This is a big question isn't it? And I'm sorry to say there isn't a straightforward answer to it. We firstly have to ask what is "it" or even is there an "it...

On Wednesday I took my 2 year old daughter to her first protest march. We dropped the boys to school and headed in to the city to Strike for Repeal. I put ...

Breastfeeding is a lot of work. Wonderful, satisfying, beautiful, enjoyable, awe-inspiring, exhausting work. Mum is going to be working hard, but there is ...

In the beginning, when nursing a newborn, paying special attention to positioning and attachment is important to avoid a poor or shallow latch that will hurt...

I wanted to share some amazing feedback I got recently. I always ask for feedback good or bad (I can take it!). Its the only way to make sure classes provid...

Some switches and changes to classes in August! Pregnancy Yoga & Positive Birth Classes, Rush Thursdays 7.30pm Martins, Rush €50 for a 4 week course Mum & Ba...

New Pregnancy Yoga and Birth Preparation Course starting July 7th in Martins, Rush. Empowering mums is the main goal of my prenatal yoga classes with the add...

I was in a delivery ward recently and a midwife said “oh you teach hypnobirthing that’s fantastic - it doesn’t work for everyone but we (in the delivery ward...

I’ve had 3 ‘overdue’ and ‘big’ babies. I’ve been told on each one that I’m ‘measuring over’. I’ve been sent for a ‘sizing scan’ in the last few weeks of pr...

Today, May 5th, is International Day of the Midwife which offers us an opportunity to reflect on the value and importance of midwife lead care for pregnancy ...

Mums in Rush where I live really need a bit of support. Not someone doubting them or weighing their baby and using that as a measure of their motherhood ski...

This was also published on www.the-elbowroom.com I knew I had a problem when my toddler would clap his hand over his mouth and look terrified any time anyone...

Myself and my friend Amber Leipner (www.maternalwaves.com) are delighted to have set up the Positive Birth Movement Dublin. This is the Dublin branch of the ...

This article was published on www.herfamily.ie and may differ slightly from here due to editing So you’ve had your baby, and you were, well....amazing, a god...

This article was published on www.herfamily.ie but may differ slightly there due to editing It’s much harder to find something to watch that’ll get you feeli...

This article was written for www.herfamily.ie and may have been edited for their site http://www.herfamily.ie/pregnancy/why-i-launched-the-positive-birth-mov...

I have a new 6 week Mum & Baby Yoga course starting on January 21st 2016. Classes are as follows: Thursdays 9.30am Donabate Portrane Community Leisure Centre...

This article was published on www.first1000days.ie and may differ slightly there due to editing The pelvic floor, like the cervix, is one of those bits of an...

I'm currently teching pregnancy yoga and mum & baby yoga in Donabate and Rush. Donabate: Mum and Baby Yoga Mondays 11am Donabate Portrane Community Centre Ru...

Well I was updating my birth story page there and I thought - be nice if I added my own so here goes! The McElarney clan were on high alert all over Christma...