{"id":1207,"date":"2026-02-13T12:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/?page_id=1207"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:14:30","slug":"lefranca-twins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/?page_id=1207","title":{"rendered":"Lefranca Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1207\" class=\"elementor elementor-1207\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665b86f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"665b86f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8656dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8656dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 6: The First Few Weeks &amp; Beyond<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d5ba0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19d5ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888efb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"888efb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-768x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1209\" alt=\"Fi feeds Filou at home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240109_122703-FI-FEEDING-FILOU-Edited-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fi feeds Filou at home for the first time<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f3dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24f3dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-768x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1210\" alt=\"Louis brings a babies&#039; bottle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_160058-E-1-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Louis brings a feeding bottle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85c9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d85c9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Louis is already a parent (to Coco) &#8211; Columbe did most of the parenting. He was always working at Masque Grand Magasin, and often did overtime. Columbe quit her university course a few months into pregnancy as she was often unwell &#8211; even apart from morning sickness.\u00a0<\/p><p>Besides &#8211; he had ambitions to become manager- and this paid off.\u00a0 He was promoted quickly to assistant manager. And when the manager left to run an even larger store &#8211; Louis moved into his shoes. They certainly needed the high salary with twins &#8211; and child support payments for Coco. It was unlikely that Fi would be able to work until the twins are older and at school at least.\u00a0<\/p><p>Her French was improving, but in any case unless they get married she&#8217;d be unable to work without a work permit.\u00a0 Fi is excited at being a new &#8216;maman&#8217;.\u00a0 She&#8217;s happy to be living in Paris with Louis.<\/p><p>She gave in her notice at Fitz Dolz soon after discovering she was pregnant.<\/p><p>She&#8217;s tired as the twins need feeding every few hours so her sleep is of course frequently interrupted.\u00a0 They have a baby alarm and at the slightest sound of crying she gets up.\u00a0<\/p><p>Filou and Loufi are beautiful. &#8220;Je suis Maman&#8221;.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a66f6 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8a66f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7bf37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a7bf37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240110_133322-1-E-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1211\" alt=\"Louis shares the job of feeding for a short while\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240110_133322-1-E-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240110_133322-1-E-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240110_133322-1-E-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240110_133322-1-E-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240110_133322-1-E-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Louis feels a strong emotional connection as he helps with feeding <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864676b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"864676b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131035-Opt-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1212\" alt=\"Gris has kittens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131035-Opt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131035-Opt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131035-Opt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131035-Opt-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131035-Opt-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gris had her kittens on Fi &amp; Louis' bed the night that Fi went into labour<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eeb456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eeb456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_123943-Nursery-edited-1-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1213\" alt=\"Nappy changing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_123943-Nursery-edited-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_123943-Nursery-edited-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_123943-Nursery-edited-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_123943-Nursery-edited-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_123943-Nursery-edited-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nappy changing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9e5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c9e5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-169x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1214\" alt=\"Gris goes to investigate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240302_131159-Opt-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gris goes to see what her kittens are up to<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdd197 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fdd197\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1cde3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d1cde3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133731-E-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1256\" alt=\"New parents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133731-E-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133731-E-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133731-E-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133731-E.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New parents<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd01e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd01e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_132330-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1218\" alt=\"Gris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_132330-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_132330-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_132330-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_132330-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240305_132330-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gris is missing getting attention<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab0d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dab0d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133418-E.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1260\" alt=\"Louis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133418-E.jpg 750w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_133418-E-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Louis bathing a twin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e773e60 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e773e60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a03e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a03e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-768x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1230\" alt=\"Nappy changing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_121315-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Changing Loufi's Nappy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a4d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13a4d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-768x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240301_125253-Fi-changing-Loufi-blind-down-edited-window-Opt-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120a9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"120a9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-768x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1232\" alt=\"Settling Loufi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_124824-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Settling Loufi <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350f3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"350f3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_121300-Opt-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1235\" alt=\"Bath Time\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_121300-Opt-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_121300-Opt-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_121300-Opt-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_121300-Opt-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240425_121300-Opt-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bath Time<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c129b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c129b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240428_110029-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1251\" alt=\"Weighing Loufi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240428_110029-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240428_110029-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240428_110029-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240428_110029-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240428_110029-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Weighing Loufi<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e7556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4e7556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_120534-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1267\" alt=\"Gris by baby&#039;s crib\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_120534-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_120534-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_120534-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_120534-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240304_120534-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gris by crib<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a754ec e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a754ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad36859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad36859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1243\" alt=\"Fi crosses a little road\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155242-Fi-Crosses-a-little-road-in-Paris-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fi crosses a little road (on Background photo by Simona Sergi on Unsplash)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da741f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1da741f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155301-Fi-walking-in-Paris-Best-edit-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1244\" alt=\"Walking in the park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155301-Fi-walking-in-Paris-Best-edit-1-1.jpg 663w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155301-Fi-walking-in-Paris-Best-edit-1-1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Walking in the park<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20759c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d20759c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155019-Fi-Returns-to-the-apartment-after-walk-in-the-park-1024x990.