Some women love pregnancy and others need to know how to survive pregnancy and morning sickness! By Gabrielle Nancarrow Your experience will be absolutely unique to you. And I hope that you feel empowered to speak the truth about what you are feeling. Not only will it help you feel less alone …
How to Prioritise Yourself without Feeling Mum Guilt
It’s incredibly important to know how to prioritise yourself without feeling mum guilt. And I know it’s hard, but it is possible. By Eloise Forster No matter what you have going on, your need to value yourself first and stop constantly pleasing others and putting their needs before yours. When giving …
11 Ways to Support a New Mama
How to support a new mum – it seems obvious, right? Nope. Ask any new mama and you can bet she’s had to serve cups of tea to visitors when she’d rather be napping. Adjusting to having a new baby in the house can be difficult for the whole family. …
Guest Editor: Jamila Rizvi Says “Competitive child rearing shouldn’t be a thing”
Jamila Rizvi may have written the book on motherhood [literally], but that doesn’t mean it was easy for her. Here she tells Mama Disrupt® about how her transition into mama land wasn’t the smoothest ride, and why competition has no place here. By Kerrie Simon-Lawrence Welcome To …
5 Tips For Surviving A High Needs Baby
How do you survive when you’re a new mama with a high needs baby? Newborn life can be tough at the best of times. By Fiona Amarasinghe Ahh, newborn days. They are so hard. Especially when you are a first time mum and reeling from the shock …
20 Great Mama Quotes for Bad Mama Days
Having a bad mama day?
Here’s a stack of mama motivation to get you through. You’ve got this, sista!
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Mum and Bub Self-Care? Yes, it’s a Thing
Self-care has the power to totally flip a mama’s day… IYKYK. Even simple daily rituals like a skincare routine can give you your glow back and have you feeling fresh AF. Annnd with the release of the new b.box body collection, looking after your baby body takes on a whole …
Guest Ed: The Truth About Breastfeeding By Midwife Amberley Harris
Women often feel so poorly supported in their breastfeeding journey, their emotional wounds are near palpable. By Registered Midwife, Amberley Harris A snapshot of breastfeeding According to the 2010 National Infant Feeding Survey (yep – 2010 is the most recent stats we have, which is a problem in itself), 96% …
My Experience With Postpartum Psychosis
The newborn bubble should be a blissful time of bonding and falling in love with your baby – but postpartum psychosis blindsided new mum Genevieve. Luckily, her partner Lizz spotted the signs and was able to help Gen get the support she needed. Here, they share their story. By Mama …
15 Things Motherhood Has Taught Me
Motherhood has taught me many things, from all the colours poo can be, to the number of times a toddler can ask ‘why?’ in a day. (The limit does not exist.) But there are some lessons that I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life. Here are 15 …