Category: Maternity
Mama’ hood – Positive Birth Series #2
This month’s Positive Birth Interview is with Kate, a good friend of mine and an inspirational mama to two little boys. I couldn’t love this interview more! Pop on the kettle, pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy this uplifting read – two birth stories in one :)So who is Kate…”Well, in […]
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Feature #4 – HerFamily.ie: 5 EXPERT TIPS FOR A TRULY POSITIVE LABOUR AND BIRTH
You ARE in control: 5 expert tips for a truly positive labour and birth https://www.herfamily.ie/pregnancy/control-5-expert-tips-truly-positive-labour-birth-275093? Without a doubt the day you meet your baby is one that will be etched deeply in your memory forever, whether it’s baby #1, #2, #3 etc…each one leaving a lasting imprint that ideally you […]
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Free Coffee Mornings: Back to Work After Baby
Before becoming a parent, I hadn’t ever really given much thought to mum & baby community support groups, or possibly no thought at all. I knew that parenting was tough-going (everyone said so) and I kind of thought that maternity leave would be a bit monotonous and tedious, but rewarding […]
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Mama’ hood – Positive Birth Series #1
I’m thrilled to kick-off our Positive Birth Interview Series this month. Each month I’ll be posting uplifting interviews based around pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent. The overall theme of this series is sharing empowering experiences of positive mind-set, strength, and resilience – along with the ups and down of pregnancy, […]
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Feature #3 – Herfamily.ie: A practical guide to ditching the mummy guilt… once and for all
A practical guide to ditching the mummy guilt… once and for all My latest feature on Herfamily.ie… https://www.herfamily.ie/parenthood/a-practical-guide-to-ditching-the-mummy-guilt-once-and-for-all-271177
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Retrospect Series #2: “Grafton Street’s a wonderland…”
It’s now been exactly two months since my littlest joined his big brother in crèche and I waved goodbye to my second little baba at the crèche door for the first time. Two months after my first return to work, I wrote the post below. I still remember that day…it […]
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New Workshop 1st July – Back to Work After Baby
Are you about to go back to work after maternity leave? Learn more about our new workshop here… Book by 14th June and avail of early-bird discount!https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/back-to-work-after-baby-tickets
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Life as a Housewife…gender equality & the mental load
It’s been an interesting internet news week for a feminist parent like myself, with a couple of articles in particular catching my attention…http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/the-best-places-to-give-birth-ireland-isn-t-in-the-top-20-1.3089123 “Using the latest data on women’s and children’s health, educational attainment, economic wellbeing and female political participation, the index shows which countries are the best for women to […]
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Feature #2 – Herfamily.ie: 6 key things every working mum-to-be needs to do BEFORE she goes on leave
6 key things every working mum-to-be needs to do BEFORE she goes on leave Another feature this week in Herfamily.ie… https://www.herfamily.ie/parenthood/6-things-every-working-mum-needs-goes-leave
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Retrospect Series #1: Still harping on about maternity leave
Around the time I went back to work after baba #1 I started writing blog posts – for what, I’m not quite sure as I didn’t publish any at the time, or since. I knew my company was slowly closing down, and I was preparing to move on to the […]
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