Created on: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
by Moira Leheny
The festive season is not always a time of celebration for families in crisis and on the brink of a relationship breakdown or marriage split. Research has shown that the stress...
Created on: Monday, 03 December 2018
by Carla Fraser
With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, most of us are beginning to think about the festive season and spending time with our loved ones. If you are a parent...
A Letter to my Pre-Parent Self - Jemma Popcorn for Lunch
Created on: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
by Jemma at Popcorn for Lunch
Dear Annoyingly Thin, Pre-Parent Me,
I want you to do something.
Right now.
Go sniff your sofa. Go on.
What does it smell like? Febreeze? Your favourite perfume? Maybe...
Created on: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
by Clare Rimmer
To my pre-parent self,
I don’t want to panic you but…
Motherhood will turn you into an anxiety ridden worrier! I can remember vividly a dream I hadwhen I was heavily...
My experience with Breastfeeding, how you can succeed.
Created on: Monday, 20 August 2018
by Claire Flynn
I come from a long line of breastfeeding women. I always knew I wanted to breastfeed. Early on, I got a breastfeeding book from the library so I could give myself a head start...
Parenthood is a wonderful thing. We all get handed our little bundles of joy and a handbook detailing what we are to do with our new addition in order to achieve parental...
Created on: Tuesday, 19 September 2017
by Katie McGreal
Five years ago I was 23, I had an OK job, a nice place to live, great friends, a good social life, being a fluent Irish speaker I was part of a community here in Belfast almost...
