I’ve never dieted in my life – until now. This is how I decided to lose weight in a way that didn’t compromise my chronic illness. I have never been a dieter. As a slim teen and twenty-something, I ate whatever I liked and couldn’t […]
Watching my two year old son pottering around the back garden with his dad, I realise how life has a funny way of working out – and that I’m pretty lucky. While it’s true I’ve found parenting mentally challenging, I’d be crazy for taking what […]
AD / THIS POST IS COMMISSIONED BY SIMPLY SWIM. ALL WORDING & OPINION EXPRESSED IS MY OWN, NOT OF THE BRAND. Getting fit after having a baby is a promise most of us new mums make. I was no different. After a tough pregnancy managing […]
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Let’s be honest, there’s nothing wonderful about being on your period. Unless you’ve been hoping for a non-pregnancy situation (where you’d probably be quite happy about getting your period), that time of the month can just mean a whole lot of inconvenience, pain and expense. […]
Nobody likes to talk about smear tests, do they? We just know it’s one of those necessary evils to get done and dusted – no drama. And everybody knows cervical screening is a no-brainer if you wish to save your life. Smear tests are incredibly […]
Getting pregnant with Reuben was easy. After just two months trying to conceive I got my positive. Baby making, it appeared, wasn’t hard work. But now I know I was just lucky; now we’re trying for baby number two, it’s of course a different […]
Trying for a baby is mental. Literally. I thought it was easy the first time. Came off the pill and wham bam, the following month I was pregnant. Of course I ended up miscarrying, and now it’s all back to round one again, but this […]
I discuss periods occasionally on the blog because while menstruation is a ridiculously taboo subject to raise, it’s still a fact of life. It may be a given that periods aren’t the most comfortable monthly experience, but it doesn’t mean you should be suffering. Ever since my first period I’ve […]
Since the day we learned we lost our baby, it seems all we see is babies. When you’ve gone from being a first time expectant parent to grieving the premature loss of your baby, you notice all the adverts with babies in, every single passing pushchair and […]
I’ve been on ‘the pill’ for a heck of a long time. And, unlike most people’s reasons for taking a contraceptive prescription, mine was for sanity: I had demon periods. For years I dreaded my period that more resembled giving birth; two days every month spent […]
Monthly subscription boxes are incredibly popular, and with many types now on the market catering for beauty lovers to craft enthusiasts, it’s for very good reason. Not least are subscription boxes an affordable way to try otherwise premium products, they’re a fab way to discover […]
