By Mindi Palm If you’re anything like me, you imagine your BIRTH EXPERIENCE to be transcendent, right?! Low light, soy candles, essential oils puffing out the scent of lavender and mint, pan flute (or jazz flute, whatever floats your boat) playing in the background and a birthing bath set at …
How to Marie Kondo Your Tired Mama Mind in 5 Simple Steps #mindbodysoul
By Jo Burgess Before you Marie Kondo the shizz out of your home, here’s how to tidy your mama mind in 5 simple steps and leave overwhelm behind #destress #innerpeace #tiredmama You’ve probably seen the evidence all over social media. Photos of mountains of clothes sprawled across beds. Belongings bulging out of garbage …
5 of the Best Meditation Apps for Zen Mamas
In our cray world, meditation is fast becoming top of most mamas’ WELLNESS goals. But as something that takes a lifetime to master, how do you EVER get started? Thankfully there are a stack of fab guided meditation apps out there which can whisk you away to zen heaven before …
The Game Changing Device Helping Mums Sleep More Soundly
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Every night, I put my baby girl down to sleep and I swear I check on her half a dozen times to make sure she’s still alive! Yes, the fear is real, and this mama seriously needs to get some sleep and chill out. …
Trying to Have a Baby? Try These 7 Ways to Naturally Boost Your Fertility
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Want to get pregnant? You’ve just got to have unprotected sex, right? Wrong. While some peeps are fertile Myrtles, others find it trickier to start a family. And with infertility rates on the rise, there are some minor stressors and larger lifestyle factors that …
5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life Admin
By Caroline Guillemain-Brunne Spring means sun, sand… and spring cleaning! But before you start deep cleaning your oven, think about taking on some of those life admin tasks you’ve been putting off. It’ll help reduce your mental load, save time and money, and help improve your overall health and wellbeing …
GUEST EDITOR SAM WOOD: The Secret to Protecting Your Pelvic Floor
By Sam Wood Laugh, cough and sneeze again, without needing to run to the bathroom! I know all of you mamas out there know what I’m talking about. One of the most common questions we get at 28 by Sam Wood is,”How do I protect my pelvic floor post-pregnancy?” But did …
7 Handy Tools To Get Your Child to Actually Listen to You
By Heather Lindsay Have you ever just wanted to speak and have your child listen and do exactly what you say?? Ha! I’m sure you have… you’re a mama! And we’ve all been there. We need our kids to listen – we have to get out the door on time, we …
How to Overcome New Mama Overwhelm in 2020
Becoming a mum is a huge transition, even when the world is normal. So going through that rollercoaster journey under the cray conditions caused by coronavirus makes it even harder – especially if you are trying to work from home at the same time! The challenge of trying to work …
4 Expert Tips for Mums Doing it Tough
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor As mums, we’re always harder on ourselves than we should be and with things being especially cray this year (thanks ‘Rona), everything has been thrown out the window and we’re all just taking it one (long) day at a time. Mum-of-four Karina Lane, who …