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Today's guest post has been bravely provided by freelance Medical writer and Broadcaster, Laura-Jane Busby.  Although glaringly close and raw for her to write, Laura has sensitively and wonderfully provided insight into how it feels for a woman to experience miscarriage.  We hope it comforts and supports many of you who have also expereinced this painful loss as well as ...

I couldn’t help but blog on an article published yesterday in the Daily Mail. Yes I know, The Daily Mail!  I was just getting ready to shoot it down after reading the headline ‘Women who delay first baby until they’ve established career ‘more vulnerable to postnatal depression’ when I read the article properly and to my surprise found it was ...

I took my daughter to her swimming lesson last week, we always go a little early so that she can have a play in the soft play area with her swimming friends beforehand. I hadn’t been there long when one of the mum’s completely lost it with her child and started shouting at the top of her voice. I glanced ...

You may have read MP David Lammy's comments last week blaming 'lack of parental discipline' on last summer's riots. The MP reckoned that parents' reluctance to smack their youngsters was partly to blame for the disturbance and that laws on 'smacking' should be relaxed. Mr Lammy has now faced a huge backlash particularly on his points linking parental discipline to the ...

So, do you want to know a little more about the taster sessions?  Well, here's a bit more about what you can expect on the WOMAN part of the course... The session on the 3rd March the Mum is entitled: Rediscovering you . In this section we'll be gently encouraging you to have a little dig around beneath the nappies, ...

I read with interest yesterday an article on the updated findings of a landmark report published three years ago by the Children's Society – ‘A Good Childhood’ which I blogged on some months back – here.  The previous study warned that young people's lives are being blighted by Britain's selfish society.  However, the updated findings say that 'half a million ...

At least once a week a report is published, and taken out of context by the media, on parenting, child birth or children that really annoys me.  Last week it was championing Ceasareans rejoicing in the fact that all women should be able to have one if they ‘want’ one – obviously they have not spoken to any women who ...

One of our aims and commitments as More than a Mum is to not only help you to be a brilliant mum but to help you rediscover your identity as a woman too.  We want our posts to be practical as well as informative, constructive as well as inspiring. I’m conscious we could easily neglect the identity issue as it is ...

I know that we are More than a Mum, but at the end of last week, I chatted with two men who challenged my preconceptions and made me re-evaluate what it is to be a Mum and what it is to be a Dad. The first challenge came on Thursday night, when I chatted with Dean from @DaddyNatal. I was really ...

My part-time work is in media and today I was forwarded some very interesting findings from some research by Bauer Media into the women’s market.  Bauer Media own more than 80 influential radio, magazine, TV and online UK media brands, including heat, GRAZIA, Closer, FHM.  The research aimed to help advertisers find new ways to influence the conversation of British ...