Secondary Infertility: Is It Selfish to Want More of What You Already Have? I...
I have secondary infertility, in other words I had fertility issues after my first child was born. She is now six. After five and a half years of numerous procedures, operations, four rounds of IVF, a...
View ArticleWhy Do We Like The Smell Of Our Own Farts?
Unless you have a particularly niche fetish, there probably isn't a human alive that relishes the smell of another person's farts. Our own, however, are a different matter. We're not suggesting you sit...
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Twins Reveal Details Of Pioneering Live Liver Transplant And How They Didn't...
It's a medical first: identical twins in the UK have undergone a live liver transplant, despite originally not knowing that they were identical until one of them needed surgery. Geraldine Rowing's...
View ArticleThe Miseducation of Young Men
The recent furore over the 'comedy' that Dapper Laughs has been seen to promote is something that's got me thinking. I'm 27 and the idea of this "lad culture" being so popular is terrifying. Teenage...
View ArticleThe One With the First Week Back
I think half term discombobulated the boy. Don't get me wrong, he loved being at home, seeing both sets of grandparents, trips to the zoo and the park, going bowling with some of his NCT mates, having...
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From Devon to Bristol: On Transitions, Moving and a Sense of Home
At the end of the day, it isn't where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I'm going and never have been before. - Warsan Shire I've written before about "Roots Versus Wings" - about my own need to...
View ArticleFive Fundamentals a Beginner Homecook Needs to Know
The cooking world loves a beginner! Every chef from Heston Blumenthal to Marco Pierre White started their cooking careers as beginners! They all made the mistakes but still wanted to keep learning. The...
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How to Choose the Right Hotel Wedding Venue
When it comes to planning the big day, there's nothing so hard as choosing the wedding venue. get it right and the day runs smoothly - get it wrong and you can land yourself with an expensive bill for...
View ArticleTen Pieces of Advice I Wish I Could Have Given Myself When I First Became a Mum!
When I fell pregnant with my first child I had rose tinted glasses on. I thought I would be the most natural mum in the world and it would all slot into place. How wrong I was! Four children later I...
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Dapper Laughs May Be Sexist, But Let's Not Forget The Millions Who Helped Him...
At the moment Dapper Laughs (known to his mum as Daniel O'Reilly) is being accused of being The Most Revolting Sexist In The UK. Last night an entire segment of BBC Newsnight was dedicated to...
View ArticleTelevision Dramas Help Public Better Understand Mental Health Issues, Say...
Television storylines in shows such as Coronation Street, EastEnders and Homeland help viewers understand mental health issues better, according to new research. Academics studied TV dramas, including...
View ArticleThis Shih Tzu Dressed As A Teddy Bear Is The Best 11-Second Video You'll See...
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Munchkin. Munchkin is a Shih Tzu... OR IS SHE?! A quick gander at Munchkin's official Facebook page shows how her owner Cindy Roth created the costume... Post by Munchkin the...
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Proof That Cute Cats Can Banish All Of Your Daily Stresses
Yoga and meditation might help to bust your daily stresses, but there's something far better (and far cuter) that can beat the blues. It begins with K and ends in N. Yep, after a hard day of working...
View ArticleThe UK Parliament Must Act to Protect 'the Welfare of Women' in IVF
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act should be reviewed to protect the "welfare of women" along with the "welfare of children". The use of gametes and embryos in IVF treatment is regulated by the...
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Cartoons Prove That 'Helpful Advice' For People With Mental Health Problems...
There seems to be a tendency when talking to someone who has mental health problems, to trivialise or be dismissive. But telling people to "cheer up" and "snap out of it", or questioning their...
View ArticleThis Baby Really Loves Her Musical Birthday Card
And who can blame her? Musical birthday cards are, after all, simply wonderful things... if you've just turned one. And they're especially wonderful if they play the hamster dance. Take it away, kid!...
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Font Designed To Help People With Dyslexia Read More Easily
It's estimated that one in 10 people in the UK suffer from some form of dyslexia, but reading difficulties for dyslexics could soon be a thing of the past. A font specifically designed to help dyslexic...
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Nearly 70% Of Employees Are Not Informed About Maternity Leave Policy When...
Maternity leave is something that seriously affects our financial and professional progress, but an alarming amount of women are not clued up on the maternity policy at their company. In a new survey,...
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'Wow No Cow:' Oatly CEO Toni Petersson Extols Virtues Of Oat Milk In Quirky...
You may find yourself wondering what Oatly’s CEO, Toni Petersson, is doing in a field of oats with a 1980s synth in his latest Toni TV video. Singing a song he wrote on his own, "Wow No Cow,"...
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Discover 7 Things We Love About Our Cars
If you’re a car driver, you’ll never forget the moment when - after what seemed like an eternity of waiting - your driving test assessor turned to you and said the words: "Congratulations, you’ve...
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