Diary of a new breastfeeding mum: On the home stretch …
It’s just days till my due date, the bags are packed, the nursery is complete, the pram is ready – all we need now is our baby girl. As we play the waiting game, many questions arise… What will our...
View ArticleDiary of a new breastfeeding mum: The first few days…
May I introduce to you our new little girl, Lila Grace. We welcomed her into the world after a long, yet relatively calm and drug-free labour. What an awe inspiring, amazing experience! We were...
View ArticleDiary of a new breastfeeding mum: First days at home…
I’ve been home for over a week now and we’re really getting a crash course in our new roles as parents. Nothing can really prepare you for that moment you are home from the hospital and it suddenly...
View ArticleTop 10 beauty fixes for new mums
If you’re a new mum, you’ll be well familiar with the fact that a tiny person is now taking up the time you used to spend sleeping, eating, bathing, relaxing, exercising – and everything else you might...
View ArticleBreaking out of the new mummy daze
You have just experienced the joy of pregnancy and birth … now what? You are now at home with this precious little bundle of joy, sleep deprived, dazed and wondering how on earth you are going to get...
View Article3 questions to ask a new mum this Mother’s Day
New parenthood is widely seen as a time of joy but it is often a time of enormous vulnerability for women as they navigate their new life and role as a mother. No matter how independent they may have...
View ArticleThinking ahead to reduce your risk of PND
When you’re pregnant, your mind is often preoccupied with the impending birth and your growing baby’s needs. But it’s also the perfect time to think ahead to your own emotional needs in the weeks after...
View Article9 reasons new mums find it hard to ask for help
You were more than likely told to get plenty of rest, eat well and accept help during the first few weeks with your newborn. Sometimes that’s easier said than done. For one part, it assumes help is...
View Article12 lessons from the first year of motherhood
When you’re a first-time mum, there are so many lessons to be learnt during that first year. Hell, even when it’s your fifth babe, you spend year one learning all kinds of things you were sure you...
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