Much as raising young children is full-on and intense; I think that we need to remind ourselves that this is easy compared to what comes next. When your babies and children are really young, you are there at all times to guide them and keep them safe and pull them up on something when they […]

10 years ago

OK, so it is still mid-August, but that doesn’t stop retailers trying to whip us all into an early-onset Christmas frenzy, it seems. Yesterday it was Brown Thomas who, on August 17th, launched their Christmas market, and now Amazon is following suit by revealing what toys all the good little boys and girls of Ireland […]

10 years ago

Are you currently uhm-ing and ah-ing over whether or not you should be adding another baby to your little brood? Well, not to put any pressure on you, parents, but according to a recent study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, children who are blessed with a younger brother or sister by the time […]

10 years ago

It seems there is no end to just how awesome a mum (and person!) Kate Middelton is. Both Kate and her husband, Prince William, have previously spoken about feeling very passionate about the subject that is children’s mental health, and now it seems the Duchess is continuing to show her support for the cause with […]

10 years ago

It is easy to think that the more often you have sex, the happier your relationship will be, no? As in; people who are at it like rabbits are by far happier than the rest of us who can’t quite summon up the energy to get frisky with our partners every flipping night of the […]

10 years ago

Here is some good news for women who have been putting off motherhood for whatever reason (not having found Mr. Right, building en empire, traveling the world). According to Office for National Statistics, women over 40 are now having more babies than women under 20 – for the first time in 70 years. In fact, […]

10 years ago

Sometimes you just need something sweet, right? Be it just a little something after dinner, or just something to munch on as you watch Netflix in the evening, but ugh, who needs the guilt trip every time we indulge a little? No need to spend another second agonizing, guys, here are three low-cal dessert options […]

10 years ago

There is no time like autumn when it comes to booking a little city break. The weather is usually sunny and crisp, without being too hot and sticky. Everyone needs a little pick-me-up now that school is back and reality is upon us again. And let’s face it, we could all do with a little […]

10 years ago

When it comes to waking up when the baby cries, biology ensures that us mamas hear those whimpers before dad does, and therefore are far quicker to wake up during the night to tend to whatever baby needs.  Despite that, we still want them to do their bit, right? But before you berate the dads […]

10 years ago

We all know those mornings, when a late night, the baby who has you up every 30 minutes or, worse, a head-banging hangover, literally makes you look like you have aged ten years (and then some!) over night. Even if we are still young(ish), those nights can really go to town on our appearance, making […]

10 years ago

From Lauren Hernandez was one, her mother’s partner, Joe, has been her only father figure. In this emotional video that surfaced last week, the now 18-year-old high school graduate surprised him by giving him a gift-wrapped box containing adoption papers as she asked him to officially become her legal father. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPCoLvqjvLc The clip, filmed July […]

10 years ago

The Olympics are well underway, and much as the efforts of all these great sportsmen- and women are nothing shorts of inspirational , I can’t help but feel that when it comes to tenacious athletic prowess, sheer willpower and the ability to defy everyone’s expectations over and over again, nobody does this quite like toddlers. […]

10 years ago

If you want to wake up in the morning with glowy, radiant, and perfectly moisturized skin (and, let’s face it, who doesn’t?), we have got a little insider secret to let you in on. Are you ready? Night oils and sleep masks. Seriously, if you have not yet discovered this lazy – yet totally effective […]

10 years ago

Early yesterday evening, five young offenders managed to escape from Oberstown detention centre in North County Dublin. According to Balbriggan Gardaí, the youths – aged between 14 and 18 – scaled a fence at the facility before fleeing into nearby fields shortly after 6pm on Saturday evening. Local Gardaí, the Garda air support unit and dog […]

10 years ago

Oh, SATC…. Hands in the air who is still watching the re-runs every chance they get…? (We are totally guilty, by the way!) Remember little Brady Hobbs? You know Miranda’s adorable red-haired son (that she conceived with her ex-boyfriend Steve after that infamous mercy-sex she dished out when he felt a little emasculated having lost […]

10 years ago

They are one of our favourite celebrity couples, and now it seems we have yet another reasons to swoon over the parenting duo that is Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. And as the Kunis-Kutchers are preparing for the arrival of their baby #2 later this year, Mila has been pretty vocal about many aspects of […]

