I don’t hold with the myth that women hate sex. Or I guess I don’t feel it applies to me remotely. You’ll never find me pretending to have a headache or saying “Ugh, better have sex with The Man. He’s getting antsy.” Like he’s some high maintenance pet with pesky and inexplicable needs. Sex is […]

11 years ago

How often do you get a night out with the girls? I think most of us can agree it’s not often enough, this is why we try to make an effort to celebrate as much as we can. Hen does, baby showers, Tuesdays… Any excuse will do. When you’re with your best buds a trip […]

11 years ago

Imgur user, BeckEiche posted a birth shot with a difference a couple of days ago. The mother was surprised by her baby son’s appearance as she sat in her car, parked in her driveway. She was just about to make her way to the hospital when the baby decided to make his entrance. The mother-of-four […]

11 years ago

Most of the time when I see a little encouraging meme or inspirational quote on the Internet I do a HARD eye-roll. I can’t help myself, I’m very cynical about these things, it’s hereditary. My mother is a total hard ass about anything “uplifting” or “spiritually nourishing” and I seem to have inherited this. However […]

11 years ago

Hormonal bitch doesn’t even begin to cover the kind of crazed beast that my husband is currently living with; my foetus is turning me into a vicious hell-woman. However instead of striking fear into him as it should be, he is swanning around dodging parenting and generally taking the absolute piss with regards all my […]

11 years ago

If our eyes are the windows to our souls, then our brows are the curtains that frame those soul-windows. I know, I know. Amazing simile there. Power brows have been dominating the facial hair landscape for a few years now though we’ve been fans of the wild brows since Madonna rocked an impressive pair back […]

11 years ago

After some early bumps and crater-like potholes in my breastfeeding career, I really got into the swing of things (a little boob-humour for you there). So much so that weaning The Child was a pretty bittersweet time for me. Not so much for him, I imagine, as he was discovering the delights of solid food […]

11 years ago

This is a list made to be shared, menfolk, friends, sisters, mothers and existing offspring all need to read this and immediately start a campaign of pampering and treats because if you’ve got an expectant Baby Mama in your life right now, she needs a few treats. She is likely suffering from debilitating wind, heartburn, […]

11 years ago

Gestation does weird things to a woman. Being really, really horny is not one of them. C’mon we’re pregnant for nearly a year, of course we’re gonna be feeling amorous from time to time. Or most of the time, or ALL THE TIME. The problem is that certain people are sometimes not as excited about […]

11 years ago

Don’t expect the super pregnant to give too many f*cks about much of anything. They are mainly just concentrating on not weeing themselves and not moaning out loud about how uncomfortable they are. Once you’re operating with a small human, who is actually the size of a melon, squished inside your body all bets are […]

11 years ago

An unusual hashtag has swept Twitter this morning and the Internet is a buzz over #hotdogprincess. In a world of Disney Princesses, this little girl wanted to be a hotdog, and we absolutely love her for it. The condiment fan arrived at her dance class in the epic ensemble, and Tumbler and Twitter took note. […]

11 years ago

Our fave celeb mum has revealed her skincare routine on her Snapchat account yesterday and it is predictably KRAZY. The four seriously high end beauty products by Creme de la Mer have a combined cost of over $1200. The “miracle” serums, unguents and balms were perfected by an aerospace physicist who presumably had a pretty […]

11 years ago

A family is devastated after the loss of a cherished doll that belonged to their daughter, Matilda, who they lost just three months after she was born. Baby Matilda was born in July 2013 but was diagnosed with Edward’s Syndrome shortly after her birth. Her mother Claire Gray told the Irish Independent: “My little baby […]

11 years ago

I am willing to admit that maybe it’s just The Man and me who are this disgusting, but I’m holding out hope that we are not the most extremely married peeps out there. I do accept however that by the end of this list many of you may be thinking “Ew, thank God they found […]

11 years ago

A Philadelphia family were amazed and thrilled with what they described as a ‘miracle from the heavens’ when their daughter, Gianna, recovered from a brain tumour after a kiss from Pope Francis. The baby had been diagnosed with a tumour in the brain stem just two months after she was born and attending doctors were […]

11 years ago

I have a toddler and he is rapidly becoming the single funniest, cutest, most adorable, loving person I have ever met. And frustrating, never forget frustrating… Parenting by Percentages: 10 Truths About Living With a Toddler: 1. Living with a toddler is… 50 % Leg hugs 50 % Grabbing their legs before they launch themselves off the […]

11 years ago

I haven’t really engaged with the story of Harambe the Gorilla all that much because I want to keep on liking other people as much as I can. However, the annihilation of the parents and in particular the mother of the boy who was rescued from the Gorilla enclosure last week has overwhelmed our social […]

