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Diary of a Gen Z Student: I hope childbirth is less emotionally draining than my thesis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (191+ words) Irish Examiner Diary of a Gen Z Student: I hope childbirth is less emotionally draining than my thesis Crying in the library became somewhat cathartic. Maybe it was all the caffeine I was consuming, but after reading about how some…...
These are the most common childhood sleep-related questions parents ask me
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1257+ words) WHO doesn't dearly cherish a good night's sleep? That gloriously satisfied state of feeling rested, refreshed, and ready for anything. It's a cruel irony that just when we need it most in one of the biggest transitions of our lives…...
My son has Down syndrome and he's the light of our whole world
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1401+ words) Joanne Cunningham, from Tralee Co Kerry, at home with her son Joseph. Picture: Dominick Walsh/Eye Focus" JOANNE CUNNINGHAM always felt she would be a mum. The Tralee-based hospital clerical officer and her husband David were trying to conceive for…...
Mother and baby homes: State can't say how many redress applications it got for each institution
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (667+ words) An Fo I request from Kathleen Funchion MEP to the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality was refused. File picture The Government has repeatedly failed to provide details to its special advocate for survivors of institutional abuse about how many…...
Surge in rate of new mothers dying from suicide
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (343+ words) There has been a surge in the rate of new mothers dying from suicide, according to a briefing paper from Mental Health Reform. The report said eight of the 24 deaths of new mothers between 2019 to 2021 were at their own hands…...
A mum at 18, a mum at 38: How motherhood was different for us
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1172+ words) Comedian Emma Doran and her daughter Ella: 'Ella saw everything. She was at my college graduation, she remembers me starting in comedy.' Picture: Moya Nolan This Sunday is Mother's Day, when gifts will be lavished on Irish mammies up and…...
Why a sing-song voice helps babies learn to talk
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1249+ words) Abby O'Leary with 11-month-old Jack. Picture: Larry Cummins Abby O'Leary loves playing "Round and Round the Garden', with her 11-month-old son Jack. "I go around the palm of his hand with my fingers, and then I do "one, two, three,…...
How to safely wean your baby by introducing suitable foods
2+ mon, 20+ hour ago (152+ words) Sylvia Cronin with her son Arlo, 12 months, at home in Crossbarry, Co Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare. Sylvia Cronin began weaning 12-month-old Arlo at six months. Having already weaned Luke, six, and Theo, three, she knew her youngest was ready. Cronin…...
The first 1, 000 days are crucial in shaping a child's life
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) Irish Examiner Try from "1. 50 / week The first 1, 000 days are crucial in shaping a child's life Skin-to-skin contact regulates a baby's breath, temperature, and heart rate, and deepens the parental bond. Picture: i Stock THE first 1, 000 days of life " from conception…...
Whirlwind of emotions follows premature arrival
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1284+ words) Parents Eden Gannon & partner Shane Matthews with their twin daughters Fiadh & Evie (16 months) at their home in Ballymun, Dublin. "DO YOU know if you had a boy or a girl?" the midwife asked Fiona and Justin Bell, minutes after their…...