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SELF

Becoming a parent for the first time is so bloody expensive

Since when is it expected that you spend the same amount on a buggy as you did on…

By Lauren Heskin

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

PARENTHOOD

‘It’s a battle to get the kids out the door. I feel exhausted and fundamentally flawed as a parent’

Bethan O’Riordan is a psychotherapist with over 15 years experience. She is also a mum of three -…

By Bethan ORiordan

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AGENDA

Elsa Hosk poses nude with daughter, internet blows up

Model and new mum Elsa Hosk has found herself having to defend a very harmless nude photo of…

By Sarah Finnan

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SELF

Caring for a baby, even my own perfect darling, is boring. But it lit a creative fire in my belly.

The small hours of half light in the first year of motherhood have allowed Niamh Donnellan to carve…

By Niamh Donnellan

STYLE

9 skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy, according to a dermatologist

Some skincare ingredients are unsuitable to use during pregnancy. Here Dr Tiina Meder, a dermatologist and founder of…

By Grace McGettigan

SELF

Hazel Chu wants to speak to women who were pregnant during the pandemic

After a birth instructor’s tweet went viral, the Lord Mayor of Dublin has asked for pregnant women to…

By Shayna Sappington

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EDITORIAL

‘It’s not all rainbows’: Ashley Graham on the ‘messy’ realities of early motherhood

Ashley Graham, who gave birth to her son Isaac just a few weeks ago, has said life post-partum…

By Grace McGettigan

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EDITORIAL

Things Fall Apart: It takes a village to be a single parent

When Liadan Hynes' marriage fell apart she had to work on adjusting to the new reality. In her…

By Lia Hynes

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BEAUTY

Shopping for Mother’s Day? This thoughtful gift won’t break the bank

Daffodils are blooming, chocolate eggs are on shelves – it can only mean one thing: Mother's Day is…

By Grace McGettigan

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Shopping for Mother’s Day? Here’s how to save up to 60% on luxury perfumes

Being a mother is hard work. It's one thing organising your own life – it's another thing entirely to…

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EDITORIAL

The best gifts to buy expectant mothers this Christmas

Have a friend who's pregnant this Christmas? It can be hard to know what to buy expectant mothers…

By Erin Lindsay