Pandemic Pregnancy
In 2020, we collectively hit the pause button, thanks to an event which we will certainly look back on as being two things at once: entirely predictable and yet entirely unexpected.
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Baby Baby
Nappies 101: Cloth or Disposable?
Prepare at least two weeks’ worth of wholesome freezer meals.” “Pack your hospital bag well in advance of your due
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A Letter from an Anxious Mummy
Last weekend, I found myself rereading a diary of mine, with letters I wrote to my first-born. I’ve always been
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Baby’s First Outing!
There will come a time when you need to do it: one day you will have to put on (maternity) pants and leave the house with that new little human of yours. Doesn’t sound so hard, right? But honestly, my experience of this with each of my babies was entirely petrifying!
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Top Five Tips for a Mama-to-Be
When one of my best friends was pregnant, she asked me for my top five things that a pregnant woman
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A Baby at Christmas – the Dream versus Reality
When I was pregnant with my first, I would dream about all the things that were ahead of us as
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What Have I Become? Those Sneaky Traditional Gender Roles…
I remember being sixteen years old and rebelling in my English Literature class by saying that I’d actually be quite
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What A New Mother Means When She Asks for “Support”
I remember a day early in my second boy’s life; I was struggling. I was physically and emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed,
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Birthing Beads – A Meaningful Alternative to a Baby Shower
I was six months pregnant with my second baby when my mother first heard about birthing beads. Listening to a
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Top Five Tips for Expectant Parents
I love midwifery and have done since I first started in 2001. Part of my work is the privilege to
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