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AM I TOO ANXIOUS TO HAVE A BABY? BY SARIE TAYLOR Am I too anxious to have a baby? Having suffered with severe anxiety in my early 20’s, so much so that I was hospitalised for a month, I was so petrified that if I did have a baby (which I really wanted) that I…
FANTASTIC FEMALES – MARIE MYRIE FOUNDER OF MAMABOXUK In 2019, life as I knew it entirely changed from careless, free spirited, get-up-and-go female to the mother I now am, where life isn’t so… get-up and- go and with a different purpose. Whilst motherhood is so wonderful, it’s the toughest job in the world! I remember…
BABY SHOWER GIFT IDEAS FOR BOTH MUM AND BABY Lansinoh shares a selection of products ideal for a mum-to-be planning to breastfeed The gifts offer the perfect start for both mum and baby to help them on their breastfeeding journey Choosing the perfect gift to buy a mum-to-be can sometimes be tricky. Whether you’re looking…
Music had been my first love. I began playing piano when I was just 5 and I wrote my first song at 15. But music wasn’t considered a real job back then, so I had fallen into a sales career. In 2001, I met the man of my dreams and after 3 years, we…
17 Fail safe Labour Tips for First Time Mums and Dads What to expect when you’re expecting: it’s the age-old question. For new mums and dads in particular, it can be hard to gauge any sense of what’s around the corner. While your main focus will be starting your new life as a family and…
How to Plan Your Life Around Your Menstrual Cycle and Make the Most out of Every Day We always want to be on our A-game, reaching our full potential each and every day. However, if we’re asking the same of ourselves on week one as we are in week three of our menstrual cycle, we’re…
Meet Lynn from Rhyme to Read -A Program for Beginning Readers Early in my teaching career, I could not find the tools readily needed to help kids learn to read in an easy step-by-step way that was interactive, progressive, and fun. When I started looking for such a tool, I had no idea that I would…
Juliet White, co-founder of delilah www.delilahcosmetics.com I am the middle sister to two brothers; my mother was half Indian and half Persian and my Father is a Yorkshire man – I had wonderful parents who gave me a balanced up-bringing. Both my brothers were very academic at school, while I was arty, sporty and had…
GUEST POST -BREAKING THE HABIT BY CHRISTINE WRIGHT FOUNDER OF HABIT BREAKER When I was growing up, it was tough love, tough circumstance, no money, no carpets in the house kind of environment, and eventually, my parents split up and divorced. Here was my invitation to start drinking heavily to numb the pain, guilt and…
Say Hello to the Most Precious Piece of Jewellery One Can Ever Own The Aska Maternity Movement Bracelet is an emotional and purposeful way to monitor your baby’s movement during pregnancy and marks the beginning of you and your baby’s journey together. Stylish and easy to wear, the bracelet is the perfect companion during your…