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Postnatal recovery: how to fix your fatigue
I am a mother to a 20 month old son, currently pregnant with my second baby and a former sufferer of extreme fatigue. I know what it is...
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Clio Wood
4 min
Too tired to do it? Sex after kids is no picnic.
When I talk about sex in motherhood, I can see a subtle shift, a look of guilty relief appear on the face of the person or people I’m...
sarajanecampin
6 min
Dads Matter: Support for Dad
I created the Nourish app after struggling with my mental health & wellbeing in parenthood, both as a new mum and in juggling the...
Laura Dickerson
5 min
Life After Birth: a real account of the transition to motherhood after birth trauma
January 1st 2022. I’m about to swim at a cold water charity event to raise money for maternal mental health. Water temperature 14...
Dr Andrew Mayers
8 min
Why Maternal Mental Health Matters
This week (2-8th May) is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week – a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental illness while...
Dr Fionnuala Barton
4 min
Could it be your hormones?
Mood swings, anxiety, irregular or unusual periods, tiredness, increased appetite and cravings, weight gain, bloating, breast changes,...
Emma Jane Unsworth
6 min
Extract from After the Storm: Post-Natal Depression and the Utter Weirdness of New Motherhood
Photo Credit:Thomas S.G. Farnetti/Wellcome Collection People say that with postnatal depression you feel numb, nothing, towards the baby....
Rebecca Oxtoby
4 min
Bex’s maternity-leave diary and her response, one year later...
Hi, I’m Bex. I know guest blogs don’t typically start with a self-introduction, but I’d feel as though I threw you right in if I didn’t...
Four tips for leak-free running
We tend to blame a lack of pelvic floor strength for the leaks when we run or jump or sneeze. Those “oops moments” have been normalised...
Silke Thistlewood
6 min
Loving kindness phrases and soothing touch for mums
We all have a tendency to be really harsh to ourselves in the way that we talk to ourselves and this is often amplified in motherhood. ...
Mandy Rees
4 min
Why we all need a mother's circle and how to create yours
Navigating our way through motherhood is far more difficult than we're ever led to believe. It’s a tough job and one we're unlikely to be...
Are you feeling the pressure to 'bounce-back'?
Pregnancy affects the physical appearance of our postnatal bodies in many different ways including stretch marks, abdominal muscle...
Seasonal Affective Disorder
On a sunny bright day, it’s easy to walk around and adore autumn. But for me, I know winter is coming and like a fifth of the population...
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