There is a reason they call it The Fourth Trimester. Because let’s face it, the pregnancy might be over and you have given birth – but to anyone who has ever lived it, those first six weeks after delivery are intense – on a whole other level. Postpartum commonly refers to the period starting once […]
6 years ago
Breastfeeding might be the most natural thing in the world, but that does not mean it also isn’t hard and time-consuming and, to many mums, a real struggle. So support is needed. Breastfeeding mums are doing an incredible job – and not just for their babies’ health and their own wellbeing, but also, as it […]
7 years ago
Growing and birthing a brand new human is no small job. Our bodies have gone through an amazing and vast journey over the past nine months (almost 10 months, to be accurate), and now, after all this, it needs time to return to normal – and that is not done by the time you leave […]
7 years ago
5 lbs 13 ozs. Those figures went around and around in my head as we drove home from the hospital with my first baby. 5 lbs 13 ozs. Surely it wasn’t right that she’d be allowed out at that tiny weight, with two clueless first-time parents in charge? Maybe it would feel better at home. […]
10 years ago