A choose your own adventure guide to dealing with the terrible twos… Trying to find ways to stop your toddler having a tantrum? Not to be unfeeling, but, HAHA. Good luck. I recently ordered a few books on the toddler years as I realised I hadn’t read anything since I […]
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HG Awareness Day: One Hyperemesis Gravidarum Sufferer’s Story
When I look back on my pregnancy I remember a range of emotions. I was scared, yes, but mostly excited. It felt like what I was doing was the most important thing I (or anyone else) had ever done. I watched endless hours of One Born Every Minute, I prepped […]
Preparing for Birth; Tips from Midwife Bridget Sheeran
In this Q&A for The Mother Edit, Bridget Sheeran, Midwife and author of Preparing for Birth: Colouring your Pregnancy Journey (Hammersmith Health Books) gives us her top tips on preparing for birth. In the early days of pregnancy how can expectant mothers prepare themselves for birth? The best way is […]
How To Care Less About What People Think
How I Gave Up Caring What Other People Thought OK, short answer, I haven’t. BUT, I am trying really hard to care less. People who know me know that I am a bit of a cynic. I find being miserable (in a light-hearted, friendly sort of way) very enjoyable. Sarcasm […]
I Do Not Like the Sound of My Voice Like This
The annoying truth about ‘mummy voice’ (spoiler alert: I have one). I’ve never spent much time around mums. My mum? Yes. All the time. Every minute I can. But not new mums. I was the first of my mates to have a baby, so pretty much everything has been unchartered […]
Breastfeeding In Public: A Guide
Breastfeeding in public is not a topic worth debating. I cannot be bothered to lay out an argument for or against because quite simply there is no viable ‘against’ argument. It’s what women were given breasts for, and telling them not to use them as intended to nourish their babies […]
29 Ways to Say ‘No’ to a Toddler
Apparently, it’s best not to over-use the word ‘no’ with toddlers, or it begins to lose all meaning. Easier said than done when your small person spends most of its time balancing on unstable objects and cramming dangerous-looking articles into its mouth. Here are a few alternatives, anyway… That’s not […]
Are you a Bad Mother if you Can’t Make your Baby Sleep?
On sleep, and the measure of a mother… Jack is nine months old now. And he still sleeps terribly. A good night is two or three wakes that last 10 to 15 minutes each and up about 6.15. A bad night is upwards of four wakes with hour-long wakeful stretches […]
News: You Can’t Live off Maternity Pay
Just about to head off on maternity leave, thinking about starting a family, or a new mum cluster-feeding your baby at midnight who just stumbled upon this page in a haze of scrolling? Welcome all. And I hope you have some pennies in the bank, because this rather worrying email […]