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Making Mother’s day gifts
Dads can make Mother’s Day even more of a day to remember, by helping your child make something special for Mother’s Day… and even the tiniest baby can help with some of our ideas. Mother’s Day card The biggest card in the shop with the mushiest words won’t mean half as much as a card…
Bonding with your newborn baby
We hear a lot about how important the first hours of a baby’s life are for bonding – with the implication that it’s a problem if you don’t bond with your baby straight away. It’s true that the period immediately after birth is an important one for you and your baby to begin to get…
The shock of motherhood
Jillian Werb, mum of two, trained as a counsellor, her course included some research into the difficulties faced by new mothers, and the many things mothers feel guilty about. The result was this article, which she hopes encourages mothers to be ‘good enough ‘ rather then ‘perfect’. Becoming a mother is a huge change in a woman’s life…
Mother’s Day poem
Enjoy this Mother’s Day message sent to us from across the pond Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby. Somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a mother, “Normal,” is history. Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct Somebody never took a…
Postnatal depression: causes, symptoms and treatment
Most mothers have days when they feel really down. This is perfectly normal. Looking after a baby, being constantly on call and coping with the daily demands of life is not easy. However, mothers who feel miserable most of the time may be suffering from postnatal depression, a debilitating illness that can spoil the experience…
Posted in Post natal-pregnancy
Tagged Anxiety, appetite, Baby, baby blues, bond, fatigue, hormones, irritability, Mother, panic attacks, Postnatal, postnatal depression
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A mother’s wisdom
Give someone a hint and show them this book selection for all types of mums. From gooey motherley, reflections to honest and hilarious confessions, to humour and, of course, books to pamper you because this is your special day – there’s something for everyone! There are times when mother really does know best and this…
A woman of no importance
We all know that being a mum can have a permanent effect on your life, from your shape and size to your social life, relationships and career. As part of our special on a mother’s sense of self, we spoke to Kate Konopicky, author of A Woman of no Importance, about what having a child…
What type of mum are you?
In December we asked you to complete a survey about how being a mum has changed you as a person – if indeed it has and hundreds and hundreds of you wanted to tell us how it is for you. From your emotional and physical well-being to your existence in the workplace, your votes showed some interesting results. The…
Love, love, love and clothes for Lennon
3 March 2000 Love, love, love and clothes for Lennon OASIS star Liam Gallagher has revealed that his baby son, named after John Lennon, was sent a gift of clothes by Yoko Ono, the music legend’s widow. It seems she was so touched that Liam and his wife Patsy Kensit named the infant after her…
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Tagged Japan, John Lennon, Lennon, Lennon Francis Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Meg Mathews, Mother, Music, Patsy Kensit, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
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My two dads
14 December 1999 My two Dads A PAIR of twins has become the first ever British children to be registered with two fathers and no mother. Aspen and Saffron Drewitt-Barlow, born by caesarean section on Thursday, have been registered with fathers Barrie Drewitt and Tony Barlow as parent one and parent two. The gay couple…
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Tagged Barrie Drewitt, Divorce, Family, Father, Mother, Motherhood, Parent, Saffron Drewitt-Barlow, Surrogacy, Tony Barlow
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