Pregnancy: Health and beauty advice and tips for pregnant women
Wondering what skincare to use when you're pregnant, how to keep fit during pregnancy or what to expect from childbirth? Read on for our expert features on everything from pregnancy and nutrition to post-natal depression and breastfeeding, as well as real life stories from mums on how they deal with motherhood
Doing It All
How to have the ultimate Mummybreak
October 12th 2015
Emma Bartley recently escaped from her family for 48 hours. Here's her 10-step guide to getting the hell away from it all for two blissful days of lie-ins and excess booze consumption >>>
Fitness
Should men and women exercise differently?
October 10th 2015
Struggling with those pull-ups? You could have a viable excuse, but that doesn’t give you a Get Out Of Jail (Gym) Free Card... >>>
Doing It All
Doing it All: Is there ever a 'right time' to have a baby?
September 27th 2015
Emma Bartley discovers that egg freezing and freak outs aren't necessarily the answer to our fertility dilemmas... >>>
A Healthy Curiosity
A Healthy Curiosity: Should you have your eggs counted?
September 22nd 2015
More and more women are opting to have their egg count checked and their eggs frozen. So should we all be doing it? Peta Bee reports >>>
Doing It All
Doing It All: The top 20 stresses that only mothers know about
September 14th 2015
Yes, we know we’re not supposed to get stressed because it’s bad for our children, but isn’t that in itself kind of *breathes into paper bag* – oh, never mind >>>
Doing It All
Doing It All: Why 100% of parents are lonely sometimes
August 30th 2015
Since becoming a mother, I’ve almost never been alone. And I’ve almost never felt as lonely >>>
Fitness
Jessica Ennis-Hill: Bronze, she said. Gold, she won. Never underestimate a new mum…
August 24th 2015
British athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill is the first mum ever to become a heptathlon world champion. Talk about Monday motivation… >>>
Nutrition
What to eat when you're breastfeeding
August 12th 2015
New mum? If you're planning to breastfeed, here's nutritional therapist Vicki Edgson's guide to eating well for you and the baby >>>
Nutrition
Pregnant? Study shows it’s no longer an excuse to eat for two...
July 30th 2015
A new study has shown that women's bodies adapt to pregnancy and that eating more food bares no benefit and will only make it harder to loose afterwards >>>
Health
Popular ‘Teatox’ reported to result in unplanned pregnancy
July 3rd 2015
A number of women have warned that using Bootea’s 14 day Teatox can prevent the contraceptive pill from working >>>
Skin
How exercise and weight loss affect your skin
June 10th 2015
Getting fit and losing unwanted pounds more often than not makes us feel and look fantastic, but how does it impact on our skin? We've got the skinny... >>>
Family
"There's no right time to have a baby"
June 1st 2015
As women are told to have a baby by the age of 30, Imogen Edwards-Jones explains why age shouldn't matter and why IVF is certainly not a choice >>>
Going South
Going South: The underrated power of acupuncture
May 20th 2015
Imogen Edwards-Jones revisits the acupuncturist who got her through her IVF >>>
Doing It All
The 10 biggest lies new mums tell ourselves
April 26th 2015
You start out full of hopes and dreams, and one by one they are shattered like so many pelvic regions >>>
Doing It All
Doing It All: Why we need dads to Be More Beckham
April 12th 2015
Why do we still assume that women will take charge at home and men will take charge at work, wonders Emma Bartley >>>
The top 10 foods you should be feeding your kids
March 19th 2015
Healthy eating shouldn't just stop with parents. Find out which top 10 foods you should be passing onto your little ones to give them a happy, healthy kick start in life >>>
Doing It All: My 10 worst moments as a working mum
March 1st 2015
Leaning in is all very well but unless you’ve managed to clone yourself, going back to work after a baby has its gruesome elements >>>
Doing It All: 10 ways having a baby made me thin
February 15th 2015
Smug alert: Emma Bartley weighs half a stone less than before she got pregnant. But from lack of booze to a constant soft-play cold, this is not a diet anyone wants to go on... >>>
Does anything actually work to minimise stretch marks?
February 13th 2015
In the first of our monthly Question Time slots, we tackle dreaded stretch marks... >>>
Doing It All: is it baby blues or postnatal depression?
January 19th 2015
Between sleep deprivation, hormones and big life changes, new mums find themselves in tears a lot. But when should you see a doctor? >>>
Returning to work after maternity leave- the lowdown
December 13th 2014
Going back to the office post-baby can be a daunting prospect. Take some motherly advice from women who’ve been there… >>>
An Appointment With: Emma Cannon
December 1st 2014
The women's health expert and founder of The Fertility Rooms reveals her holistic philosophy and path to success >>>
Doing It All: 20 things you should never say to a new mum
November 9th 2014
There are lots of things that you should say to a lady with a newborn baby. "It's beautiful," for example. Or: "Here's a cocktail." So why do so many people opt instead for stuff like... >>>
How to optimise your fertility through your diet
October 31st 2014
Fertility expert and author Emma Cannon talks us through her tips to optimising your fertility >>>
How to get your you-know-what back in shape after giving birth
October 26th 2014
Still can’t look a hand mirror in the eye? Changing your underwear every time you sneeze? Suffer no more! I've faced a Frenchwoman in a latex glove to find out how to fix it >>>
