Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
When I was unwell I had several disappointing GP experiences and one downright dangerous one. This was truly terrifying at the time since your GP is your first port of call for all illness, so…
To say I was dreading potty training was an understatement, in fact the thought of it made me feel really quite anxious. However, as with most things in life that you dread, our experience was…
Thank you so much for your lovely response to last week’s post – adoption is a fascinating topic and I loved learning more about it. Another great topic this week from Emma (aka “Emetomum”) about…
A recent Instagram snap of Victoria Beckham kissing her daughter has reignited the row originally begun by Dr Charlotte Reznick last year about whether it is inappropriate to kiss your child on the lips. I was enraged…
This week I’m sharing a beautifully honest post surrounding adoption (originally found here). I’m so grateful to Nicole for allowing me to republish it as part of this series. Some people fall in love…
It took us two and a half years to find the courage to take Caterpillar abroad for the first time. When he was a baby we took him away in the UK a couple of…
Yesterday I was asked to help at a lecture about birth trauma by the inspiring Dr Rebecca Moore, sharing my son’s birth story with MSc students of Womens Health. I’ve briefly touched on Caterpillar’s birth before…
It’s 10.15am. Here is a somewhat abridged list of everything my son has demanded of me since 5am: 8 toilet trips (including one at 5am, the joy, and twice more while I was in the…
I always imagined I’d love being a stay-at-home-mum. My friends and I used to joke about all the coffee mornings we’d have watching This Morning, eating doughnuts and generally chilling out (Just…wow. Sometimes I really…
Dear Caterpillar In a lot of ways the last three years have gone quickly. You grow and change so swiftly that often you get up in the morning and Daddy and I comment that you’ve…