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LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, UncategorizedMY PARTNER’S A CONVICT
This list, from an anonymous author, sheds light on raising kids whilst your partner is in prison. The issues of which are even more complex than you might expect. …
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, UncategorizedMY SISTER-IN-LAW WAS MY SURROGATE
"The fact that someone would care about us enough to offer something so enormous felt incredibly special. Whether it worked or not, what she had offered was indescribable. We went from feeling like the unluckiest couple in the world, to the luckiest! How many people have a sister in law that would offer to help you have a baby?! " Helen Loates shares her surrogacy experience.…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGDAD’S GET POST NATAL DEPRESSION TOO
Post Natal Depression in Mums is now becoming more widely talked about, but something that less commonly discussed is how a new baby can impact t…
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HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, USEFULWHAT IS GROUP B STREP & WHY DON’T MORE OF US KNOW ABOUT IT?
Truthfully, Group B Strep was only vaguely on my radar, I knew it to be an illness that can affect…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGTWIN LOSS (AND TTTS)
This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week and to mark it I am very honoured and also sad to share…
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LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'SFORTY YEARS OLD & TRYING TO BE MUM
Whether we like it or not, as women we are made all too aware of the impact every passing year has on our fertility. So how does it feel to be a) turning 40 b) embarking on 6th round of IVF? …
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HEALTH, INSPIRING, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGBORN AT 24 WEEKS
Most lists are written as a retrospective but this special one by Sarah Kirker was written just after her son was born at only 24 weeks gestation, which makes uniquely raw and vulnerable.…
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BODY IMAGE, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, USEFULEVERYTHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT PERIODS
I was DESPERATE to start my periods. I thought it was exciting, even a bit glam! Can’t quite work out…