Babies under six months should be kept out of direct sunlight, and sunscreen is not recommended at that age. Feeding in hot weather, pram covers, room temperature and the signs of dehydration and heatstroke, from NHS guidance.
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Garden ponds are involved in one in four child drownings at home in the UK. Baths, paddling pools, holiday pools, beaches: the real risks, what protects and when children can learn to swim.
Around one new father in ten experiences postnatal depression, with the highest rates three to six months after the birth. Irritability, withdrawal, long hours at work: the signs to spot and where to find help in the UK.
Around six months, three signs of readiness, allergens early rather than late: this guide covers first foods, textures, baby-led weaning, foods to avoid and the early-summer produce that makes weaning easier.
Being a mum is wonderful. Being a mum is exhausting. At Mademoiselle Bulle, we know both are true — and that’s exactly the tone of this section. Diana covers pregnancy, postpartum, mental load, work-life balance and life as a single mum with equal rigour and warmth.
According to the ONS, 2.9 million single-parent families live in the UK, of which 86% are headed by mothers. Behind that number are women searching for real answers at 2am on their phones: what benefits, what rights, how to cope. Our guides are written for them — and for every other mum too.
Every article is sourced (NHS, NICE, RCOG, WHO), backed by current data, and written with this conviction: an informed mother is a calmer mother. Not perfect. Calm.
Sources: ONS, NHS, NICE, RCOG, WHO
Babies under six months should be kept out of direct sunlight, and sunscreen is not recommended at that age. Feeding in hot weather, pram covers, room temperature and the signs of dehydration and heatstroke, from NHS guidance.
Read more →
Garden ponds are involved in one in four child drownings at home in the UK. Baths, paddling pools, holiday pools, beaches: the real risks, what protects and when children can learn to swim.
Read more →
Around one new father in ten experiences postnatal depression, with the highest rates three to six months after the birth. Irritability, withdrawal, long hours at work: the signs to spot and where to find help in the UK.
Read more →
Around six months, three signs of readiness, allergens early rather than late: this guide covers first foods, textures, baby-led weaning, foods to avoid and the early-summer produce that makes weaning easier.
Read more →
In 2024, 18% of 11 to 17-year-olds in Great Britain had tried vaping. What's inside a vape, nicotine and the teenage brain, spice-laced vapes, the disposable ban: the facts, and a way to talk about it that keeps the door open.
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We rarely cut ties with our mothers, but we often clash with them. Enmeshment, criticism, rivalry, role reversal: what wears down the adult mother-daughter bond, what you can change on your side and when to get help.
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Most girls start their periods at around 12, often with no warning. The age, the early signs, when to see a GP, the kit to pack, beginner-friendly products and how to talk about it without awkwardness.
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The baby blues passes within days; postnatal depression lingers and needs support. Timing, symptoms, risk factors, the EPDS, NICE guidance and NHS treatment options, explained so you can tell the difference.
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Around 8 in 10 pregnant women feel sick. Why it happens (including the GDF15 hormone), how long it lasts, what really helps, free prescriptions and the warning signs of hyperemesis gravidarum.
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With the 15 funded hours, working parents in England pay an average of £238.95 a week for a full-time nursery place for an under-two, against £202.09 with a childminder. Real costs, funded hours, waiting lists and the timeline to choose well.
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Most tantrums are over in five minutes or less, even if they feel endless. What happens in a toddler's brain, what the research says is normal, and what helps at each age and in each place, without giving in or shouting.
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About one in three women experience urinary incontinence three months after pregnancy. It's common, it's under-reported and it's treatable: the complete guide to pelvic floor rehabilitation after birth on the NHS.
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One in eight epidurals doesn't take the pain away enough. How they're put in, who can't have one, side effects in numbers, the blood patch and the NHS alternatives, from gas and air to sterile water injections.
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Half of pregnant women notice no symptom until a week after their period was due. The real timeline of early signs, how they differ from PMS, when to test and when a result can mislead you.
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This guide follows your baby's development month by month through the first year — movement, language and emotional milestones — with the real ranges measured by the WHO and the signs worth raising with your health visitor or GP.
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Neither demonisation nor laissez-faire: screens are part of our children's lives. This guide sets out the scientific recommendations by age and offers a flexible, realistic, guilt-free framework.
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Play isn't entertainment — it's a child's primary developmental tool. This guide offers concrete activities by age group, with the materials needed and the skills each one builds.
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One in five births in France is by caesarean. Yet it's the birth method people discuss least — and most poorly. Let's demystify this life-saving intervention together.
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Natural birth inspires as much fear as fascination. Between myths, medical realities, and real stories, here's everything you need to know to approach this choice — or this possibility — with clear eyes.
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This list is written nowhere. It lives in your head. All the time. And that — precisely — is mental load. Here is how to actually lighten it.
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Pregnancy isn't an illness. Physical activity is recommended — even prescribed — at every trimester. Here's how to move safely, with the right exercises and the real limits.
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The first night you were truly alone with your child, you googled 'single parent benefits' at 2am in the dark. This guide is the one you were looking for.
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34 weeks. The bump is big, nesting is in full swing, and one question plays on repeat: do I have everything in my hospital bag? Here's THE list — the one that truly covers it all.
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Between contradictory advice, lists of banned foods, and persistent myths, pregnancy nutrition can feel like a minefield. Here's the clear, comprehensive guide you need.
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Positive parenting isn't permissiveness. It's a neuroscience-backed approach that sets firm boundaries with kindness. This guide gives you the concrete tools to put it into practice every day.
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From the very first cell division to delivery day, your pregnancy told week by week. Foetal development, bodily changes, key appointments, and practical advice.
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Mum guilt isn't a character flaw. It's a social construction. This guide helps you understand where it comes from — and gives you practical tools to stop being ruled by it.
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The idea that mothers are born knowing how to parent is comforting, persistent, and largely wrong. Here's what neuroscience and psychology actually reveal about maternal behaviour.
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That mysterious dark line running down your bump has a name, a cause, and a timeline. Here's the full story behind the linea nigra — the pregnancy line nobody warns you about.
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A sneeze, a laugh, a sudden movement — and there it is. Urinary incontinence during pregnancy is incredibly common and overwhelmingly undertreated. Here's everything you need to know.
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Nobody warns you about this particular pregnancy joy. Here's why constipation happens during pregnancy, which remedies are safe, and how to get things moving again without medication.
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