A Mile in My Shoes

Sunday 7th August 2016 From Agra we took a Chair Class train and travelled like Kings and Queens to Jaipur. Train wallahs brought us chai...

Saturday 7th August 2016, 7:20pm Like the false preconceptions I had about the location of Niagra Falls (that I'd have to hike though...

Thursday 5th August 2016, 9:50pm D is for Delhi. Dazzling sights, dusty roads and dangerous driving! "I've been driving for 28 years,"...

This is the eleventh and final lockdown baby story in the series and an extra special one for several reasons. This is the story of my...

There is so much courage in Reanne’s story, who felt very anxious and alone when she first went in to hospital to be induced with baby...

After a long and difficult birth, resulting in a Strep B infection and emergency C-section, Sarah was relieved to finally hold their...

Reggie was born a few weeks before lockdown, and when the official announcement was made, Ieashia felt completely cut off from some...

Zoe’s baby girl, Annabelle, was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. They have had quite a journey as a family in her short little...

A rainbow baby is a term used to refer to a baby born following a miscarriage or stillbirth. Subsequent pregnancies can bring mixed...

Elizabeth’s daughter was born the day that the national lockdown was announced. In her story, she highlights the sacrifices many families...

In Theresa’s story, she talks about how after a complicated birth, she actually grew to enjoy the time alone to bond with her baby...

In Rebecca’s story, she talks about the anxiety she felt before, during and immediately after the birth of her baby because of Covid-19,...

Today should have been baby Billy’s due date, but he arrived almost eight weeks early back in the middle of June. Holly shares her very...

Second time mother Katherine talks about the different struggles she encountered whilst being pregnant during the pandemic; from looking...

In the first of the Lockdown Babies Series, Jude shares how her romantic visions of maternity leave were taken away from her as soon as...

Following the theme of sustainability and babies, my other favourite eco switch this year has been our switch to cloth baby wipes. We had...

When my son was first born, he would easily get through about 10-12 disposable nappies in any 24 hour period. I used to have palpitations...

A shocking stat I recently learnt is that 1/5 of all ocean plastic comes from menstrual hygiene products. On average, a woman will use...

When we were expecting Rudy, I had the very romantic notion that we would only let him play with wooden toys. I didn’t like plastic toys...

PLASTIC FREE JULY // KEEP-CUPS You don’t need me to explain how a keep-cup works. But you might not know that single use cups from many...