When a woman is pregnant, has just given birth or is in the early days with a newborn she needs support, love and positivity. She doesn’t need criticism or judgment – that’s why the language we use is so important…
Home Life
“If I could go back in time, I’d invent the kind of social media that exists now to empower and enable mums to be awesome. I didn’t know what to do with myself some of the time.” Occupational therapist Jane Fforde on becoming a mum at 25 and feeling a bit lost and lonely…
Work Life
She lives by the seaside in East Sussex with her husband – a musician – and earns her crust making rather lovely toys and decorations for children. We meet Michelle Kreussel, founder of The Fox in the Attic, to talk mornings and artist’s studios…
Wellbeing
Skin to skin contact with your baby has been proven to help with bonding and reduce the risk of postnatal depression and anxiety (for both parents). But how do you incorporate it into your every day life? We asked our readers – and their answers were quite beautiful…
Home Life
“They performed something called a Kristeller’s maneuver, where a nurse had to stand over me on the bed and press as hard as she could on my belly with her arm and elbow, basically like squeezing out a tub of toothpaste.” Loraine de Sanctis, on the trauma of her daughter’s birth…
Home Life
Thought the twos were terrible? Try the threes. Copywriter and mum-of-two Ana McLaughlin shares her top tips for surviving with a threenager in the house. If you’re in the midst of three-year-old tantrums, you’ll find this extremely helpful…
Work Life
“I don’t really believe in a work/life balance as the phrase implies one is positive and the other is negative.” The co-founder of Doisy and Dam (delicious, superfood-packed chocolate) talks mornings, being a foodie and working in an industrial warehouse with The Early Hour…