‘Saggy’ boobs are totally natural and normal, so let’s embrace them. Half the world’s population have breasts. And just like we are all unique in so many different ways, so are our boobs. And never mind just being different in shape and size from the outset, life experiences like pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight gain, weight loss, […]
3 years ago
Confession: I loved giving birth. Both times. So much so that I would love to have another baby just to be able to experience it all over again. Yes, really. I was lucky, I suppose, in that, I felt very cared for by the midwives at the Oslo hospital where I gave birth. Lucky that […]
3 years ago
“Every time I re-watch this I get more mad at him.” To be fair, I am stunned that people are still doing gender reveals? Are they not all a bit pathetic at this stage? Anywho – the fact is that some people are still into this trend, and love nothing more than sharing the moment […]
3 years ago
Well, this sounds pretty paw-some, I think we can all agree. If you are looking for something fun to do this bank holiday weekend – especially if you are a dog owner – why not head over to Malahide Castle & Gardens, where a very unique festival is happening right now. The all-new Pups in […]
3 years ago
Already binged your way through all eight episodes of Bridgerton season 2? Same. The latest instalment of the series dropped on Netflix earlier this month, and needless to say, fans across the globe didn’t take long to get stuck in to find out how life is going for the Bridgerton children. Based on the namesake […]
3 years ago
Moving out. Outdoors, that is. The warmer season is (hopefully) just around the corner, and we don’t know about you, but we cannot wait to fling our doors open and once drink morning coffee at our outdoor table or invite friends and family around for a glass of rosé al fresco. Not all of us […]
3 years ago
“I love my children more than I love my YouTube videos, I just want to give them an opportunity to curate their own life story on the internet.” Irish YouTuber Jonathan Saccone Joly, alongside his wife, Anna, began his lucrative vlogging career by filming his family’s daily life in Cork back in 2008/2009. Since then, […]
3 years ago
“We’ve been through a lot – thank you.” Growing, birthing and feeding babies is no easy job – as we all know. In fact, our bodies are pure magic for being able to do so – and honestly, why the heck are we not, as women, showering ourselves with love and respect more – we […]
3 years ago
Pregnancy comes with many surprises – and bodily changes. One of these are Braxton Hicks – or, as some know them as, false labour contractions. According to the HSE, Braxton Hicks contractions happen when the muscles of your womb tighten. They are more common during the last few months of your pregnancy, but occur at […]
3 years ago
Thousands of babies are born via C-section in Ireland every year. In fact, the rate of women requiring a section during labour has increased close to 50 percent since the year 2000, and this trend is not showing any sign of slowing down. And while C-sections can be a life-saving intervention for women and newborns […]
3 years ago
According to wellness trend reports, collectively, we have never been more obsessed with sleep. And not only that, we are all becoming more and more aware of just how important sleep is – for our health, wellbeing, mental state, heck, even for our looks. It is ironic then, that for most of us, we sleep […]
3 years ago
Did this happen with your baby? Being a new parent is overwhelming. There are just so many questions and worries and concerns – which, you know, is perfectly normal, as we are all just muddling through, learning this parenting business little by little. Having someone to reach out to for help is great – whether […]
3 years ago
Picking a name for your baby is a big decision. For many new parents, carrying on family name traditions matters most. To others, they want to make sure their baby has a name that is more unique, one they don’t have to share with half their class when they are old enough to start school. […]
3 years ago
The perfect beach reads. If you are planning your summer vacay already, or have booked a long weekend away anytime soon, you might have already started to think about what books to pick up at the airport before you board the plane. I know for me, that is one of my favourite pre-flight rituals, for […]
3 years ago
About to welcome your little bundle and still feeling a little indecisive about picking just one name you love? We got you. The answer is opting for a moniker that has a nickname even cuter than the original. Here are 11 of our absolute favourites: 1. Emmeline For short: Em/Emmy 2. Nathaniel For short: Nate […]
3 years ago
There is no denying that parents nowadays are far more “helicopter-y” in their style of parenting than ever before. In a bid to keep our kids safe and out of harm’s way, children today are far less likely to just run out in the mornings and be gone playing all day (like I know I […]
3 years ago
Aperol who? For the past few summers, the world collectively fell in love with the classic Italian aperitivo, Aperol Spritz. Fun, fresh and colourful, it was the perfect warm-weather drink. However, now there might be a new summer sip on the block – and it sounds like pure perfection. Berries, fresh herbs, bubbles – and […]
