Real Talk, Real Bodies
Expert advice, honest stories and everything you need to know about pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause and menopause.
We all know the importance of good gut health, but what about vagina health? It’s a little-known fact that food for your vagina is a great way to keep your lady parts healthy and happy. Maintaining...
Vagina Changes After Childbirth Whether you’re a new mum, or have a brood of children, gave birth naturally or via caesarean, there’s one thing you can expect - your vagina will probably change aft...
In pregnancy, some things are a given; swollen ankles, the nausea and not forgetting our good friend insomnia at 4am in the morning (what’s with that?). But one area that is rarely talked about is...
Pump and dump; it’s one of those expressions that conjures up all kinds of mechanical activity of expressing breast milk and rushing off to work. For some, that’s a reality close to home. Expres...
It fills some women with dread and others with sheer excitement. Whichever way you view it, returning to work after maternity leave is a time fraught with challenges. There’s the quandary of retu...
In the days, weeks and months post-partum, it’s important to be kind to yourself, after all you’ve just given birth to a tiny human and that’s no mean feat! Self-care is not a dirty word. After nin...
If Carrie Bradshaw ever had children, you can bet she’d have pondered the question ‘How soon is too soon to have sex after childbirth’. If you’re left wondering the same, you’re not alone. Being in...
Life can take you in many directions, some expected, others not. Baby making is one of those unpredictable areas in life that can take you by surprise. While one in seven couples will face fertilit...
It’s 4am and for some unknown reason you’re wide awake. Never mind the fact that you have an important meeting, or need to get through the working day pretending that pregnancy hasn’t rendered you ...