Practical tips, real stories, and support for new mums navigating life, emotions, and wellbeing after having a baby.
Alexandra is a mum of two, a fertility, birth, and parenting specialist, antenatal and postnatal educator, and a practitioner who experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after giving birth. Originally from London, she now lives in Hertfordshire with her two young children. Alexandra has a passion for yoga and advocates for women’s and children’s rights during …
It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week, and while this is a tough subject to talk about, I feel it’s time to share my experience. If you’ve gone through pregnancy loss, I want you to know: you are not alone. My Unexpected Second Pregnancy This second pregnancy was unplanned. At first, I was shocked. But after the …
Before your baby arrived, you probably imagined snuggles, overhwelming love, and that magical “new mum glow.” But now that the baby is here, it’s nothing like what you pictured. Instead of glowing, you feel drained and quietly wondering, “Am I the only one finding this so hard?” You are not alone feeling like this. After …
The Other Side of Parenting: Dads Don’t Always Have It Easy Either “Dads have it so easy!” How many times have you heard it, or even said it yourself? It’s practically the unofficial anthem in mum groups everywhere. “He says he’s tired? He doesn’t know what tired is!” “Oh, he needs a break after work? …
With Mother’s day approaching, I cannot help thinking back to my first Mother’s day as a mum. Our boys were about 11 months and I had just started to get back on track after a devastating experience of postnatal depression. I remember being really excited about having to experience my first Mother’s day as a …
Wondering what a newborn routine looks like after baby arrives? The honest truth is, every mum and every baby is different. But here’s the thing – some experiences are universal, especially during those first exhausting, beautiful, unpredictable weeks of motherhood. When I was pregnant, I had no idea what life after baby would really look …
