by Claire Currie | Oct 10, 2020 | Anxiety, Babies, Health, Mental Health, Mums, Parenting, Postnatal, Social
Today is World Mental Health Day and perhaps it’s come along at a good time for us all to check in with ourselves and those we love to see how we’re doing! Mental health affects all of us. It’s not an ‘ON/ OFF’ switch and therefore it’s important to be aware that it’s...
by Claire Currie | Sep 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Babies, Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Mums, Parenting, Postnatal, Social
Normal: (definition) Usual, typical or expected I’ve meet many women in recent weeks who have had babies in lockdown or were just at the point of coming out to classes when the lockdown happened. Becoming a mum for the first time is MASSIVE. The NORMAL transition you...
by Claire Currie | Sep 9, 2020 | Babies, Grief, Parenting, Personal
So this week I got my first (and only!) tattoo. It wasn’t something that was on my ‘bucket list’ of things to do before I’m … and I did it because lockdown and starting writing my blog has given me lots of time to think and reflect on the past. If you’ve read...
by Claire Currie | Aug 28, 2020 | Babies, Health, Massage, Parenting, Postnatal
Having a baby and being responsible for another human being is a biggie! Often family, friends or strangers feel the need to comment on how we parent; ‘Have you tried putting her down, she needs to learn to go to sleep on her own’ ‘I think he’s hungry …. ’...
by Claire Currie | Aug 21, 2020 | Babies
…You must be over the moon! You’ve had months to prepare for your new arrival, the pram has been bought, the spare room has been transformed into a nursery and the nappies stockpiled! But nothing can prepare you for the reality of becoming a family! Yes, friends...