Hemorrhoids? Piles? Not really a great topic for conversation but we thought it needed to be discussed for that very reason. It’s yet another thing some of us Mammas have to cope with. Not fair at all is it? Along with all the other changes to our bodies through pregnancy and birth this one is […]
Thousands of women suffer from Post Natal Depression every year and thankfully it’s an issue that is getting a brighter spotlight. However we are still a long way off from all mothers getting the support they really need. It’s so important to make sure to seek help and advice if you are feeling low during or […]
This week all of the Channel Mum Vloggers including us have been sharing the things that we wish we had known before having a baby and are asking ‘Why did no-one tell me?!’ Having a baby is wonderful, magical, special, amazing…blah blah blah….it’s also a complete SHOCKER!!!!!!!! There are so many things that you have […]
A strange thing happens when you’ve been in a long-term relationship. The questions people come out with become incredibly personal even if they don’t know you that well. So are you going to get married? Do you want to have kids? When are you going to have kids? Then you have your first kid and almost […]
From around 36 weeks you really need to have started thinking about your hospital bag. Some people would say have it done even sooner! It’s an exciting time as it means you are getting really close to having your baby but it also gives you a nice job to do. Waiting at the end of […]
People always mean well but sometimes they forget how things can be interpreted when you are pregnant and hormonal! For example, Katy has been getting a lot of ‘Wow your bump is small’, complete with horrified expression. What she hears is, I think there is something wrong with your baby. The other side of that […]
In the UK a drug free birth is hugely encouraged with the offers of drugs given on a sliding scale of weakest to strongest and the pressure on mothers can be pretty fierce. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that keeping your baby as drug free as possible from the get go is […]
Most women will suffer from the baby blues, but what if those blues don’t shift? What if they just get darker? What if you don’t even realise? This is what happened to Anna and it took some of her closest friends to say to her that she wasn’t herself and that there may be something […]
When you reach the end of your first trimester you may be starting to feel a little uncomfortable in your clothes. The problem is you aren’t quite ready to fork out loads for a whole new maternity wardrobe. So Katy is bringing you the key pieces she has bought to get her though this awkward […]
Have you been considering a home birth but you’re not quite sure what that will entail? Then have a listen to what Anna from Hey Mummy said of her own home birth experience.
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