I feel incredibly lucky and grateful for my wonderful family. But I didn’t always feel this way. The beginning of my motherhood journey (also known as the postpartum or postnatal period) was rather horrific. In the first months of being a new mum, I suffered severe postnatal depression. (also known as postpartum depression, PPD, or …
Guest post Here I welcome Rachel Hunter N.N.E.B, Private Nanny, Nursery Owner, Child Minder, TA, STA, and MUM. Rachel is a Holistic Therapist & works with Women and children at R&R Therapy, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7LX. Rachel is a postnatal depression survivor and a mum to two adult children. In the below post, she …
Do you wonder how to enjoy Christmas with kids when you’re just not feeling it? Our first Christmas with the twins in 2016 was nothing like I expected. As much as I love them, it can also be utterly exhausting. But that’s motherhood, right? Some days are full of joy, and others are filled with …
Do you like Pinterest, guys? I absolutely love it! Scrolling through it now, I came across a few pictures that made me feel happy and relaxed… Wonderful feeling. You know this type of pictures, music, smells, views, experiences, people, words… that make you feel good just by being? Exactly this type! How little is enough …
Alexandra is a mum of two children, fertility, birth, and parenting specialist, antenatal & postnatal educator, and practitioner. Originally from London, Alex now lives in Hertfordshire with her two young children. She has a keen interest in yoga as well as women’s and children’s rights during birth and beyond. Over to Alexandra. From the moment I …
It’s baby loss awareness week. Another tough subject to talk about, but since it is something I have personal experience with, I feel it is finally time for me to write about it and support those who have been through it too. This second pregnancy was not planned, but after the initial shock, I started …
