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6 things I thought I'd do on maternity leave (and didn't)
There were a number of things I thought I was going to achieve during my months at home. As it happens, the reality was rather different.
The phenomenon of phantom pregnancy kicks
'Phantom pregnancy kicks’ are encountered by many mums months - or even years - after their pregnancy is over.
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Life after Fitbit: do trackers really make a difference?
When Laura Hart first discovered Fitbit she was convinced the device would be life changing. She diligently tracked her steps and started paying close attention to her energy expenditure.
Dear Offspring, if we take you back again here are our conditions
As second farewells go it was a decent one, if not as transcendently joyous as the farewell at the end of last season.
If I could turn back time
What would you change if you could turn back time?
The question every woman will ask at some stage in her life
At some point in her life when thinking about her health, every woman has almost certainly asked herself the question 'is this, and am I, normal?'.
What if men had periods?
Imagine a world where, instead of being grossed out or nonplussed by menstruation, men experienced the monthly phenomena alongside their female compadres.
Gastro and the mummy mean girls
I don't blame any first-time mother who is terrified of her or her baby catching gastro, but it will find you eventually.
I was scared of the dentist ... and my son paid the price
It was a moment where I could certainly learn from his behaviour, and not him from mine.
'My indigestion was actually a heart attack'
Coronary failure is the leading cause of death in women, yet because their symptoms are so different from men's, they can go unnoticed.
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'It whacked me': Michelle Bridges on sleep deprivation and returning to exercise
Michelle Bridges knows a lot about health and fitness, but when she became a mum she had to learn a few lessons the hard way.
Five things mums should never do
Although I preach the "each to their own" method of parenting, it's unavoidable to have those moments of panic.
Artist hits back at idea that motherhood 'holds women back' in creative world
Artist Hein Koh has had enough of the idea that women are less able to be creative if they're mums, posting a photo of herself breastfeeding five-week-old twins while working.
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