Pregnancy

state-funded IVF

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Ireland’s state-funded IVF: what can we expect?

If starting or expanding your family is number one on your agenda, no doubt you’ve heard the news:…

By Amy Lynch

AGENDA

Seriously, it’s time to stop with the celebrity pregnancy speculation

The endless speculation about who’s pregnant or trying to conceive is exhausting, and could be much more harmful…

By Sarah Finnan

birth story

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Birth stories: ‘At 4am I begged the midwives to call me and my newborn a taxi home’

Nobody tells you that the birth of your child will turn you from your usual smiling-at-strangers self to…

By Amanda Cassidy

Emma Watson

AGENDA

Read the letter Emma Watson wrote to Savita Halappanavar

In 2018, actress and human rights activist Emma Watson wrote a touching tribute to Savita Halappanavar. On the…

By Grace McGettigan

Cortney Wolfston

LIVING

‘Romy & Michele’ actress Cortney Wolfston on being fired while pregnant

“I was confused. Hadn’t I just been told this was a perfect time to be pregnant?” she questioned.…

By Sarah Finnan

motherhood myths: Rosemary MacCabe's baby at 1
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Rosemary MacCabe: An unfiltered list of all the things I got wrong about motherhood

It turns out that having a baby is a lot like life: you never know how you’ll react…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Rosemary MacCabe: her baby's first illness
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Rosemary MacCabe: ‘I’m not sure why we don’t bring him to A&E then and there’

Rosemary MacCabe’s baby boy has a usually sunny disposition, which makes it all the more worrying when he…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Hannah-Louise and son Conn on the hunt for coffee
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‘Returning to work after maternity leave, this is one of the daily habits I’ll miss the most’

In the days that followed the arrival of her baby boy, Hannah-Louise dreamed of coffee. Whether it was…

By Hannah-Louise Dunne

Rosemary Mac Cabe: parenting comparisons
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Rosemary MacCabe: ‘I wince as bodies come in contact with hers, but she doesn’t react’

A Dermot Kennedy concert in Indiana throws Rosemary MacCabe into the throes of mothering comparison as a woman…

By Rosemary MacCabe

Rosemary Mac Cabe and her baby
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‘Being able to breastfeed felt like a compensation for his C-section delivery’

Rosemary’s breastfeeding ‘journey’ starts off well and feels, in a way, like a compensation for having a C-section…

By Rosemary MacCabe

PARENTHOOD

‘He spotted his friends and let go. All that was left was a gap of air and space and the empty imprint of a little boy hand’

A mother's heart swells, breaks, and lurches a thousand times a day. Amanda Cassidy writes about the devastating…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

Louise Thompson shares incredibly brave video about her postpartum PTSD diagnosis

The reality star shared a poignant video on social media last night, speaking candidly about being diagnosed with…

By Sarah Finnan