If your child is particular about what they eat – or a ‘fussy eater’ – you’ll know that getting from breakfast through to dinner can be a challenge. Emma Sheppard speaks to parents and experts about fussy eating and how to overcome it…
motherhood
Sleep
At six months old, Ivy started having seizures. Tests revealed she had epilepsy and lissencephaly; a life-limiting neurological condition. Her mother, Emma Pelstead, tells us about the insensitively delivered diagnosis, and how life (particularly nights) are impacted…
Sleep
The question on every parent’s lips: when will my baby sleep through the night? It seems most other aspects of parenting are just about manageable if sleep is ok. But that takes time for some babies. Here, our readers share their baby sleep experiences…
Sleep
We’re told that if we feed the baby to sleep (lull them off with a tit or teat in their mouth), they will never learn to self soothe. But it was working well for Annie Ridout, so she asked some other mothers what they thought…
Family
“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…
Family
As if parenting isn’t hard enough already, we now have ‘Celebrity Mum of the Year’ Awards. Celebrity mums, like all mums, need support – not to win an award because they quickly returned to their pre-birth weight like Cheryl, or have conceived a third baby, like Kate Middleton.
Mornings
“A good night’s sleep is so important. I always suffer in mood and productivity if I go to bed too late.” Leigh Montague – fashion designer, mum-of-one and founder of Monty & Co. childrenswear – on mornings…
Family
“My late great aunt Tinnie was an amazing, eccentric and inspirational woman – she would choose one primary colour a day and would wear that colour from top-to-toe.” Children’s book illustrator Jenna Herman on finding inspiration in family members and nature…
Wellbeing
As a mother of young children, it can be hard to decipher the difference between finding things a bit hard and an actual mental health issue. The editor Annie Ridout shared a post on Instagram about how her anxiety manifests and was amazed (and troubled) by the response…
Family
“As a same-sex couple, we knew we would explore treatment to get pregnant – we just never knew it would take so long, or result in such pain and loss.” Jessica Clasby-Monk on IVF, miscarriage, the devastating loss of her stillborn son Leo – and the birth of 11-week-old Eli…