How to stay sane when your second baby arrives
The arrival of my first baby completely transformed my day-to-day life. Mundane tasks that were previously straightforward – ironing, shopping, getting dressed – suddenly…
The arrival of my first baby completely transformed my day-to-day life. Mundane tasks that were previously straightforward – ironing, shopping, getting dressed – suddenly…
In the first entry in our journal competition, Rachael Armitage has sent us the letters she wrote to herself and her new son in the weeks after his birth.
Nothing can truly prepare you for the arrival of a newborn. In the beginning the most mundane things are complete conundrums: where exactly do…
From the moment that little bump begins to show, you become public property. It is acceptable, suddenly, for people to grope your stomach, ask intimate…
Recently a friend told me my hair looked nice. “Have you done something with it?” she asked, to which I replied honestly “well yes. I’ve…
As a new mum, there were numerous times when my brain fogged over and I completely forgot what I was supposed to be doing…
I was resigned to the fact that my body would change after giving birth – after all I had carried and birthed an 8lb…
If Dougie, my little boy, could have told me what he wanted on the joint christening/1st birthday party we recently held for him, he would probably…
Oh how I used to worship the sun! I would grab my Ray-Bans and copy of Vogue, slap on the sun cream, head to…
I am a sucker for a label, so when I started my pre-baby hunt for a suitable buggy, I immediately veered towards the celebrity…