Welcome to part four of our postpartum diaries series. Part one focused on hair loss, part two on weak nails and part three looked at skin changes. Over the course of this series we will be looking at a range of issues that can affect women in the postpartum period. This period is normally talked about as […]
The postpartum diaries: skin changes
Welcome to part three of our postpartum diaries series. Part one focused on hair loss and part two on weak nails. Over the course of this series we will be looking at a range of issues that can affect women in the postpartum period. This period is normally talked about as beginning the moment after the birth […]
Giving hair the WOW factor
We all have bad hair days, but when you are a mummy the time you have to fix the bad hair day is limited. You might have the option of pulling a hat over it, one that certainly serves it’s purpose. You could enlist the help of some dry shampoo, something I do regularly. What […]
On the ninth day of Christmas…
Welcome to part nine of our #12daysofparenting series when we join a whole host of other bloggers to write about a range of topics over 12 days. Todays Sponsor is Fresh Photography who are offering a Signed, limited edition, A3 picture (usually £95) from the recent Iceland blog. For full Terms and Conditions of the #12daysofparenting […]
The postpartum diaries: weak nails
Welcome to part two of our postpartum diaries series. Part one focused on hair loss. Over the course of this series we will be looking at a range of issues that can affect women in the postpartum period. This period is normally talked about as beginning the moment after the birth of your child and […]
Language barriers and midwifery
Many of us will have travelled to a country where we didn’t speak the language. How was it for you? How did you feel? I speak reasonable french, basic Spanish and basic Japanese but when I went to Germany I hated it. I hated it because I couldn’t understand anyone and I couldn’t ask anything. […]
Christmas gift guide: part ten
Welcome to part ten of our ‘Christmas Gift Guide’. I hope we haven’t put you off by mentioning the ‘C’ word too soon. You will no doubt be either really excited or totally put off having seen the title of this post but it is actually only a few weeks until Christmas. I’ve officially started my […]
Take five
What do you do when you have five minutes? I normally whizz around like a lunatic and try to cram in far too many things that you can realistically achieve in five minutes. I am always way too optimistic and set impossible goals. I don’t do sitting down in fear that I may just fall […]