Young mum, Emily Alexander, is opening up about the experience of learning to accept her child’s autism diagnosis.   Autism […]

Young mum, Emily Alexander, is sharing the experience of facing and overcoming being judged for being a teenage mother. Since […]

Every year, over 100,000 babies are cared for in neonatal units in the UK. This is because they have either been born […]

A health professional has offered some advice/tips that could prevent young parents from going into the neonatal unit after birth.  […]

What’s the best thing about being a parent? Is it bedtime stories, playtime or cuddles? Our young parents told us theirs:

Every parent has a dynamic birth experience to share. What is yours? Bronwen is sharing the experience of birthing her […]

Little Lullaby asked young parents to contribute a question and answer video with their kids and we got a few. […]

Eleanor is sharing a very personal story on her baby’s experience with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) and how she is managing […]

Young Mum Charlie talks about coping with post partum depression as a young parent and the importance of self care  […]

My lockdown birth story was an interesting one. When I first found out I was pregnant with my daughter Hallie, […]

I think we can all agree that the past 6 months have been hard, anxiety-causing and thought-provoking. It has also […]

Two years after the birth of her daughter, Esther talks about some of the challenges of being a young mum with a child who has special needs

As Little Lullaby our young parent project draws to a close we share memories and ask our young parent volunteers what Little Lullaby meant to them

Our baby was premature – here’s the story of Sam’s birth. My pregnancy with Sam was my most difficult journey to date, the premature birth aside.

What do you think about co-sleeping with your baby? Our young parents talk about their experiences of co-sleeping, and why they would or wouldn’t co-sleep. 

Young parents talk about their experience of discussing co-sleeping with health visitors and midwives, and their awareness of the risks of co-sleeping. 

Cheree’s had her fair share of hearing horror stories from other parents, and she’s learned not to listen and remember how well she’s doing.

Did you have a difficult birth as a young mum? Hollie talks about the birth of her daughter Beau, and the way her age affected her treatment. 

Maria shares her experience of graduating from uni with a daughter, and why it’s her greatest achievement. She almost dropped out.

Do you have a network of other young parents that support each other? Kevin reflects on the importance of fellowship for young dads.