Category: Pregnancy

• Should We Share Our Birthing Stories Online? Absolutely!

  There has been a backlash recently against new mothers who share their birthing stories online. Some people don’t like this latest version of “oversharing” because they think it traumatizes pregnant women. Although, not as much as the birth… I hasten to quip. I have to admit that I always felt a bit cheated after the births…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  September 25, 2018

  birth, Education, Family, Health, Midlife Observations, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy, Women

  birthingstories, givingbirth, labour

• Rule No. 1 Of Feminism: Never Bleat About How Hard It Is To Have It All, When Fighting To Have It Al

  It appears to be the fate of women in search of equality that we’re damned if we do and we’re damned if we don’t. And that’s why I loved Serena William’s honest proclamation in her speech after losing the Wimbledon final. “To all the mums out there, I was playing for you today,” she said.…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  July 15, 2018

  birth, equal rights, equality, Feminism, Men, Midlife Observations, Parenting, Pregnancy, Women, working women

  equality, Feminism, havingitall, workingwomen

• Abortion Has Never Been Something Women Take Lightly

  I do not begrudge the third of Ireland’s voters who wanted to keep the existing abortion laws in the recent referendum, to protect the rights of the fetus; we are each entitled to an opinion in a democracy. Which is why I get to share mine so freely on this blog, and why you are…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  May 27, 2018

  equal rights, equality, Family, Midlife Observations, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy

  abortion, abortionlaws, equality, prochoice

• Jacinda Ardern: No One Doubts That You Can Have It All

  Jacinda Ardern is the sort of woman for whom I could sacrifice my love of putting the toilet seat down and changing the loo roll on its holder.  Although I’ve recently come to the decision that the expression ‘having it all,’ (generally associated with women), puts too much pressure on our gender and inadvertently encourages…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  February 2, 2018

  equality, Feminism, humor, Midlife Observations, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy, Women, Work

  equality, equalityintheworkplace, havingitall, workingwomen

• Who Knew That There IS Actually A Link Between Iron And Energy?

  So it turns out that you actually need iron in your body, whereas I always thought that iron was naturally in your blood – one of those minerals that you didn’t really have to worry about apart from during pregnancy, because it had no real function like your appendix, and your clitoris, according to the…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  July 2, 2017

  Ageing, Eating, Food, humor, Lifestyle, middle age, Midlife Observations, Pregnancy, Wine

  anemia, iron, irondeficiency, ironinfusion, middleaged

• When You Realise You’re Competing With Beyonce’s Bump

  I was somewhat perturbed by Beyonce’s visual introduction to the world of her impending twins. Beyond excited, OBVIOUSLY, because this is Beyonce we’re talking about, but the prude in middle-aged me dared to question why a grown woman would announce such a special event to the world in her bra and undies. Here’s the link.…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  February 2, 2017

  Beauty, body image, happiness, Health, Midlife Observations, Motherhood, Pregnancy

  bodyimage, socialmedia, twins