“I spend 20 minutes getting ready in the morning; no more, no less. And I plan what I’m wearing the night before.” Charlotte Denn, the founder of kids’ clothing label What Mother Made, on mornings with her husband and their three children…
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While out running, Annie Ridout fell over. She didn’t trip, her body simply stopped working for a moment and collapsed. A trip to the doctors, followed by blood tests, revealed a calcium deficiency as the cause. In dairy farming, it’s called Milk Fever…
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“When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he’s viewing her as the manager of household chores.” This brilliant comic strip – You Should’ve Asked – illustrates how overwhelming the mental load can be for women…
Wellbeing
Kerry Bartlett had her first child aged 21 and suffered with severe postnatal depression. To get through it, she focused on her new career as a freelance photographer. Here, she discusses her struggles and how she overcame them…
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Robyn Wilder left London for Kent while heavily pregnant, quit her job at Buzzfeed and found herself struggling to cope at home with a new baby. We talk mental health, having a second baby and freelancing with young kids…
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Helen Bryce, entrepreneurial founder of Guilty Mother’s Club and mum-of-two, believes flexible working and shared childcare responsibilities are the key to a happier, more equal society. That’s why she works, while her husband is a stay-at-home dad…
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If you wear your baby in a sling and breastfeed through the night, you’re an attachment parent. If you instil a routine for your baby – feeds, naps, night-time – you’re taking a parent-led approach. But what if you like trial and error; is this experimental parenting?
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From the outside, it may look like mothers are having a jolly: drinking coffee and chatting while the babes roll around on the floor. From the inside, it’s a different story. In case you were wondering, here’s what mothers do all day…
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On becoming a parent, mornings can lose their charm – with 7.30am considered a lie-in and tea in bed a recipe for disaster. Anya Hayes, author of The Supermum Myth, shares what a morning routine with young children actually looks like…
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“It just wasn’t what I was expecting, none of it. The birth. The colicky screaming baby. The sleep deprivation. The utter sadness and overwhelming daily fear that I just couldn’t cope.” Bonnie Doman, mum-of-two, reveals the darks depths of her postnatal depression…