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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

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

Beautiful premature twins
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EDITORIAL

Premature babies: 15 tips to support someone with a baby (or twins!) in NICU 

Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit is an incredibly difficult time. Here are 15 practical tips…

By Laura George

Baby Jack O’Shea had a life-saving dash to Sweden during the pandemic
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SELF

Baby Jack let out one cry and went silent. He had inhaled meconium, a baby’s first stool

When Ali O'Shea delivered her full-term baby boy, things quickly turned from dream to nightmare. Baby Jack was…

By Amy Lynch

motherhood myths: Rosemary MacCabe's baby at 1
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SELF

Rosemary MacCabe: An unfiltered list of all the things I got wrong about motherhood

It turns out that having a baby is a lot like life: you never know how you’ll react…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Rosemary MacCabe: her baby's first illness
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SELF

Rosemary MacCabe: ‘I’m not sure why we don’t bring him to A&E then and there’

Rosemary MacCabe’s baby boy has a usually sunny disposition, which makes it all the more worrying when he…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Hannah-Louise and son Conn on the hunt for coffee
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SELF

‘Returning to work after maternity leave, this is one of the daily habits I’ll miss the most’

In the days that followed the arrival of her baby boy, Hannah-Louise dreamed of coffee. Whether it was…

By Hannah-Louise Dunne

Rosemary Mac Cabe: parenting comparisons
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SELF

Rosemary MacCabe: ‘I wince as bodies come in contact with hers, but she doesn’t react’

A Dermot Kennedy concert in Indiana throws Rosemary MacCabe into the throes of mothering comparison as a woman…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Rosemary Mac Cabe and her baby
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SELF

‘Being able to breastfeed felt like a compensation for his C-section delivery’

Rosemary’s breastfeeding ‘journey’ starts off well and feels, in a way, like a compensation for having a C-section…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Rosemary MacCabe
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SELF

Rosemary MacCabe: ‘Death is not something I have ever feared. Now I long for immortality’

Rosemary MacCabe never feared death, at least for its own sake. But it’s only since becoming a mother…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Air travel with baby: Rosemary MacCabe and her baby on a flight
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SELF

Rosemary MacCabe: A long-haul flight home to Ireland with a 7-month-old

Rosemary MacCabe has always been a fan of air travel. The brown noise, mini pretzels, hours to read…

By Rosemary MacCabe

PARENTHOOD

30 nature-inspired names perfect for your summer baby

Hey, Ivy. Hey, Robin. Nature's proud displays have inspired us to compile the cutest baby names for your…

By Amanda Cassidy