When Devin McMullan gave birth to her first child, he arrived so quickly that her wife missed his arrival. It’s far from perfect – nobody wants to give birth without their significant other in the room, offering them support and helping them bring new life into the world, and partners certainly don’t want to miss those first miraculous and life-changing…
Good quality childcare is a bonanza for parents – but it also comes at a premium price. There are those who pick and choose their hours at work during term time to enable them to be at home when their children are at home from school. There are others who rely on relatives to plug the gaps in a bid…
Teenagers in Northern Ireland are to be offered a single shot of HPV vaccine instead of two. Currently, the HPV vaccine – which helps protect against a number of cancers – is delivered in two stages. Girls and boys aged 12 to 13-years-old are routinely offered the first HPV vaccination when they are in Year 8. The second dose is…
Midwives in Northern Ireland are to join other healthcare workers in the fight for better pay as they prepare to strike on Monday. The head of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland has said members are being forced to take industrial action as they’re finding it increasingly difficult to pay basic bills with their NHS wages. “I’ve…
Molly-Mae Hague has confessed she was unprepared for just how difficult she would find motherhood while chatting to some of her 7.5m Instagram followers. As the most successful Love Island contestant, she can charge more than £10,000 for each sponsored post she shares on the social media platform – up from the meagre £25 she used to earn per post. And…
The release of baby names from 2022 have revealed just how embedded Kim Kardashian has become in popular culture. Less than a decade after the queen of social media welcomed daughter North into the world with ex-husband Kanye West, the unusual moniker has been chosen for a baby girl in Northern Ireland. The name raised eyebrows at the time –…
Being a mum is the toughest and most important job in the world. Unfortunately, the pay is lousy. In today’s world, particularly in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, many households need two incomes to cover basic bills. Even if finances don’t dictate a return to work after starting a family, a lot of women don’t want to walk away…
As every mum knows, no delivery is the same and neither are the aspirations of the woman going through labour.Some want to welcome their baby into the world at home, with just the help of their partner and a midwife or doula, while others want the full gamut of pain relief to assist them through the labour.As long as a…
Since revealing she is pregnant, Kate Ferdinand has been updating her social media with images of her growing bump. However, while she is clearly delighted at welcoming a new baby, she has also spoken of the anxiety that comes with pregnancy after miscarriage. The television personality suffered a miscarriage last year, shortly after discovering she was expecting a second child. …
St Patrick’s Day is for everyone and Dunnes Stores has produced a fantastic range of clothing for your little ones to celebrate the big day. Whether it’s a bib for your first St Patrick’s together or an Ireland inspired top for your aspiring Brian O’Driscoll to wear while cheering on the mighty greens during the Six Nations, Dunnes has got…