I met a man at work this week who had his first child five weeks ago. He looked sleep-deprived, wide-eyed and a little ashen. I felt no nostalgia for those early days and had to stop myself from commi

Frances Leate, 43, lives with her partner Paul, also 43, and their daughter Cora, three. I can’t think of anything that would annoy me more than getting dressed up for a rare date night with my other

I was born in 1975, so not quite one of Thatcher’s children, but almost. I grew up in a time when the narrative around women and work was changing: more women were going to university, entering the jo

When Katie Thomas, 34, gave birth to her baby boy, she repeatedly raised concerns about his struggle to feed. Then tragedy struck…

Do you remember that park you used to take me to as a kid, the one with the red, boat-shaped climbing frame? It wasn’t too far from our home in Hull where we lived. You’d often sit on a bench chatting

Brittany had been a teen mum herself. So when her lookalike daughter said she needed to chat, she knew what was coming…