely to meet you! #coolmumclub
babiesbiscuitsandbooze April 21, 2016
Ah, fab to get to know you ladies better! Babylists is fab, really useful and funny posts. I adore a good list! I remember my siblings taking the p*ss out of me when I was little as I included on my list of things to do before a school trip ‘Go to the toilet. Clean teeth.’ But it’s good to have achievable goals, right? #coolmumclub
robina - babylists.co.uk April 22, 2016
Haha. Love it, a young list maker like us. Let’s try and get more list lovers out of the closet! Thanks for your lovely comment X
Katy (@hotpinkwellies) April 21, 2016
Lovely to meet you both! I do love a list, and haven’t come across Babylists before, so this is a great find for me! #coolmumclub
swannydotme April 21, 2016
I do love a good list. I’m obsessed with planners and stationery, so another excuse to get more! lol xx #coolmumclub
cherylbarry April 21, 2016
Great idea!! I absolutely love and live my life by my various lists (I always seem to have about 3 on the go at once!) #CoolMumClub
To Arizona......and beyond April 22, 2016
Great blog to feature, very useful for a new mum like me, thanks! #coolmumclub
Anna Brophy April 22, 2016
My lists are a necessity! Even if the husband thinks they’re funny, takes pics of them and sends them to his mates for a laugh…he especially loves his weekend jobs list. HA!!!!
Anna Brophy April 22, 2016
Forgot to say I was stopping by from the #coolmumclub….oops….
robina - babylists.co.uk April 22, 2016
Thanks so much for all these comments and thanks Sarah for having us, see you next week at #coolmumclub
MMT April 22, 2016
Pleasure to help promote some great blogs out there! Or should that be bloggers?! 😉 xxx
Dopey Mama April 22, 2016
Yes yes yes! All about the lists. Not heard about these before though, so glad I know now! Thank you! #coolmumclub
thewhimsicaladventuresofanotsosupermum April 22, 2016
Hey Ladies, what a fab idea, it’s great to have a place to refer to for all sorts of scenarios that encompasses the littles a whatever stage you are going through. I love a good list, sometimes I write lists for my lists….but always have things I achieved already on those lists so I feel like I’ve accomplished something 😉
Will be sending some new mums your way when people ask me about what to take/pack/bring etc
Josie x x x
DomesticatedMomster April 24, 2016
Hello ladies! So nice to meet you! I recently started keeping lists of things I needed to do for if it isn’t written down where I can see it, it gets completely forgotten. The schedules of having 4 kids and a husband can become truly overwhelming at times. Great post as always Sarah! And thanks for hostessing #coolmumclub!
lizzie ( firstooth ) April 25, 2016
What a brilliant site I’d never heard of this blog before but I’m definitely going to follow. Thanks for sharing I’m a list lover too and they’re so right I have googled those questions and have never found a helpful list so it’s lovely that they’ve found their little niche. Also thanks for hosting x
Lora Add June 18, 2017
I had heard about Baby List from a friend of mine, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to use it. After reading this, though, I decided to give it a shot and I have to say that I love it! It is so informative and I am finding out so much information that I had never even thought to research. I’m so glad I checked it out. thanks!