Taking care of yourself is not separate from taking care of your baby.

You don’t need to earn the right to take care of yourself.

How we put our children ahead of ourselves, whilst ignoring our own needs. And why this needs to change for your health and wellbeing,

matrescence, mothers wellbeing, Post NatalSusan BradleyMarch 23, 2026matrescence, welleing, motherhood tips, motherhood york, mothers self-care, mothers mental health, perinatal mental health

Lets talk Unsolicited Advice - and how to deal with it

Unsolicited advice. It comes thick and fast once you’ve had a baby (and even in pregnancy too). Everything has an opinion, and they want to tell you about it!

Here are some ways to deal with all that advice you never asked for - that can leave you feeling overwhelmed or ‘not good enough’.

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, mothers wellbeingSusan BradleyAugust 1, 2022social media, mental health, perinatal wellbeing, positive social media use, motherhood, comparison, emotional health, motherhood tips, mothers mental health

Know Your Rights in Pregnancy & Birth

Just because you are pregnant or giving birth doesn’t mean your human rights evaporate!

Being treated with the same respect, dignity, privacy and care as any other human being in our country is important. Here’s some important things to be aware of in pregnancy and labour about your rights.

Pregnancy, mothers wellbeingSusan BradleyJuly 15, 2022perinatal wellbeing, motherhood, motherhood tips, birth rights, empowered pregnancy, human rights, birthrights, pregnancy rights, pregnancy human rights

6 practices to support mental & emotional health

Doing small simple things each and every day can help support our mental and emotional health. They can be an anchor point when life is swirling around and help us to be resourced to deal with tricky times.

Here are my Top 6 regular practices to support my mental and emotional health. They might help you too.

Pregnancy, Fourth Trimester, mothers wellbeing, creativity in motherhoodSusan BradleyJune 17, 2022social media, mental health, perinatal wellbeing, positive social media use, motherhood, comparison, emotional health, motherhood tips, mothers mental health, maternal journal, creativite motherhood

Keeping Baby Cool In Hot Weather

So there's a mini heatwave forecast - but please don't panic! Babies live in countries hotter than ours (as we were reminded by an Italian mother in Mum & Baby Yoga yesterday)

It IS important though to not let your baby overheat. They cannot regulate their temperatures in the same ways we can as adults. So here's some tips to keep them cool that may help you ...

baby wellbeing, Fourth TrimesterSusan BradleyJune 13, 2022motherhood, baby cool hot weather, motherhood tips

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