‘Your Baby Is Healthy, That’s All That Matters’

Anyone who has suffered with post-birth trauma has probably had this phrase chucked at them along with a handful of other unhelpful and isolating phrases. Yes-ultimately, giving birth to a healthy baby is the main goal, but mum's feelings are incredibly important too. If a mum doesn't get the birth experience she longed for, if …

Things That REALLY Matter Post-Birth

People so often go on about the things that aren't really essential post-birth, they may be helpful and make things slightly easier like bouncers and swings but no one talks about what really matters. They may not be essential to some people but they're all things that have been proved to improve the health and …

In The Grand Scheme Of Things, Does It Really Matter?

You know what pisses me off? How so-called gentle parents who preach about the importance of being gentle to your children seem to be the ones always jumping on posts throwing insults and chucking in their 2 pence whenever possible. I know no one can MAKE you feel anything but sometimes it doesn't matter how …

Things Midwives Forget To Tell Mothers

It's okay to co sleep, your baby might not settle in their moses basket and that's perfectly normal. Here are the co sleeping safety guidelines. You have a choice. You don't HAVE to be induced,  you don't HAVE to have a hospital birth, you don't HAVE to do x,y,z. Cluster feeding is normal when breastfeeding. …

Dads Are Not Babysitters, They Are Parents

I've been thinking a lot lately about how we constantly put fathers down. We assume that they are all clueless about parenting and if they are left in charge of the kids then something will definitely go wrong. I can safely say that every time I am left in charge of Freddie (every day) something …

5 Ways To Be Discreet Whilst Breastfeeding

We all know that breastfeeding is a shameful and immodest act. I fear that indiscreet breastfeeding will make men uncomfortable as it's hard to ogle over boobs when there's a baby attached. Those poor men. I've written a list of ways to be discreet whilst breastfeeding so we can stop making other people feel uncomfortable. …