How to make new motherhood easier
bySix bewildering weeks after the birth of my first child, a friend recommended a session with maternity nurse Rachel Waddilove who happened to live near my parents…
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How I survived the first six weeks
byNothing can truly prepare you for the arrival of a newborn. In the beginning the most mundane things are complete conundrums: where exactly do…
Confessions of a Gina Ford mother
byBefore our little girl Martha was born last May, I hadn’t really thought about routines. I mean, I knew you were meant to do…
8 things I wish I’d known in new motherhood
byPeople will fall over themselves to try to give you advice when you’re expecting your first baby. It can seem so overwhelming and frankly,…
Why sleep is a mother’s greatest challenge
byParents of young children are almost always thinking about sleep. They might be walking around and talking about other things, but what they are…
New baby? 14 tips to make life easier
byLife does not have to unravel completely when your baby arrives. I discovered (mostly too late!) that there are things you can do to…
Are the broken nights REALLY so bad?
byWhen people encouraged me to enjoy the first few weeks of Hector’s life I must have looked at them blankly. This wasn’t about personal…
Super or Super Paranoid? Movement monitors
byI was warned that movement sensor monitors make for paranoid parents. When I asked paediatricians about them before Hector was discharged from hospital (he’d…