‘At 45, I grieved the idea of motherhood. Then, by pure fluke, I was pregnant’
After miscarriages and IVF, I decided I was done. A few days later, I found out I was expecting, and the beautiful dismantling of my old life began
UK fertility treatment comparison tool featuring IVF data launched
Dashboard allows people to explore data including egg and sperm donors from 1991 onwards
Experience: I woke up from a Covid coma with newborn twins
Even when I saw the babies, I thought it was a dream and they weren’t mine
A moment that changed me: My body seemed like a death machine – until I saw those two blue lines
After cancer, chemotherapy and temporary menopause, I didn’t dare imagine having a baby. But all of a sudden my womb was designing a whole new life
‘There is joy, and there is rage’: the new generation of novelists writing about motherhood
From the shock and awe of labour to domestic isolation, a wave of recent novels captures the transformative nature of being a mother
‘I felt rage. I had traded my sanity for milk’: what happened when I breastfed despite the pain
Women continue to be told that breast is best – even when they are in agony or exhausted. As I discovered firsthand, this message puts new mothers under incredible strain
Two single friends, one radical plan: why I’m having a child with my gay best mate
Tom and I thought we’d missed out on having a family - until a drunken conversation turned serious …
‘I was grieving but couldn’t admit it’: why men cope so badly with miscarriage
When a mother has a miscarriage, men tend to snap into being strong, stoic and supportive. But a father also needs time to grieve. Here, Steve Bloomfield reflects on loss and hears how men are learning to help each other come to terms with what might have been
Don’t quit booze – just drink differently: 15 ways to change your life without trying all that hard
We ask the experts for the small life changes that can make a big difference
Failure to stem rising cost of formula in UK putting babies at risk, say experts
Leading doctors and charities urge children’s health minister to take action to support struggling families