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How do I become a confident parent?

Self-doubt, guilt and uncertainty accompany first time parenthood, but as Poppy learns, your confidence grows one day at a time ...

I had mixed feelings about my newborn

Being a parent is a truly wonderful experiece. However, as this dad discovers, that doesn't mean it's "awesome" every minute of every day ...

I'm not sleeping more than four hours in a row ...

With a six month old that still feeds twice a night, new mum Stacy is rightfully tired with the lack of sleep her and her husband are getting!

Leaving Zac for the very first time

So the time has come for my first work trip away from my son. I’m feeling very anxious and upset at the thought of leaving him for a week...

Looking after you, looking after your baby

No one can possibly tell you what it feels like to be pregnant, to give birth to a baby or to become a new parent. These are deeply personal experiences and are different for everyone. It is a time of great change and challenge, often bringing feelings of joy and celebration, and potentially also feelings of worry and anxiety.

Making time to be on your own together

The relationship between partners is fundamentally important when you become a parent. However juggling a new baby and adjustments to your relationshop is often easier said than done ...

Meeting my newborn at just 32 weeks

With a toddler in tow, Estelle assumed she knew everything about having a newborn. Little did she know her next child would arrive at just 32 weeks of age!

Motherhood and identity with a new baby

There is never a perfect time in a woman’s life to have a baby. One of the inevitable, but least anticipated experiences of motherhood, is how much is 'lost' when a baby is born ...