How I fell victim to the Maternity Allowance tax glitch
Self-employed and expecting a baby in the not too distant future? Planning on claiming Maternity Allowance? Then you MUST read [...]
Managing third trimester aches & pains with The Massage Company
Lower back pain, muscle spasms, trouble sleeping, heartburn: those are among the joyful side effects of the third trimester as [...]
Does having an epidural make me a failure?
Does having an epidural make me a failure? According to the so-called ‘cult of natural childbirth’ it does. I ask [...]
Should I harvest my colostrum before my baby is born?
It sounds like the sort of thing best left to scientists in labs, but it's the latest recommendation being dished [...]
5 ways to cope financially when you’re unexpectedly expecting
Six thousand pounds. That’s how much a baby costs in their first year if new research by insurance company LV [...]
10 things I’d completely forgotten about being pregnant!
Isn’t it funny how you can completely forget what it’s like to be in a situation when you’re no longer [...]
When is the right time to start shopping for a new baby?
When is the right time to start shopping for a new baby? I ask after reaching six months of pregnancy [...]
Help! Pregnancy is turning me into a Christmas grinch!
Cross. If there’s one word I’d use to describe myself so far this Christmas it’s cross. And grumpy. Forget what [...]
Surviving Christmas & New Year when everyone else is drinking & you’re not
Six billion. That’s how many units of alcohol we consume between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day if the latest [...]
What it’s REALLY like being 20 weeks pregnant with baby number four!
‘You must be mad’. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard that since revealing we’re expecting baby [...]
10 things that are unavoidably condemned after having kids
Is it just me or do kids wreck everything? I don’t necessarily mean intentionally (although I’m not ruling it out), [...]
Does having a fourth baby make me selfish?
‘It’s not fair’, ‘she needs therapy’ and ‘selfish’. Those are some of the criticisms leveled at Britain’s biggest family after [...]
5 top tips for coping with pregnancy scanxiety
Did you know that around one in seven pregnant women in the UK now pay for private scans during pregnancy, [...]
My top 10 tried & tested morning sickness remedies
‘An uncomfortable condition that can occur with or without vomiting’. That’s the dictionary definition of morning sickness, which is an [...]
10 things I’m going to do differently with baby number four
If you were to have your time again on the baby making front, what would you do differently? It's been [...]
