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Hello! A happy start to the week to you all! We wanted to help alleviate Blue Monday which falls this week. Unfortunately we can’t improve the weather, make the days longer, carry out your New Year’s resolutions or make your children sleep through the night. If we...
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Why buying presents for a baby is a waste of time
“They only want to play with the box!” Mush mums will be wrapping nappies, wipes and bibs for their little ones this Christmas Any babies hoping to wake up to find a ride-on Ferarri and Tiffany rattle under the tree on Christmas morning are in for a disappointment,...
DADS ROCK: ‘Amazing’ modern dads change nappies, share chores, read stories and get up at the crack of dawn, say new mums.
We asked the Mush app community of new mums how their partners were shaping up as dads. The answer was a resounding, ‘amazing!’ with 68 per cent of 214 mums saying that their other halves are doing a fantastic job. Here are just a few of the comments: “Amazing! For...
Update your app (no, seriously!)
Not since the launch of the toastie maker has there been such a huge technological advance... Here at Mush, we think of ourselves as a platform to connect mums to find friends, information and support, and we are proud that 1.5 million friendships have come out of it...
How to read to your baby
Before we start this article, let's get one thing clear: when you first start to read to your baby, you will probably feel like a tit. You’re going to be doing silly voices and making noises and singing song. It will make you feel ridiculous for a bit, but what the...
Coping with dark nights
The clocks went back a few days ago and if your heart plummeted into your boots as the first dark evening rolled around on Sunday, then you are not alone. I dread it every year. Something about the lack of daylight and the knowledge that we’re now stuck in winter for...
Weird, scary and complicated… but Mush users say sex is BETTER after a baby
There’s no avoiding the fact that having sex again after giving birth is a big deal. In the first weeks, stitches, soreness and nerves can have a huge impact on new parents’ sex lives. Months and even years on, exhaustion, co-sleeping, a loss of libido and lack of...