Category Motherhood

A LOVE LETTER TO MUMS, FROM A MUM

TOMORROW is Valentine’s Day. ( I know, I know, I’m sorry but just bear with me…) Anyway in the spirit of sharing some love on the ol’ blog and celebrating the silliest / most romantic / cringeworthy (you choose) day of the year, I’ve decided to break away from romantic love or talk of nookie and instead focus on motherhood. You see, on Tuesday morning, I was invited to speak

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50 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT MOTHERHOOD

1. When you become a parent, your life will never be the same as it was, but that’s ok because your little person or little people will only enrich it. 2. It is EXHAUSTING at times, but you soon become an expert at getting by on little sleep and dealing with the awful sleep deprivation. 3. Breastfeeding can be a tricky business, but if it comes easily to you and

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Postnatal stuff no one ever tells you (so I will)

IT can be a little bewildering when you’ve just had a baby, in more ways than one. After giving birth to Elsie, I spent many an occasion thinking ‘is this normal?!‘ and found myself frantically Googling away, hoping to find some answers. They say that honesty is the best policy, so with this in mind, here are some postnatal truths that every new or expectant mum should know. —— It

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Lessons from Elsie: A different kind of love

Some say that a bond between a mother and her child is the strongest human bond there is. And whilst I know that sadly this isn’t always the case, I’m beginning to realise exactly what people mean. As a new Mum, I now get it. I understand. It’s love, but not as you know it. I like to think I know how to love and be loved. I certainly hope

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