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1246\" alt=\"Fi returns home from the park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155019-Fi-Returns-to-the-apartment-after-walk-in-the-park-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155019-Fi-Returns-to-the-apartment-after-walk-in-the-park-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155019-Fi-Returns-to-the-apartment-after-walk-in-the-park-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155019-Fi-Returns-to-the-apartment-after-walk-in-the-park-1536x1485.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240421_155019-Fi-Returns-to-the-apartment-after-walk-in-the-park-2048x1980.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Almost home now, mes petits\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b63de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b63de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_154655-Blue-Bunny-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1278\" alt=\"Blue Bunny\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_154655-Blue-Bunny-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_154655-Blue-Bunny-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_154655-Blue-Bunny-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_154655-Blue-Bunny-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_154655-Blue-Bunny-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Voici le lapinou bleu, mes petits\" - says Louis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7620b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7620b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240419_093127-Fi-with-Twins-in-the-Park-768x318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1262\" alt=\"Fi in the park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240419_093127-Fi-with-Twins-in-the-Park-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240419_093127-Fi-with-Twins-in-the-Park-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240419_093127-Fi-with-Twins-in-the-Park-1024x424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240419_093127-Fi-with-Twins-in-the-Park-1536x636.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240419_093127-Fi-with-Twins-in-the-Park-2048x849.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43b016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d43b016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_153350-Nos-enfants-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1247\" alt=\"Back to the apartment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_153350-Nos-enfants-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_153350-Nos-enfants-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_153350-Nos-enfants-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_153350-Nos-enfants-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240422_153350-Nos-enfants-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Coucou, nos enfants\", says Louis. \"They are so sweet\" <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40742e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b40742e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da55b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0da55b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TODDLERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f4910 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9f4910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee8f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ee8f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120434-Toddlers-edited-opt-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1273\" alt=\"Fi with Filou\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120434-Toddlers-edited-opt-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120434-Toddlers-edited-opt-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120434-Toddlers-edited-opt-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120434-Toddlers-edited-opt-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120434-Toddlers-edited-opt-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Breakfast Time - Fi with Filou<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3433c9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3433c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ded7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ded7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fi &amp; Louis were mystified and rather concerned when the twins began to gradually change skin colour. They sought medical advice \u2013 tests revealed that both parents carry a rare gene. The condition is a G\u00e9n\u00e9tique Changement de la Peau (Genetic change of skin). The consultant tells the worried parents that the condition might eventually stabilise, but they might just have to get accustomed to their children\u2019s changing appearance. They come away from the appointment with a booklet and leaflets. Loufi was very dark as a baby, and now he is much paler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d344a4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d344a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8faff2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8faff2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84aaba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84aaba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120419-1-OPT-E-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120419-1-OPT-E-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120419-1-OPT-E.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50ee7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a50ee7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d90b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62d90b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120447-TODDLERS-BREAKFAST-E-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1286\" alt=\"Toddler twins breakfast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120447-TODDLERS-BREAKFAST-E-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120447-TODDLERS-BREAKFAST-E-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120447-TODDLERS-BREAKFAST-E-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120447-TODDLERS-BREAKFAST-E-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240511_120447-TODDLERS-BREAKFAST-E-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Toddler twins breakfast<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af0757 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3af0757\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82c5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d82c5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114038-Blind-Fully-Down-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1291\" alt=\"Toddler potty training\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114038-Blind-Fully-Down-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114038-Blind-Fully-Down-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114038-Blind-Fully-Down-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114038-Blind-Fully-Down-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114038-Blind-Fully-Down-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1046b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1046b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114055-Window-Blind-edited-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1292\" alt=\"Toddler potty training\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114055-Window-Blind-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114055-Window-Blind-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114055-Window-Blind-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114055-Window-Blind-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240513_114055-Window-Blind-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Toddler potty training<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7597ee e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7597ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d9cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5d9cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091511-E-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1299\" alt=\"Loufi crawling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091511-E-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091511-E-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091511-E-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091511-E-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091511-E-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Loufi is crawling now<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3329ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3329ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091602-Loufi-at-Fis-Feet-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1301\" alt=\"Loufi at Fi&#039;s Feet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091602-Loufi-at-Fis-Feet-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091602-Loufi-at-Fis-Feet-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091602-Loufi-at-Fis-Feet-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091602-Loufi-at-Fis-Feet-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_091602-Loufi-at-Fis-Feet-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Loufi at Fi's Feet<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b616f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b616f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_121552-Loufi-wants-attention-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1302\" alt=\"Loufi gets clingy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_121552-Loufi-wants-attention-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_121552-Loufi-wants-attention-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_121552-Loufi-wants-attention-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_121552-Loufi-wants-attention-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240515_121552-Loufi-wants-attention-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Loufi gets clingy and wants a hug - Gris also wants to be on Fi's lap<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4021e22 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4021e22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f084f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f084f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240518_163454-OPT-E-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1307\" alt=\"Toddlers in playpen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240518_163454-OPT-E-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240518_163454-OPT-E-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240518_163454-OPT-E-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240518_163454-OPT-E-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240518_163454-OPT-E-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Toddlers in playpen<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1a95f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d1a95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240520_175135-EO-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1312\" alt=\"Toddlers in their cots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240520_175135-EO-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240520_175135-EO-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240520_175135-EO-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240520_175135-EO-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20240520_175135-EO-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Toddlers in their cots<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 6: The First Few Weeks &amp; Beyond Fi feeds Filou at home for the first time Louis brings a feeding bottle Although Louis is already a parent (to Coco) &#8211; Columbe did most of the parenting. He was always working at Masque Grand Magasin, and often did overtime. Columbe quit her university course a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1066,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1316,"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1207\/revisions\/1316"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dollstories.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}