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    Are you there for him? A poem to get us talking about dads’ mental health
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    Sex after having a baby: 7 things that mums want dads to know
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    The importance of date night…10 top tips to plan your perfect kid-free night out!
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    New parent debate: The pitfalls of pram shopping
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    Is it normal to sleep in separate beds during pregnancy?

The truth about fatherhood – insights from four first time dads on pregnancy, birth and babies

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Being a hands-on working dad in this day and age is one of the toughest (but most rewarding) jobs around. From my own experience and what I’ve seen from others online, the vast majority of dads today are infinitely more involved in the parenting stakes than any papas that came before…

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How to get your baby to sleep through the night – 6 tried and tested methods that really work!

I won’t sugar coat it for you…nothing can prepare you for the insane levels of sleep deprivation that you will experience during the first few weeks and months of parenthood. It’s no coincidence that sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture, because that’s exactly what it feels like. During those early weeks, you walk around in a zombie-like…

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ASK THE EXPERT: Vegetable-Led Weaning…the baby food revolution everyone’s talking about

Ever since we started our weaning journey two months ago, I’ve been inundated with questions from other first time parents who are confused about how to start introducing their littles to proper baby food. How early should we start? How much should we be giving them? Should we buy pouches or make homemade? Is it meant to replace a bottle/boob feed? Is my baby…

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To babymoon or not to babymoon? That is the question…

Before we got pregnant, I was adamant that the concept of a babymoon was, frankly, ridiculous; a crazy fad that I would never succumb to myself. “A complete waste of money, at a time when you should be taking more responsibility for your family’s finances. The brainchild of some spotty marketing wanker, tasked with selling more cheap flights and package holidays,” I preached to…

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NHS Tongue Tie policy is failing new parents and needs to change – sign this petition to get the problem fixed, once and for all. 

If your baby had (or still has) a tongue tie, or if you know any new parents whose babies suffered from one, you will be well aware of the serious physical and emotional pain that tongue ties can cause. Every year, around 70,000 babies in the UK are born with a tongue tie. But despite being easily fixable with a…

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