3 years ago
During those long, desperate days of lockdowns and school closures and SeeSaw passwords and Mathletics questions none of us could seem to figure out, my solution when I was stuck was to e-mail either of my children’s teachers. This, I figured, was the only way to find out what they really should be doing this […]
3 years ago
We all want our children to grow up knowing what a loving, respectful and – yes – even passionate relationship looks like. However, while hugs and hand holding and kissing are one thing, straddling and finger-sucking and open-mouth French kissing might just be quite another for most people. Kourtney Kardashian recently faced a bit of […]
3 years ago
Get outdoors. That is what IKEA wants us to do this summer with their brand new Kåseberga collection, designed especially with surfers and their active way of living in mind. Named after a small city in Sweden with one of the most southern surf breaks in the country, the Kåseberga collection will hit stores later […]
3 years ago
Got a little one who is almost ready for their first taste of solid food? Weaning your baby is such an exciting and also nerve-racking time for parents. There are so many things to take into consideration, and if you are anything like me, you are so terrified of them choking because you gave them […]
3 years ago
It might not sound too tempting, but mushroom-blonde hair is suddenly on everyone’s radar these days. If you have been looking to change up your look ahead of the warmer season, Pinterest reckons many of us are about to change our hair colour to this ashy dark blonde tone – and honestly, we can see […]
3 years ago
April 22nd is Earth Day – an international day for everyone to focus on the environment and caring for our planet. And even if your children are still very young, remember it is never too early to start teaching them the importance of looking after our beautiful Mother Earth. Conversations and activities based around the […]
3 years ago
These are scary numbers. A report by the Royal College of Surgeons has found that one in three Irish children will experience a type of mental health disorder by the time they turn 13, with this rising to one in two by 24. Add to this the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns and school closures, and what […]
3 years ago
“I’m making sure she’s protected and got the right people around her.” The world has not heard much from Prince Harry since his bombshell revelations in that Oprah Winfrey interview last year. However, earlier this week, the 37-year-old sat down with US TV host Hoda Kotb in The Hague, where he is currently hosting the […]
3 years ago
Typing this, my 7-year-old is currently curled up right beside me in bed, fast alseep – as he is most nights these days. Most often, he starts the evening in his own bed, but somehow always ends up in mine at some point during the night. And while a part of me has just conceded […]
3 years ago
No more nudes. It is the staples we all need in our wardrobes and underwear drawers – the perfect barely-there shade of lipstick or perfect tube of foundation. However, nude as a universal shade we all recognise, might just be on its way out. Earlier this week, M&S announced they are dropping the shade ‘nude’ […]
3 years ago
Everything old is new again. Fashion is cyclical, as we all know, and if you hold onto something long enough, it will eventually come back into style. And this time around – sure, look – we knew it was bound to happen – it is the era of the Y2K aesthetic revival. All around me, […]
3 years ago
Yikes – guilty. How many times have you stood in a toy shop/play centre/airport/market stall with some delicious looking muffins or brownies and told your kids you can’t afford whatever it is that they are looking for – just to end their endless begging? I know I sure have. However – a money expert now […]
3 years ago
Thoughts? When our children become teenagers, it might just be a matter of time before their very first crush turns into an actual teenage relationship. And while this is a perfectly normal part of growing up – how we approach many matters around this as parents may differ. And this might be an even more […]
3 years ago
It’s a condition so common that according to the HSE, as many as one in 10 people in Ireland are affected. More common among fair-skinned people from northern Europe and the US, rosacea usually presents itself as persistent rosy, flushed cheeks and redness of the skin. Small blood vessels in the skin can become visible, […]
3 years ago
TBH, we are not surprised. Like the rest of the world, we are suitably obsessed with the phenomenon that is Derry Girls, and so when we heard that people are now opting to name their babies after some of the characters, we weren’t even all that surprised. According to Bella Baby, an Irish leading baby […]
3 years ago
Take note. As it is the Easter bank holiday, many families may be off to see family around the country – or seizing the opportunity for a little mini staycation. First long car trip in a while? Or first one as a family? If you are heading out on a long car trip with kids […]
3 years ago
