Baby's Bedtime - one mother's perspective
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Written by Jo Windsor
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As first-time parents-to-be, my husband and I, like so many others before and after us, suddenly faced the frightening prospect of sleepless nights - not the occasional, one-off due to unforeseen circumstances, but the continuous, nightly ritual of not getting our regular 7-8 hours a night of good, sound sleep. We were worried!
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Written by Helen Holmes
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Parents usually have nine months to prepare for the birth of their new baby. However, a growing number of babies are being born much earlier than expected. Helen Holmes looks at the effect on the families involved.
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Hampshire Mum Pregnancy Diary Part 1
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Written by Claire Bates
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Claire Bates is basking in the beautiful glow of an idyllic pregnancy. Kinda.
In the first of our series of the ‘Diary of a Real Mother’ she muses the ‘joys’ of waddling, waxing and wailing.
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Hampshire Mum Pregnancy Diary Part 2
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Written by Claire Bates
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Wanted: 33-year-old woman, about 5ft 5ins-5ft 7ins tall, last seen in
an Alfa estate car (with roof box), flashing at young boys. Do not
approach her. She’s a new mother and liable to flip in a hormonal
sleep-depraved frenzy. Claire Bates is finding motherhood
‘challenging’........
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Hampshire Mum Pregnancy Diary Part 3
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Written by Claire Bates
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What happened to musical statues, mass tantrums, e-numbers and the
hokey cokey on a loop? where did the halcyon days of chocolate crispie
cakes and picking snowball marshmallow out of pigtails go? not-so-yummy
mummy, claire bates mourns the passing of proper parties.....
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Hampshire Mum Pregnancy Diary Part 4
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Written by Claire Bates
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Nothing can stop the 24-7 whirlwind world of motherhood for Claire
Bates. Not even a suspect curry and a disasterous lack of Andrex.So I’m sat on the loo, knickers around my ankles and the bottom is literally falling out of my world.
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Written by Helen Holmes
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Most women in the UK assume that they will have their baby in hospital, but there are other options. Baby Hampshire talks to local midwife Chalotte Morris about the benifits of giving birth at home.
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