11 years ago

One of our most shared stories last year was the miraculous birth of Anita and David’s quadruplets on the 28th of February 2015. The couple from Kilclonfert, Co. Offaly, along with their then 14-month-old son welcomed four healthy babies in Dublin’s Rotunda hospital after a C-section delivery. Incredibly the babies were conceived naturally. The chances of […]

11 years ago

Finally someone explains what to do with it now that it’s out

11 years ago

Obviously, coffee is essential to functioning – for me a day without coffee is like a day without oxygen… not possible. via GIPHY With a rowdy two-year-old just getting the coffee into my face is becoming a major challenge. via GIPHY Anyone else find themselves reheating the same cup of coffee over and over each […]

11 years ago

There are certain things my toddler son does that have started to come across as a bit, well, demonic.  Sometimes when he is babbling it sounds almost like he is speaking in tongues, and occasionally he will suddenly stare past me at absolutely nothing which is a bit scary when I’m on my own with […]

11 years ago

Californian Dad-to-be, Fakamalo Kihe Eiki who last week treated Facebook users to a live birth has since admitted that he had in fact not intended the event to be quite so public. The dad posted the 45 minute video on the social media platform accompanied by the caption ‘Let’s try pushing baby out’ thinking it would […]

11 years ago

A school in Derbyshire, England has caused outrage by advertising “bikini body” fitness classes for pupils. The Ripley Academy for students aged 11–18, displayed posters for the after-school class which was organised by a supply teacher. One parent told the Matlock Mercury: “This is sexualising the fitness class.” “Isn’t it bad enough to have impressionable […]

11 years ago

As the wise man Frank Zappa said: “So many books, so little time!” Summer is the best time to squeeze in a bit of reading around chiselling dried Weetabix off the high chair (seriously, we could just retire cement as a building material and use concrete instead) and prising the toddler of our face. So here […]

11 years ago

The funniest dads of Twitter are putting the LOL back into dad jokes. The twitter handles alone are so good, ya gotta love @XplodingUnicorn. Here’re 10 of the best Dad Tweets currently kickin’ around the internet. Tweet #1 Tweet #2 Tweet #3 Tweet #4 Tweet #5 Tweet #6 Tweet #7 Tweet #8 Tweet #9 Tweet […]

11 years ago

Facebook originally removed this photograph posted by artist and birth photographer, Heather Whitten. Whitten took the image of her husband, Thomas, comforting their son, Fox, in the shower after he’d contracted salmonella poisoning in November 2014. The artist and mother of four explained in a Facebook post earlier this month the story behind the image that many […]

11 years ago

“What’s for dinner?” The dread-inducing daily question. Luckily these three speedy dinners are delicious, tasty and super quick to put together. Pep up some penne pasta and chicken with some smokey chorizo; this dish uses store cupboard ingredients largely, so you don’t even have to hit the shops during the hectic post work panic. Try […]

11 years ago

When I was pregnant the last time, I had a LOT of plans (what I now refer to as notions) about what pregnancy, birth, and parenthood would be like. Regarding pregnancy I knew I was going to be the best, most well nourished, healthy eating, regularly exercising pregnant lady ever, ever, EVER. Until week 11 […]

11 years ago

TV3 presenter, Aisling O’Loughlin has welcomed her third son into the world this morning. Her partner, Nic posted this arresting image to his Instagram account along with the caption: “Just arrived and embracing life. All is good and beautiful.” Baby No 5 has just arrived and embracing life. All is good and beautiful A photo […]

11 years ago

A video of a six-month-old baby in a swimming pool provoked very mixed reactions this weekend. The mother who posted the video which was then shared by musician, Dov and has been viewed nearly 800,000 times, has now spoken out in defence of her actions. The video makes for some very tough viewing as the […]

11 years ago

A harrowing letter was published in the Independent this week, written by a young boy suffering from depression and anxiety. In the letter, he describes a typical day in his life and it makes for tough reading. Hello my name is Paul and this is a day in the life of me. When I wake […]

11 years ago

Our fave no-filter celeb mum has us in stitches this morning with her Snapchat pic of an EPIC spray tan fail. She opened up on Twitter about the logistical nightmare that is applying fake tan while expressing milk and it’s this kind of candid tweet that makes her hands down the best celeb mum on […]

11 years ago

Agreeing to an appointment or even meeting up with a friend prior to 11 am is always going to be a stretch for me, I’m a late person. Throw a toddler, breakfast, packed lunches, and creche drop-offs into the mix and it’s incredible that I ever make it anywhere before midnight. 10 Signs That You’re […]

