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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S
THE REALITY OF A NICU PARENT

My heart was in my mouth while reading this list from Sam @the_nicu_mummy. The fear and the anxiety around your child being ill is just horrendous. For Sam, her nightmare began during pregnancy and then straight after giving birth, her baby boy was taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which is somewhere you never hope to find yourself.…
EMOTIONAL, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S
POSTNATAL DEPRESSION

After my first baby, I was exhausted, lonely, terrified and felt like I was walking through glue, but assumed this was normal; this was how all new mums felt, wasn't it? It was only later, when I looked back, I realised I'd been suffering from postnatal depression. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week starts tomorrow and with that in mind Iwona Pinkowicz wanted to share her incredibly honest story about how she had to reach breaking point before she was diagnosed with PND...…
INSPIRING, MOTHERHOOD, SOCIAL MEDIA
PARENTING AS A SOLO MUM

e are sold this idea that: we grow-up, meet a partner, have kids... but of course it doesn't work like that. For Mel as she reached the latter half of her 30's she became aware that her desire to have a baby was actually clouding her judgement when dating. So she decided to follow a different root as solo parent.…
HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, Uncategorized
FERTILITY JOURNEY OF A GERIATRIC MUM

I vividly remember being told that after 35 you are considered geriatric in terms of fertility and pregnancy! The shock! I could have sworn I was young just a moment ago!? Fortunately, the terminology has moved on but doesn't mean find yourself in that bracket isn't without its challenges as Liberty Mills explains...…
EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S
HAVING A BABY IN A PANDEMIC

Having a baby turns your world upside down in normal circumstances; I can't imagine what it might feel like for it to be navigating what that might be like in amongst the madness of the last year. Scans alone, PPE in theatre, meeting new Mum friends on zoom. Here Samantha puts it all into words. …
MOTHERHOOD, USEFUL, WORK & MONEY
TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT MONEY

Of all the topics that I write about, 'money' is the one that tends to elicit the strongest and more intense reaction. Add to the current economic climate and it really is a subject that is front of mind. Here Mum to three boys, Money blogger and Head of Brand at Starling Bank Rachel Kerrone offers some great advice on how to talk to kids about money: …
EMOTIONAL, MOTHERHOOD
WHAT I WANT FOR MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS CANCER

Somethings can't be sugar coat. Sometimes life is unfair. Bad things happen to good people. Cancer is cruel and childhood cancer is impossible to rationalise. Here Laura Farmer-Maia shares her hoped for her Daughter Bibi who has high-risk Neuroblastoma…
MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ
A LETTER TO MY SON

Kandice Menzie and odd to her son touches on feminism, gender but also articulates her hopes, fear and guidance for the next generation of young black men.…
EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, WORK & MONEY
CHILD POVERTY DURING COVID-19

Little Village is a London based charity that works like a food bank, but collection clothes, toys and equipment for babies and children up to the age of 5 and passing them on to families who need them. Founder Sophia Parker gives a glimpse into the impact the Corona vicurs is having on child poverty:…