Yeah, yeah, Netflix, just hurry up already. We assume you were just like us, and literally devoured season 2 of Emily in Paris the minute it dropped on Netflix back in December of last year. So it is needless to say that when Lily Collins herself confirmed the news that Netflix has picked up both […]
3 years ago
Being a mother of one of each, I will be the first to tell you that raising boys and girls is both incredibly similar, yet also crazy different. There are so many tiny nuances in the way they are and the needs they have and the way they just see and react to the world […]
3 years ago
If you’re expecting a baby shortly (between April 20th through May 20th, to be exact), it’s most likely going to fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus: The Bull. And while many dismiss celestial bodies and stars as having an impact on the lives of humans, let it be known that certain aspects of astrology […]
3 years ago
It wouldn’t be Easter without a hot cross bun, or two – but we bet you have never had them this way before. M&S just took to Instagram last week to share a genius food hack – how to turn hot cross buns into crispy, delicious churros. And needless to say, people were loving the […]
3 years ago
Easter morning is tomorrow, and if your little ones are anything like my little ones, they have started getting seriously excited for the Easter Bunny’s imminent arrival. We bet you all have lots of great Easter traditions already, but if you are on the look-out for some fresh ways to make the day egg-stra (sorry!) […]
3 years ago
It’s so painful. Stacey Solomon is a busy mum of four, and so it really is no wonder she sometimes has her hands much too full to have time for things like social media. However, the 32-year-old recently clearly felt like she had to apologise to her followers for being so quiet on social media […]
3 years ago
Egg-cellent. The Easter long weekend is upon us, and if you are looking for some indoor activities to get stuck into with the kids, look no further. Kids love helping out in the kitchen, so why not try these delicious Easter-themed recipes from Annabel Karmel – not only are they healthy, but also pretty flipping […]
3 years ago
A grim record. As of the past couple of weeks, a record 100,089 children are now on some form of National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) waiting list. As well as this, an additional 8,300 children are awaiting diagnostic scans at three Dublin children’s hospitals not included on NTPF waiting lists. In fact, according to the […]
3 years ago
Thick, swishy, glossy hair is the Holy Grail for most of us. However, as we get older – or go through hormonal changes like pregnancy and breastfeeding – many of us will experience our hair thinning. Stress, a bad or very restricted diet can both also contribute to thinning hair, as can certain medications. And […]
3 years ago
“It’s not okay now, it’s not.” During the series premiere of Hulu’s The Kardashians, the past comes back to haunt Kim Kardashian when her son, Saint, six, showed his mum something he found on Roblox that alluded to an alleged second sex tape with Ray J. During the episode, Saint, who is Kim and Kanye […]
3 years ago
Sometimes you can’t help it. Raising children, running a household, maintaining a relationship – it’s all hard work. So is it any wonder that friction arises here and there? However, most of us are aware of just how damaging it can be for children to hear parents fight, and so we try to avoid it. […]
3 years ago
OK, so we know getting enough sleep is important. Sleep is how our body restores and regenrates itself, heals sickness, helps us feel alert and focused and basically prepares us to get up and slay the next day. Sleep is also when our digestive system gets to rest and re-set, making sure we can maintain […]
3 years ago
A darling girl! We bet you are having all sorts of ideas already when it comes to naming your new bundle. But if you are still looking for suggestions, maybe some of these super-sweet names will tickle your fancy? We are loving how they are all really nice names on their own, but on top […]
4 years ago
Thick, swishy, glossy hair is the Holy Grail for most of us. However, as we get older – or go through hormonal changes like pregnancy and breastfeeding – many of us will experience our hair thinning. Stress, a bad or very restricted diet can both also contribute to thinning hair, as can certain medications. And […]
4 years ago
Less is more. A friend of mine worked as an au pair for a French family in Paris once. And I still remember vividly her telling me about the mum in the family, how she was the most beautiful, elegant creature my friend had ever seen, always immaculately dressed, always stylish, always so perfectly French […]
4 years ago
Thoughts? An Australian mum recently took to Australian website Kidspot to reveal how she thought a dad in a public toilet was actually a predator and about to abuse a child. “I mistook an ordinary dad for a paedophile last week… and I have many regrets but mistaking that dad for a monster is not […]
4 years ago
The great outdoors. All set for a fresh Easter break? Or getting ready for another spring and summer of great family adventures outdoors? If you are one of the many who took up outdoorsy activities like sea swimming or paddleboarding over the past couple of (pandemic) years, you are going to love the brand new […]
4 years ago