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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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'A failure as a mother': drug detox hope for women with children
Many women hide drug and alcohol addictions because they're terrified their children will be taken away. At this new unit they can bring their kids with them.
Why I sometimes choose chores over playing with my kids
I plopped myself down in the middle of my living room floor, with my children's toys scattered all around. A pile of unfolded laundry overflowed from its basket, screaming to be folded. Yet all I could do was sit.
The vital question no parent wants to think about
Since becoming a mother I sometimes wonder what would happen to my babies if their dad and I both died.
The postpartum conversation that should have happened
Either I have warped memories or things have changed drastically since my last postpartum check-up, because that's not how it went down at all.
Do you have sleep anxiety?
It's almost 11.30pm and, though I've been yawning all day, I'm putting off going to bed.
The myth of 'bouncing back' after birth, physically and emotionally
Where does this pressure come from that says we need to 'bounce back' to our pre-baby productivity as soon as the placenta is expelled?
Good news for older mums - your memory will thank you one day
Mums who have reached the dreaded 'advanced maternal age' of 35 or older can wear that 'geriatric' badge with pride.
'Cancer changed my life for the better': Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty says being diagnosed with breast cancer has changed her life "for the better".
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A note about Julia Watson of Five Fairies and A Fella
Julia Watson, from the popular Five Fairies and a Fella blog, has had some very difficult news this week.
Motherhood may be challenging, but will never be regretful
There's plenty about being a mum that we may come to regret, but there's nothing regretful about being a mum overall.
How to break the wine o'clock habit
I never felt I was a key player in a growing social problem. And I'm pretty sure that 99 per cent of the other women in their thirties and forties who stagger towards the bottle like the Ancient Mariner sighting land feel the same way.
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