South Africa’s top mommy blogs. Parenting blogs. Moms who blog in SA

Moms who blog generally want to share and cherish their memories, document their children’s lives or build a memoir of their life as a family. Over the past few years I’ve created relationships with some of South Africa’s very finest moms who also blog. We’ve argued over birth, hospitals, platforms, pictures, events. We’ve celebrated, we’ve joint hands to support charities and projects close to our hearts and we’ve shared milestones.

I often get asked by brands, friends and readers to share a few of my other favorite South African blogs that write about parenting. I know that you’ll grow to love these women as much as I do – and you’ll notice how extremely unique and original each of these blogs are -with their own voice, message and creative presence.

Stacey Vee – Living Lionheart

Stacey is a brilliant writer and also a great person with a good heart. She is definitely my writing muse, and I love everything about her blog. An extract about her: Stacey Vee’s been doing this media shizzle for 13 years, and likes to brag that back when her boobs were perky she worked for FHM. No, she did not wear a bikini to the office. Why do people always ask that?

Natasha Clark – Raising Men 

I work in social media by profession and I have a background in writing, tv production, public relations, picture & video editing. I have folders filled with unfinished novels, boxes of hand-written journals and an embarrassing box of written and published poems. I love writing, communicating and I’m painfully sentimental. Our family is not perfect, but we love each other. So much.

Nicki Dadic – One of the Boys

I love Nicki. I’ve not loved her, but I’ve always liked her. We’ve had silly arguments as mothers, but we always find a way back in to each other’s inbox. Her blog is fantastic and her heart is softer than the inside of turkish delights. She really is the darling of the mommy bloggers! Her bio: Tattooed wife to David, mum to Luca & Mika, digital marketing & social media gal, full-time Gleek, part-time blogger, Wine Gum addict & eternal optimist.

Tamaryn Watkins – Exmi

She is funny, wise, witty and sarcastic. Follow her everywhere you can for your daily fix of chirps and thoughts. From her bio: I am mother to The Kid. He was born in November 2007. I’d moved up to Joburg to start my second degree (a Masters’ degree in Public Law) and fell pregnant a month after moving out of my fathers’ house.

Cath Jenkin – Cath Jenkin 

Oh Cath how I’ve loved getting to know you. Cath is incredibly real, honest and caring. She is a professional writer and has all the talents you wish you had. She’s a Media Consultant. Writer. Columnist. Mama. Loves clever mondegreens & a good meme. She lives in Durban, works everywhere – it’s called the Internet. She holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Communications and English. You’ll love her blog – it’s from the heart and soul of her fingertips.

Celeste Barlow – The Reluctant Mom 

I’ve always loved Celeste’s blog. I found it when I was expecting Benjamin and her blog managed to articulate a lot of what I was feeling at the time. She is hauntingly real and extremely funny without trying at all. Her bio: I often think somehow I am faking my way through the day, and that someone is going to realise that I am actually still fifteen years old. I live in Cape Town, and work in print and production. I juggle three children, and work full time – some days better than others.

Kathryn Rossiter – Becoming You 

Kathryn’s blog is a great resource for lists, info, events, travel, news, venues and all things parenting! She’s a lovely person and we often bump in to each other at media events here in the Cape Town. Becoming You is about inspiration and her journey of discovering herself and her little space to be something other than someone’s mom.

Melinda Connor – Diaries of a White Mother Raising a Black Baby
I’ve been reading Melinda’s blog for years! She is funny – Emma and Benjamin, her adopted little kids are gorgeous. Melinda is real, successful, ambitious and beautifully honest. She also runs a kids and corporate party planning and events service in Johannesburg so get in touch!

Guys there are LOADS of other parenting blogs – there are literally thousands. I hope that you like this list that I put together of some of the nicest, most popular mommy blogs in South Africa with good readerships and relationships. This really is just my personal little list of blogs that I’ve somehow bonded with over the past three years. I work in PR by profession, and these gals are a pleasure to work with too. Happy reading!