By Victoria Vanstone I heard the baby crying again. But I didn’t get up. I stayed, hiding in my bedroom. He needed me, but I couldn’t do it. I was too hungover to look after my baby. Again. I don’t remember getting home. The last thing I recall was seeing both …
3 Of Our Favourite Maternity Dresses For Spring
By Mama Disrupt® and Legoe. Heritage The weather is warming up, so it’s time to shed those Winter layers girl, and slip your goddess bod into these maternity dresses for Spring. Legoe. Heritage has just released their latest collection and we are already crushing on these gorge threads. It doesn’t matter …
Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise During Lockdown
By Katherine Baquie, physiotherapist and founder of FitNest Mama Ongoing lockdowns are making it more and more difficult for pregnant and new mothers to access the healthcare they need. Hospital birth education classes have been cancelled. Anxious pregnant women are facing added challenges in needing to negotiate prenatal appointments by themselves. And …
Why It’s So Lonely Being A New Mum
By Dr Nicole Highet When you have a baby, you’re often left wondering why it’s so lonely being a new mum. And that can come as a BIG shock. For most mamas, it hits after the flood of visitors have been and gone, partners have gone back to work (often too …
5 Ways to Boost Your Resilience and Thrive
“Be brave, be vulnerable and be strong… As one we are courageous, but as a collective we are invincible.”
How To Keep Mentally Healthy During This Pandemic
By Jaimie Bloch, Australian Clinical Psychologist This second year of the pandemic has hit harder. And it is been felt a lot more intensely. So it’s never been more important to know how to keep mentally healthy during this pandemic. We are ALL experiencing pandemic fatigue. And when the body and …
Fashion Hacks For The Modern Mum
By Mama Disrupt® and Diana’s Closet Your body changes a lot when you have kids, so knowing these fashion hacks for the modern mum will make dressing for any occasion e-a-s-y! It’s also nice to feel like a stylish queen after being covered in baby spew all day long, and …
How Do I Teach My Kids About Consent?
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor We need to have a chat about child consent. Because a new study has found that most Australian adults think we should start teaching children about consent and their body after school age. But Act for Kids Chief Executive Officer Dr Katrina Lines says …
R U OK? It’s OK To Not Be OK
By Yakira Giger R U OK? My automatic reply is always “Yes, I’m fine.” *Smile and wave, smile and wave…* But why? Why do we feel so CONCERNED about voicing the way we REALLY feel? When in fact, what we really want to say is: “Actually, no – I’m not. I …
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Affecting New Mums
By Nicole Fuge, MD® Managing Editor Mothers birthing their babies right now – in the midst of this global pandemic – I see you. I had my baby boy in March. And it was an uncertain and anxious time. So it’s not surprising that new research confirms that the COVID-19 pandemic …