The Motherhood Journal
Trusted guidance, beautifully written.
Evidence-based articles for every stage of pregnancy and early motherhood. Short, clear, and always honest.
Pregnancy Gifts That Are Actually Useful (And the Ones to Skip)
The list of useless pregnancy gifts is long. Here is a definitive guide to what actually helps — and why most gifts miss the mark entirely.
Pregnancy Gift Ideas Under €50, Under €100, and a Worthwhile Splurge
A practical, budget-tiered guide to gifting for a pregnant person — at every price point, with no filler.
Why Mum Deserves a Gift Too: The Case for Gifting the Pregnant Person
The culture of gifting around a new baby focuses almost entirely on the baby. The person who grew, laboured, and continues to sustain that baby tends to get a card.
What to Give New Parents After the Baby Arrives
The baby shower was weeks ago. The baby is now here. The right gift for this moment is very different — and most people get it wrong.
The Postpartum Recovery Checklist: What Every New Mum Actually Needs
A practical, honest checklist for postpartum recovery — the things to have ready before the baby arrives, and why each one matters.
Self-Care for New Mums: What It Actually Looks Like in the Fourth Trimester
Self-care for a new mother is not a bath and a candle. Here is what it actually looks like — practical, realistic, and achievable with a newborn.
Self-Care During Pregnancy: A Realistic Guide to Nine Months of Looking After Yourself
Self-care during pregnancy isn't just baths and candles. Here's what actually helps — from sleep to movement to managing what other people say.
The Newborn Essentials Checklist: What You Actually Need (And What to Leave on the Shelf)
The baby industry will tell you that you need a great many things. You don't. Here is what you actually need for the first weeks with a newborn.
How postpartum care impacts your long-term health — and what to prioritise in those first weeks
What you do (and don't do) in the weeks after birth has a measurable impact on your health for years to come. Here's what the evidence says.
What to actually pack in your hospital bag (from someone who forgot the important things)
Everyone has an opinion. Very few of them have actually had a baby in Ireland recently. Here is the definitive, unsentimental guide.
The truth about morning sickness: what helps, what doesn't, and what nobody tells you
It's not just morning. It's not just nausea. And for some people, it's not something that ginger biscuits can fix.
How to dress a growing bump without buying a whole new wardrobe
The key is fewer, better pieces — not a capsule wardrobe of maternity clothes you resent by week 30.
Ayurvedic pregnancy wisdom: the traditions worth keeping (and how to adapt them for modern life)
Five thousand years of wisdom about pregnancy — some of it remarkably prescient, some of it decidedly historical.
Your second trimester: the golden period, and how to make the most of it
The nausea has (mostly) eased. The bump is visible but manageable. Your energy is back. Here is how to use this window well.
Postnatal depression: what it actually looks like, and how to ask for help
PND is not always crying. Sometimes it looks like numbness, rage, or feeling completely fine while something underneath quietly breaks. Here is what to know.
Breastfeeding in the first two weeks: what's normal, what's not, and where to get help in Ireland
The first two weeks are the hardest. Most women who stop breastfeeding do so in this window. Here is what to expect, and what actually helps.
Returning to exercise after birth: a realistic guide to doing it safely
The six-week clearance is not a green light for everything. Here is what the evidence actually says about returning to movement after birth.
C-section recovery: what to actually expect in the first six weeks
A caesarean is major abdominal surgery. Recovery takes longer than most women are told, and it deserves to be taken seriously.
Preparing for the fourth trimester: what the first 12 weeks with a newborn really looks like
Nobody prepares you for the first twelve weeks postpartum the way they prepare you for birth. Let us change that.