The real, unfiltered difference between baby #1 and baby #2 – in 12 glorious Instagram snaps
When I was expecting my Baby #1, I viewed impending parenthood through rose-tinted glasses, days stretching out ahead of me like a glorious Pinterest board of cute babies, blissful family living and well-behaved children dressed in Instagram-worthy outfits. And while at least some parts of my experience of being a mother-of-one were vaguely like my […]
5 years ago
Going again: How my second pregnancy was VERY different from my first
‘Had no time to even check e-mails, never mind ponder over when baby went from kumquat to kiwi.’
6 years ago
‘Really happy’ parents have four or more children, study finds
Though it is a personal decision for each family…
6 years ago
Peak baby making season: Watch out – a lot of people are about to get pregnant
December is a time for making things. Gingerbread cookies, Christmas puddings, babies. Yes, really. This time a year is peak baby making season here in Ireland, and so clearly we are all doing a heck of a lot more than just kissing under the mistletoe. How do we know this? Well, easy. We know how […]
7 years ago
Confession: Being pregnant with baby #2 is a very different experience from baby #1
When I found out that I was pregnant the first time (after the shock of my utterly unplanned pregnancy had settled!), it was nothing short of amazing. I was a goddess, creating life in the most magical, masterful, mysterious way. Seriously, being pregnant the first time around is BLISS. Everyone encourages you to pamper yourself […]
7 years ago
10 things I’ll do differently the next time after having postnatal depression
‘All I felt was desperate terror, guilt for not loving my son properly.’
9 years ago