Join any of the countless number of Facebook parenting groups and sites and you’ll see them. The Know-It-Alls. Those perfect parents who’ve got it all figured out. They are the first to comment with advice about any poor first time parents questions about teething, tantrums or triplets. They’ve painted this perfect picture of a calm […]
Postnatal Depression – A Reader’s Story
The following story is from a reader who wishes to stay anonymous. I knew almost instantly that something was wrong. My son was delivered quite early after I’d developed pre-eclampsia. It had been a really difficult pregnancy – I’d been sick, had little support and had been through more than my fair share of work-related […]
The Holy Grail – Keeping your sanity in the early years of parenting
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Nowhere is this MORE applicable than in the early years of parenting. Just don’t look The internet is full of performative parenting. Blog after blog, site after site. Do it this way, do it that way, drink all the wine, drink none of the wine. […]
The Best FREE Resources For New Parents!
You packed up your hospital bags, said goodbye to the midwives and survived that very surreal car ride home. Visitors dropped round with lasagnes, way-too-big onesies and smooches. You look at yourself in the mirror and can’t quite believe that you’re now one of THEM. You’ve joined THEIR ranks. You’re a parent. Everything feels so […]
”So, When Are You Having More Kids?” Ugh!
Small talk’s a killer, ain’t it? Those throw away topics of conversation that you say when you’re not really saying much at all. You bump into someone, exchange a few pleasantries and you’re on your way again. What are those topics of conversations? The weather, Game of Thrones, goings on of friends in common. Normal, […]
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