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Are you a freelance mum in need of some guidance?

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The editor, Annie Ridout, has benefitted from having a business mentor to help her with The Early Hour. Now she’d like to offer a mentorship to another freelance mum, in need of some guidance…

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Annie Ridout 8th April 2018
Family

Childbirth is a feminist issue. We need to see mothers as individuals

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With the natural birth movement challenging the more medicalised model of birth, new mothers are feeling as if they’ve failed if they have an epidural, or need medical intervention during childbirth. Emma Svanberg explains why this is a feminist issue…

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Contributing Writer 22nd January 2018
Family

Milk fever. The breastfeeding issue affecting cows and mums

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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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Annie Ridout 7th January 2018
Wellbeing

“I just want the cloud to be gone. The depression to be dead”

Samantha Valentine
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Samantha Valentine was recovering well after childbirth until she started bleeding heavily. Following emergency surgery for a postpartum haemorrhage, Samantha developed PTSD and is now in the grips of postnatal depression. She talks us through her daily thoughts…

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Contributing Writer 15th December 2017
Wellbeing

Postnatal anxiety: do all new mums suffer with it?

annie ridout
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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…

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Annie Ridout 18th October 2017
Wellbeing

New mums need to listen to their bodies and slow down

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Running a half marathon in the rain, on broken sleep – four months after giving birth – left Annie Ridout ill and exhausted. She realised that new mums, like her, need to listen to their bodies and slow down…

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Annie Ridout 18th August 2017
Family

Postnatal swimwear: how about using new mums as models?

Clemmie Hooper, Clemmie Telford, Emma Paton, Natalie Lee (Style me Sunday)
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Ever googled postnatal swimwear? Don’t bother. Not until the fashion industry has reassessed the models they’re using. We speak to a load of mums – including Clemmie Hooper, Clemmie Telford and Natalie Lee – about new mum bodies (and where to get the best swimwear)…

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Annie Ridout 14th July 2017
Wellbeing

The language around pregnancy and new motherhood

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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…

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Annie Ridout 13th July 2017
Work Life

Author Tracy Buchanan: “I was about ready to crumble”

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“Mad morning rush feeding and dropping off my daughter. Meetings where I noticed yoghurt stains on my carefully planned ‘dress to impress’ outfit. The exhausting bedtime routine.” Tracy Buchanan’s account of becoming an author, while in the depths of new motherhood…

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Contributing Writer 29th June 2017
Family

What does a new mum ACTUALLY need?

flowers, riposte, chocolate
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What springs to mind when you think of new mum presents – a cute baby grow, a beautiful bouquet of flowers? Well, we asked the mums themselves – and this is what they said they really needed after giving birth…

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Annie Ridout 20th April 2017

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