post natal

Vogue Williams has spoken out about the pressure women face after having a baby. The now mum-of-three said it is so wrong to expect mothers to “snap back” after having a child. It’s something so many women have to deal with, but that doesn’t make it okay. “Hopefully you’ll fit into your old jeans soon.” […]

4 years ago

This is very interesting. Having gone through an emergency C-section myself I know how chaotic and scary they can be. Everything has to be done as quickly as possible to reduce the risks to both mum and baby and sometimes that can limit the choices to be made around pain relief. I had had an […]

4 years ago

The mental health unit will hopefully open in late 2024. Ireland’s first mental health unit for mums and babies is due for completion in 2024. It is believed the specialist unit will be developed in just two years’ time. According to reports, this is the final stage of the government’s perinatal mental health care model. […]

4 years ago

Motherhood is joyful, difficult and complex. Malin Andersson has opened up about her experience with post-natal depression only three months after giving birth to her daughter Xaya. The former Love Island star welcomed her daughter on January 28th and revealed that she has since felt “disconnected”, “distant” and that she fell into a “dark hole” […]

4 years ago

Good news for mamas due in the next couple of months.

5 years ago

Growing a baby from conception to birth is no easy feat. Apart from the actual baby, us mums also grow an entirely new organ – the placenta – as part of the process, and then have to go through the ordeal that is labour and birth, before our bodies are once again just our own. […]

5 years ago