The Motherload

Actual Wonder Woman

Way back when I was a rookie mum, about three years ago, I saw Actual Wonder Woman. I couldn't see whether she had stars on her pants but she was breastfeeding on the bus.

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

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Parents Driven to Drink by Class Bear

A recent discussion on The Motherload alerted me to something I had very little knowledge of The Curse of the Class Bear...

By Helen

Question Mark in graffiti on a wall: Adoptive mum questions

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Adoptive Mum: Questions, Questions, Questions!

I'm a 38 year old mum of 2 boys. My husband is our children’s main carer and I work full time. Oh, and I should mention that both of our children are adopted... Any questions?

By Libby

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MOLO Advice: Morning Sickness, Scoff or Skip?

Suffering from morning sickness? We feel your pain. We've been there with bells on and we know there's nothing "morning" about the 24-hour nausea

By Anna-Belle Cao

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The Last Time

What kind of a world have I brought my daughter into, a world of so much hatred that people are prepared to give up their own lives to kill others.

By Merlot Mummy

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24 hours Inside a Mummy Mind

Overthinkers, like myself, are often aware of their incessant internal monologue. Sometimes I have to tell myself to 'shut the feck up'.

By Sam Curtis

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Melancholy Musings of a New Mum

I'm not the newly-wed who expected the path to motherhood to be simple. I'm not the wife who thought a baby would make it all come right again.

By Helen Tourle

Baby fingers curled around mummy's finger

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Labour Story: Did Someone Say Push?

I had often wondered, during my pregnancy, how I would feel at that crucial moment, when I held my son for the first time? A rush of emotion? Instant love?

By Rosie Faulkner

Everyone raves about how it improves their skin, hair and joint health. But does collagen really work?

6 signs of ‘motherload’ burnout we should all pay more attention to

How to recognise domestic abuse – and what to do if you are in an abusive relationship

I’m just trying to parent – so why are my hormones having their own tantrum?

Actual Wonder Woman

Parents Driven to Drink by Class Bear

Adoptive Mum: Questions, Questions, Questions!

MOLO Advice: Morning Sickness, Scoff or Skip?

The Last Time

24 hours Inside a Mummy Mind

Melancholy Musings of a New Mum

Labour Story: Did Someone Say Push?

Why Are Our ‘Bits’ SUCH A Taboo?

Sea-lioning & Parenting Groups: What is it?

Starting School: The Hug Button

We Need To Talk About The Menopause

F**k; My Flexible Working Request Has Been Rejected. What Do I Do Now?

Maternal mental health: How my mind broke into a million pieces

Network Marketing: A Cult For Mums?

You Know You’re a Mum of Twins When…

The Truth About: Poonamis