10 years ago

Bring on the pink! According to several news sources, supermodel Bar Rafaeli gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital yesterday. And her name? Liv. How cute is Liv?! Rafaeli married husband Adi Ezra, in Haifa, Israel, last September, and confirmed the couple were expecting in January by sharing a snap […]

10 years ago

It’s the one thing so many of us delusionally think we will never do – but I swear, the minute you get within ten feet of a teeny tiny newborn, that sing-songy baby voice just gurgles up out of nowhere – just try and you shall see. The good news is that you should not […]

10 years ago

It looks like three IS the new two – at least in Hollywood it totally is these days. Model-turned-actress – and mum-of-two – Molly Sims just revealed she is expecting baby #3 with husband Scott Stuber – and admits that the happy news did come as a bit of a surprise to the couple. “It’s […]

10 years ago

And baby makes three for Megan Fox as it was revealed last night that the actress gave birth to a healthy baby boy last week, on August 4th. The little tot’s name? Journey River Green. The 30-year-old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles star and her husband, Brian Austin Green, are of course also parents to 3-year-old son Noah and […]

10 years ago

The pressure for new mums to lose the baby weight as soon as you have squeezed the baby out is more intense than ever before. Ads, Instagram feeds and the constant stream of celebrities who look as if they were never even pregnant in the first place days after giving birth adds to the feeling […]

10 years ago

When you are pregnant, your GP or midwife will make you step on the scales when you come in for your check-up to monitor how much weight you are putting on throughout the course of your pregnancy. Gaining too much weight when pregnant can lead to some pretty serious complications, such as a higher risk […]

10 years ago

They are easily one of the sweetest celebrity families around, and now the Oliver clan have shared the happy news with their millions of social media followers that baby #5 has arrived safe and sound. Proud mama Jools Oliver, 41, gave birth to a baby boy yesterday, and both her and her TV chef husband […]

10 years ago

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating an official complaint by the parents of a boy who said he was approached by a suspicious man who tried to lure him into his car by offering him money. The incident happened Thursday near a green area in a housing estate in Raheen in Limerick, and Deputy Mayor of the […]

10 years ago

Every summer we hear the same heartbreaking stories. Some say they were distracted, or just thrown off by a change in the usual morning routine. Others say the baby was so quiet that they simply forgot it was there. Whatever the reason, each year, dozens of parents do what seems unfathomable to many: they accidentally leave their […]

10 years ago

I sometimes find myself trying to remember what texting was like pre emoji. Like, we actually had to type out all the words, and there were no cute pictures to illustrate all the things we were really were saying or thinking or feeling. Like, how could you put into words the little monkey with his […]

10 years ago

When you are a kid, only one day tops Christmas morning, and that is your birthday. You get to eat the cake, everyone fusses over you and there are tons of presents waiting to be opened. It’s just total bliss, from morning till night. And much as it is lovely to celebrate the day your […]

10 years ago

When it comes to star signs and astrology, people tend to fall into two very distinct camps; the believers and the this-is-absolute nonsense crowd. But regardless, we think reading your horoscope is always a bit of fun, and guys; sometimes they do hit the nail on the head, no? Even if it IS by sheer […]

10 years ago

There are many things to be inspired by when it comes to picking a name if you give birth during the summer months. But it looks like 2016 mums and dads are shunning the usual seasonal choices for more, ehm, pop culture referenced ones. The American website Nameberry recently compared the popularity of name pages […]

10 years ago

We all know that breastfeeding is the single most amazing thing you can do for your newborn baby’s health. And the sooner your baby gets fed those powerful and magical drops, the better. In fact, according to a new press release by The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) delaying breastfeeding anything from two to 23 […]

10 years ago

If you (like us) spend a fair bit of time pouring over adorable pictures of little George of Cambridge and his beautiful family, you might already have noticed this very trick – without even knowing that it was one. Look again, see how Prince William often kneels down while talking to his son: He did […]

10 years ago

In my complete cluelessness when pregnant with baby #1, I, in good faith, packed my favourite skinny jeans and fancy matching lingerie in my hospital bag, thinking I wanted to look good for the leaving-the-hospital snaps. Needless to point out to anyone who has in fact ever had a baby, these are not the garments […]

10 years ago

There is nothing sweeter than teeny, tiny babies, let’s all agree. And if you are still hunting for that perfect name for your little bundle, maybe let the “sweet” part be what inspires you to find the perfect moniker. Here are 10 baby names so sweet and fresh you are destined to fall in love: […]

