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After The Fog: Life After Sleep Deprivation
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After The Fog: Life After Sleep Deprivation

The struggle with sleep deprivation has been a core part of my life for so long, that I thought it might never end. Six years ago, I became a mum, then two years and three months after my eldest was…
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Posted by By Alison McGarragh-Murphy
Sleep Training: Why I Didn’t Repeat Our Success With Number Two
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Sleep Training: Why I Didn’t Repeat Our Success With Number Two

My confession: we sleep trained our eldest. Like many other first-time clueless parents, coping postpartum with newborn life broke me.  The critical effects of the sudden onslaught of sleepless nights, anxious days and sore nips were far worse than we’d…
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Posted by By Rebecca Kiran
The Motherload Guide to: Sleep Training with Baby Sleepy Dust
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The Motherload Guide to: Sleep Training with Baby Sleepy Dust

One of the most-asked questions in The Motherload community is 'how do I get my baby to sleep at night?'
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Posted by By Kate Dyson
The Exhaustion of Emotions
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The Exhaustion of Emotions

In a few short hours with him, my emotions ran riot.
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Posted by By Laura Pearson
The Shame in my PND Anger Demons
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The Shame in my PND Anger Demons

My anger was reaching boiling point. It began by me screaming into cushions. Then I started slamming things really hard. I wanted to cause damage.
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Posted by By Sally Bunkham
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby

I want to show my partner affection in both words and deeds, because god knows I love him to bits, but too often I feel I have nothing left to give.
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Posted by By Claire Sanders
Sleep When The Baby Sleeps: The Advice I Didn’t Take
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Sleep When The Baby Sleeps: The Advice I Didn’t Take

I try not to have too many regrets, but I do regret ignoring this advice for three years. That co-nap was glorious. I did not care that there was washing to be done and bottles to be washed and lunch to be eaten.
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Posted by By Laura Pearson
Five Beauty Products: To Help You Look Less Knackered
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Five Beauty Products: To Help You Look Less Knackered

The right make-up and skin care can make you feel and look so much better. Film and TV make-up artist Gemma Waugh shares her top five products for looking less exhausted.
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Posted by By Gemma Waugh

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