motherhood

Ask the midwife

PARENTHOOD

10 things to ask the midwife before you leave the hospital with your newborn

You’ve just had a baby, now what? As well as being the most joyful time in your life,…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

What actually consitutes self-care when you’re a mother

Self-care is all very well in theory but what about when there are tiny humans, quite literally, crawling…

By Sophie White

SELF

Is it possible to navigate tween moodiness without completely losing your mind?

The truth about raising your tween."Okaaaaaaay, fineeee," she shouts and stamps off out the door with a flourish…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

Unhappiest at age 47? These women beg to differ

We are at our most miserable at the age of 47.2 years of age, according to research by…

By Amanda Cassidy

Kin keeping

SELF

Kin keeping? Excuse me while I scream into a pillow

Kin keeping is the new trendy word (actually coined in the 80s) for the ‘invisible load’ or the…

By Dominique McMullan

mother

SELF

Let me tell you why a mother is the perfect employee

The last few weeks have been a lot. I’ve had two sick babies (conjunctivitis followed swiftly by tummy…

By Dominique McMullan

Dominique McMullan on going from being a mother of 1 to a mother of 2

SELF

Has being a mum changed me? Yes.

'When I was pregnant with my first, I was obsessed with ensuring that I would not change after…

By Dominique McMullan

SELF

‘Before having a baby, I was a woman who knew her children would be screen-free’

Dominique McMullan was determined her infant's life would be screen-free, but she soon discovered she also wanted her…

By Dominique McMullan

sleep training

SELF

Baby sleep training: ‘He has consistently woken only once each night’

Add “I just don’t believe in waking babies up” to the list of things I should never have…

By Rosemary MacCabe

SELF

‘I feel like my smartphone is a better mother than I can ever be’

Back in the good old days, you only had your mother, your mother-in-law and Mrs Coughlan from across…

By Sophie White

SELF

‘It’s okay not to love your newborn’

The best advice I got as a new mum was also the most unexpected.“Not love her? What are…

By Lauren Heskin

SELF

When did parenting become a competitive sport?

Maternal one-upmanship is exhausting. So why don't we simply step off the hyper-parenting merry-go-round?Raising children is a privilege,…

By Amanda Cassidy

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