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This is what no one tells you about being pregnant at Christmas

Ah, the holiday season. The most wonderful time of the year, people will tell you. Those people probably…

By Amanda Cassidy

parenting

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What you think parenting is like versus what it is actually like

Parenting is an alternate universe of things you’d never imagine signing up for. Amanda Cassidy on reality versus…

By Amanda Cassidy

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

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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

Diastasis recti

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Diastasis recti: The common postpartum body condition no one talks about

You may not be familiar with the condition, but diastasis recti is actually extremely common and affects 60%…

By Sarah Finnan

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Navigating my baby blump (half bump, half bloat)

Growing a human is no easy feat and Sarah McGinn isn’t exactly luxuriating in all the newfound attention…

By Sarah McGinn

Hannah-Louise and son Conn on the hunt for coffee
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‘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 and her baby
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‘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

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

Newborn
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‘My hair remains unwashed, stranded forever in a lopsided mum bun’

It’s sleepless in suburbia for Hannah Louise and her husband as they try to adapt to their newborn.…

By Hannah-Louise Dunne

Rihanna Vogue pregnancy photoshoot
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The eroticisation of pregnancy and motherhood

Demi Moore’s ‘Vanity Fair’ pregnancy cover flipped the the old virginal myth, showcasing that women can still be…

By Kate Demolder

Rosemary Mac Cabe: failure as a parent is a new type of failure
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Failing as a parent is a new kind of failure

Failing as a parent is a new kind of failure. In the first 6 months of a new…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Rosemary MacCabe and the fourth trimester
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Fourth trimester truths: no swaddling, no sleeping, constipation (mine) and abject terror

'There is something bizarre about cutting a woman open, handing her a baby…and sending her home,' thinks Rosemary…

By Rosemary MacCabe