A short while ago I was asked if I would like to pose some questions to none other than Dr Penelope Law, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology based at the famed Portland Hospital in London. While the questions were primarily aimed at expectant dads, I think expectant mums might also find it very useful.
I think most so-called parenting experts are rather like Marmite; they are either loved or loathed and none more so than Gina Ford. When my wife was pregnant with Helen, our oldest child, I read her classic Contented Little Baby and couldn’t quite believe what was being suggested. Although we were sceptical, my wife and
This is an amended version of my most recent Huffington Post blog. My recent blog article for the Huffington Post outlined just how sexist the world of parenting can be and highlighted some of the barriers us fathers face.
At the time of writing this post my wife was at the very extreme end of pregnancy. Life had become a waiting game and we expected her to go into labour at any moment. I remember from when our eldest was born that this is an odd stage of pregnancy and second time round is
