Hayley (42) is expecting her first child. She is best known for her roles as Del Dingle in Emmerdale, Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street and as Calista in Shameless. Tamaddon won the fifth series of Dancing on Ice on 28 March 2010. She’s recently been diagnosed with Polyhydramnios and I recently caught up with her […]
Mummy Social Talks To… Hayley Tamaddon About Polyhydramnios Read More »
Gina Kinson is married to Ian and has three children Ellie (22), Alex (18) and Samuel (13). She works in precision engineering and runs a Sit n Iron service in her spare time. She loves to read and paint especially body art and as a family, they love to go camping. Gina is also a surrogate.
Mummy Social Meets… A Surrogate Mum Read More »
“I hope this feature does 2 things: reminds people that mothers have different stories and that adoption might be one of them and shows that adoption is an option and not one to be scared of.”— Catherine Catherine is Mum to Max and Sophie*, who moved in with her and husband James in January last
Mummy Social Learns… An Insight into Adoption Read More »
It’s sexual abuse awareness week. Something I can relate to deeply and something that still haunts and affects me to this day. I feel there is a strong stereotype when it comes to rape and sexual assault/abuse. The stereotype that it only occurs by being jumped by a stranger in a back alley. That the
Mummy Social Learns… About Sexual Abuse Read More »
The “Mummy-Booze Culture” is this a real thing? Do you think mums are encouraged to drink? Are there hidden dangers that we haven’t been told about? Have you stopped drinking alcohol? These are the questions blogger Rhiannon Boyle is asking in our latest blog post. Why I’m calling time on the Mummy-Booze drinking culture… (NOTE
Mummy Booze Culture – Rhiannon Boyle Read More »
Guest post by The Parenting Expert, Sue Atkins. Sometimes becoming a mum can feel really lonely. Sometimes, when you’re awake in the dead of night at 3 am nursing your baby, or gently rocking them back to sleep, with your partner snoring loudly in the next room, your dog sprawled on his back contently fast
Sometimes Being A Mum Can Be Really Lonely Read More »
Emily is mum to five children. She’s a qualified midwife working in perinatal mental health in a mother and baby unit. Hi Emily, thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I’ll admit before speaking to you I had never heard of postpartum psychosis. How is this different from postnatal depression and how
Mummy Social Learns… About Post Partum Pyscosis Read More »
With one in seven couples in the UK having difficulty conceiving, and many babies now being born through IVF, it seems strange that there is still a sense of secrecy or even awkwardness surrounding the subject. One woman on a mission to get people talking openly about fertility is professional musician and author, Izzy Judd.
Mummy Social Talks To… Izzy Judd About Her Struggle To Become A Mum Read More »