By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live (at least for right now) and it could even change the way expectant mothers get their antenatal care. Yup, that’s right. A trial into providing antenatal care to woman at home has showed the level of …
Why We Should Normalise Breastfeeding In Public
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Tara Pavlovic is hungry (and ain’t nobody hungrier than a breastfeeding mama), so she tucks into a burger. Her three-month-old son, Paddy, is also hungry. Can’t blame the little guy, it is lunch time after all. So Tara starts to nurse – feeding her …
Why Olympian Faith Kipyegon Took A Year Off To Focus On Motherhood
By Faith Kipyegon When I took time out to have a baby, I took a full year off running: four months before the birth, another eight months after it. Coming back was not easy. Your body changes during pregnancy. I gained a lot of weight: I was 45kg before, 53kg …
The Secret Self-Care Hack For Breastfeeding Mamas
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Breastfeeding is often depicted as one of the most beautiful experiences a mum and bub can go through – there’s the bonding and the nourishing of your little bebe, and the long gazes into each other’s eyes. But not everyone has that experience, and …
6 Wardrobe Essentials Every Baby Needs In Their Closet
By Rebecca Hooton, Mama Disrupt® Assistant Editor If you’ve got a tiny human in your life, no doubt you’ve wound up with your fair share of fashion fails for them [uhhh shoes that never stay on? *face palm*]. You often have no idea what an actual baby is like, so …
How to get Your Boo Sleeping Through
Tired as a mother? Sleep when the baby sleeps they say, but what if your bubba has a hard time getting the f*ck to sleep and staying asleep?! Walking around feeling like you are permanently jetlagged is often a ‘normal’ part of early motherhood, but when your brain gets to …
Comfort Food: Lamb Shanks With Sweet Potato Mash
By Magdalena Roze These lamb shanks are one of my go-to recipes because they’re incredibly simple to make, nourishing, versatile and flavoursome – the magic lies in the slow cooking. This gives the meat a chance to release all of its flavours and mesh with the others, while becoming deliciously …
Emily Blunt’s Biggest Life Lessons in Motherhood
Having children changed the way Emily Blunt wanted to live her day-to-day life. Together with husband John Krasinksi, and daughters Hazel, four, and Violet, two, she traded the lights and paparazzi of L.A. for a relatively quiet life in California’s Ojai. 1 // EMILY, HOW HAS MOTHERHOOD CHANGED YOU? It’s …
The Quinn Girls #DISRUPTED
By Kerrie Simon-Lawrence, photography Melanie McNiven, shoot location Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island Eleesha Quinn can still remember the Instagram photo that changed everything. “My daughter Logan asked me to be in a picture with her. I had never really liked to be in photos, so I said no. I’ll …
5 Cool Ways to Transform Your Bebe’s Room
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor My fav room in the house is my daughter’s bedroom (which is lucky seeing as I spend what feels like all day in there feeding, changing, playing, repeat). So now, as she transitions from baby to toddler, her needs are changing and I’m forever …