10 years ago

When I get together with my group of girlfriends, you can bank on there being a lot of talking and laughing, but also a whole lot of “affectionate” teasing and harmless sarcasm exchanged too. This has always been the way, and I can hand on heart say I never laugh as much or as hard […]

10 years ago

It will come as no surprise to parents already paying for creche or after school care that Ireland was just ranked as the second most-expensive country in the OECD for childcare. I am speaking from painful experience when I say that for my own family, to pay for both full-time creche as well as after […]

10 years ago

If you are looking for an easy(ish) and really delicious baking project to undertake today, we got you, ladies. These no-bake Snickers slices are so good you will have to stop yourself from eating them all at once. (Just have a piece every afternoon at 3pm… and again at 5pm… and maybe just one more […]

10 years ago

Have you ever encountered a child who doesn’t like to play dress-up? Truly, one of the most amazing things about children is how they can loose themselves so completely in the magic and make-belief, and in the blink of an eye turn from princess to pirate and and everything in between. The talented ladies from Mutiny […]

10 years ago

There is something about the combination of sweet chocolate and salted peanuts that just gets us, every time. And it turned out these little pots of amazing were the perfect balance of sweet, salty and crunchy, and we fear like we are going o be whipping these babies up rather frequently. Need a fancy dessert […]

10 years ago

You know how the whole world (at least if our Instagram feeds are to be believed) has been going ga-ga over avocado toast lately? Well, no it seems avocado has met its toast match. Finally. Say hello to the sweet potato toast, the latest craze to sweep through social media like a nutritionally correct hurricane. […]

10 years ago

Fri-YAY! We bet you – like us  – are feeling pretty happy the weekend has rolled around again. Here’s to a couple of days of just chilling with the family, soaking up the summer and indulging in a delicious brunch or two… And as for what we will be cooking, wearing and lusting over in […]

10 years ago

Want some great news ahead of your summer holidays, mamas? You know the way wine was always that little bit awkward to drink on the go (if you have ever tried, that is!). As in, wine was always that little bit more pretentious with the whole breakable glass bottle, and having to cart a corkscrew […]

10 years ago

From the moment we all fell in love with her as ‘Rachel’ on Friends, Jennifer Aniston’s private life, every hook-up, break-up, outfit, beach holiday and rumored baby bump, has been photographed, written about and made public property. In the last few weeks, yet another pregnancy rumor surfaced, with tabloids and online news outlets all claiming […]

10 years ago

Dinner was hours ago, and really, you should be heading for bed soon, but the TV is on and you could just do with a teeny tiny little snack right about now… And suddenly that cold pizza slice from yesterday is starting to look really good… Guilty? So many of us are. The thing is, […]

10 years ago

When it comes to where to visit for the most amazing food experiences, it is hard to top Italy. The pizza, the pasta, the gelato, it is just all so much better in Italy than anywhere else. Even the coffee tastes better when you drink it in a little piazza in Rome or under the […]

10 years ago

You know how some days you always feel like you are not quite full, no matter how substantial your lunch was or how many protein bars you nibble on? Many of us notice an uptick in our appetite if we have been training hard, if it is that time of the month or if (duh!) […]

10 years ago

Phew, choosing a baby name can be an overwhelming task. When it comes to places to draw your inspiration from, don’t limit yourself, we say. And if you have already considered names inspired by nature, literature or mythology, sure why not turn to your favourite tipple too. Not sure if cocktails will make for good […]

10 years ago

Happy Weekend (again) guys! Is it just us, or are the summer weeks just whizzing by?! Here at HerFamily HQ we feel as if no sooner have we come into work on a Monday before it’s Friday again! This week we waved goodbye to our amazing friend and lovely co-worker Rebecca, who is moving on […]

11 years ago

Are you prone to the mid-morning “I’m starving” feeling too? You know the one, where you realize that you had breakfast only a couple of hours ago, and lunch is still hours away, but you are actually so ravenous you can’t possibly wait. This is the moment where so many of us have our first […]

11 years ago

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11 years ago

When I packed my first hospital bag when pregnant with my little girl, I happily included my favourite pair of J. Brand jeans in there, thinking I wanted to make sure I looked the part for going home (and was determined to be a yummy mummy from day #1) Well, needless to say I did […]

11 years ago