The hormonal rollercoaster of pregnancy is often evident on your face. Of course, there are stages where you could refer to the look as “the glow” but the reality is a little less [...]
The syntocin drip had been administered and I was breathing through the first of many intense, productive contractions when my midwife suggested that perhaps this was the final time I would [...]
At the very top of my wardrobe is a storage box full of newborn clothes in shades of white and cream and grey. There’s stripes and spots and pointelle; tiny pieces of clothing to keep the [...]
As we launch into autumn and embrace all the new season has to offer, I’m more conscious than ever of seasonal motherhood; the ebb and flow of energy, my changing shape and the anticipation [...]
As a friend said recently: the first trimester is like walking through mud. Much like you forget the intensity of labour, you so easily forget the depth of the exhaustion in the first trimester. [...]
I’ve been keeping this delightful secret close for a few months now. On our final three days in Bali, three different Balinese women gestured to my belly and asked me about my baby. I [...]
In the lead up to my baby’s first birthday I find myself reflecting on this time last year when I was full bellied and patiently/not-so-patiently waiting. I was equal parts confident and [...]
This isn’t a fairytale but there is a moral to the story. Exactly eight months ago I was squatting in the hospital corridor after experiencing on-and-off early labour for a week. I [...]
We planned relatively big age gaps knowing that at some stage we would be dealing with three very different stages of childhood at the same time. It’s one of those situations that you [...]
…which is more of a pouch, come to think of it. Fact: I ditched the official nappy bag after my first baby. Granted I never use a pump and therefore don’t need to carry bottles so my [...]
Alternate title: I think I ate too much cake whilst pregnant. I haven’t really spoken about body changes and weight fluctuations in this space before. But now seems as good a time as any to [...]
Dear Jodi, …..I recently became a new mum to a beautiful boy. He is seven months now and feeding so well. Our birth was traumatic to be blunt. Inducement – 18 hour labour – him [...]
