Herdotie

Anyone who has breastfed knows just how tricky it can be to find somewhere to feed when baby decides they’re hungry. And by hungry, you know what I mean – things can go from calm to full-tilt screams and red-faced frustration within seconds of deciding they decide they want the boob – and you can be stuck in traffic or in […]

11 years ago

Having had one baby, you’d think that trying to conceive would be, if not easy then at least, unsurprising but the last time we made a baby it was not premeditated AT ALL. I think the location in which you conceive a baby often says a lot about your state of baby-readiness – as near […]

11 years ago

We love nothing more than using lemon-scented products in the kitchen and lighting a scented candle whilst we relax in the bath (that happens once in a blue moon so when it happens, we really go to town). But it turns out that such perfumed products aren’t exactly good for you. In fact, a new […]

11 years ago

*UPDATE*: Gardaí have reported that the family have been located “safe and well” this afternoon and have thanked the public for their assistance in the case.  Gardaí are appealing to the public for help in tracing the whereabouts of Joanna Rose and her two sons Benjamin and Vincent. The 30-year-old and her two boys, aged […]

11 years ago

Winter brings a lot of nice things including Christmas and sales but it also brings some not-so-nice things, namely colds and flu infections. This week the Health Service Executive reported a sharp rise in the number of cases of flu-like symptoms. According to RTÉ News, the organisation said that the virus is likely to circulate in […]

11 years ago

It’s a question that we ask every year and every year there’s a different answer: “When does Easter fall?” It’s an important question because it means that the kids are off school and there’s always lots to organise. But it seems we may not be asking that question for too many more years because the […]

11 years ago