11 years ago

So a few months ago I made an impassioned case against the very existence of the terrible twos. (See 8 Reasons I’ve Decided That the Terrible Twos Don’t Exist) My assertion was not based on science, but rather a deep denial about the fact that I’ve still got 184 more days of this. My latest […]

11 years ago

It’s tempting when visiting a new mum friend to spend the duration sitting among piles of laundry, dirty dishes and overflowing bins doing nothing but eating biscuits and cuddling the baby for four hours straight. HOWEVER as much as smelling the baby’s head can be really really nice so too can making yourself useful. 10 […]

11 years ago

According to our A Slice of Ireland survey, twenty-nine per cent of our readers used a combination of breastfeeding and formula feeding for their babies. I was pretty amazed at this figure as combination feeding was something that I had barely heard of during pregnancy and when I began to do it myself the practice was […]

11 years ago

These could well be our go-to drink of the Summer. The Boozie has it all: Booze and fruit… and booze. Okay so it has two things mainly, but they’re two really tasty things. And surely the fruit cancels the booze out? That’s science, right? Right?* *Look, if that is not strictly accurate science then we […]

11 years ago

During an interview with Seán O’Rourke on RTE Radio 1 this morning, clinical psychologist, David Coleman spoke about his opinions on sleep training technique ‘crying it out’. Interviewer, O’ Rourke, questioned the psychologist and author on what to do with a baby who doesn’t settle after being put to bed. “If that was me and […]

11 years ago

I was conceived in Summer (Thank you Ibiza) and I can tell you Spring is a great time to be born. My birthday was always around the Easter holidays; this permitted Easter-themed parties, and I was neither too young nor too old for my class at school. Summer is also a great time to make […]

11 years ago

A 25-year-old, father from Los Angeles has been arrested after allegedly leaving his 8-month-old baby daughter alone in an unlocked car for 90 minutes while he went to the gym. The Los Angeles Times reported that the car’s engine was left running in a garage outside the gym. Shocked and concerned passersby noticed the child was […]

11 years ago

A tweet appeared late last night on the Twitter page of Sinn Fein president (for the time being anyway) Gerry Adams in which he appeared to compare the plight of slaves in American to that of Irish Nationalists. The tweet stated: “Watching Django Unchained – A Ballymurphy N*****!” Ballymurphy in Belfast was the site of the so-called […]

11 years ago

A fire broke out in a home in St. Colman’s Park, Macroom, Co. Cork in the early hours this morning. It is believed that the fire was a tragic accident, though investigators at the scene warn that it is too early to reach definitive conclusions about the cause of the blaze that started around 4 […]

11 years ago

I’m a bit of a cake decorating enthusiast. Whenever there’s an occasion to be marked, I can be counted on to go way over the top on the cake front. For example *Brag Alert* here’s a science cake I made for my friend on receiving her PHD… Next month I have the happy job of […]

11 years ago

Comparing life pre-kids to life post-kids is like comparing life on Earth to life on Mars. Totally futile and a bit pointless. One thing that I do find myself noticing, however, is that certain words that used to mean one thing, now, since the advent of our son, have a whole new meaning. Observe… 13 […]

11 years ago

French illustrator, graphic designer and mum-to-be, Marie-Charlotte Yao also known as Macha has created a gorgeous series of drawings entitled What it’s like to be pregnant: A diary for my future daughter and it is absolutely gorgeous, not to mention so relatable. Macha is currently six months into her first pregnancy so the series is a work […]

11 years ago

So I’m like about 10 minutes pregnant as I write this and I have a few things to get off my (feels like it’s about to explode) chest. Being secretly pregnant is the WORST. All day long you go around trying to hide the fact that the biological equivalent of Cirque du Soleil happening inside […]

11 years ago

I will put my hand up and admit that I myself tick every single one of the hipster hallmarks on this list. My son’s name is weird-ish, not celebrity-baby-name weird but unusual enough that The Man and I recently discovered that we are still spelling it differently (he’s two). We enjoy a blended kale beverage […]

11 years ago

P*ssing off pregnant women can occasionally feel like something of a national pastime in this country. A dangerous national pastime. Everyone from friends and family to co-workers and complete STRANGERS for some reason feels the need to pass comment on the lumbering pregnant woman as she quietly goes about her business, not particularly bothering anyone […]

11 years ago

The secrecy phase of pregnancy in many ways is the most fun, there’s a nice bonding feeling between you and your partner when you two have the little foetus all to yourselves during those first few weeks. Of course, actually keeping that secret is another matter altogether especially when said foetus has kind of taken […]

11 years ago

It is said that every pregnancy is different, which I can definitely attest to at the moment. I am just a few months into my second pregnancy, and it is already a totally different story to last time around. This time, I am battling near-constant nausea while last time I barely noticed I was pregnant […]

11 years ago