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Stop Feeling Guilty About Taking It Slow In The Summer Holidays

July 31, 2018

Slow days are good for the soul.

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Hi! I’m Vicki, mum to a teen, tween and 3 year old! I’m an award-winning filmmaker, content creator and author working across print, digital and TV.

My Instagram handle reaches 20m views a month on average with highs of 50m. I’ve been a regular contributor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain for almost a decade and often feature on BBC Breakfast and 5 Live.

If you would like to work with me, please email me at mum@honestmum.com.
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You can order my bestelling and critically acclaimed Children’s book, Greek Myths, Folktales & Legends for 8-12 year olds. Published by Scholastic UK and available on Amazon.

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Your internet bestie 🤝. Author, content creator and mum of 3. Contributor: @bbcbreakfast @gmb @bbc5live. ‘Greek Myths’ 📕 recommended in @sundaytimes.

Did you know that your grandmother carried you ins

Did you know that your grandmother carried you inside her womb because a female fetus is born with all the eggs she will ever have in her lifetime? So when your grandmother was carrying your own mother in her womb, you were a tiny egg in your mama’s ovaries 🥹. The three of you have been connected for a very long time 💖mumsofinstagram #momminainteasy #momtruth #lifewithkids relatablereels kidsbelike beingamom momlifeunfiltered honestmom parentingtips parenting motherhoodunplugged momtomom viral

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So tired babysitting my parents’ grandkids whilst

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I hope when my children are older, they look back

I hope when my children are older, they look back and say, ‘I know my mum was an overstimulated lunatic but she gave us the best childhood’! IB @Mommajee_ #honestmotherhood #parenting #fyp #overstimulatedmom #motherhood momsofinstagram mumsofinstagram momminainteasy momtruth lifewithkids relatablereels kidsbelike beingamom momlifeunfiltered honestmom parentingtips parenting motherhoodunplugged momtomom viral

Imagine if I’d stopped at two kids and missed out

Imagine if I’d stopped at two kids and missed out on her! #girlmom #daughter #boymum #fyp #relatable motherhood pregnancy

My Dad having a terrible time with his granddaught

My Dad having a terrible time with his granddaughter wondering why he’s on summer flipping 45 and not 18 and he would like a refund 😛 #summer #over70 #granddad #fyp #relatable funny

Every day! Hate it when the kids I spoiled, act sp

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Core memories are being made #summer #schoolholida

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Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syn

Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) known now as Polycystic Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome is notorious for disrupting hormones and fertility, but it may have some surprising benefits after the age of 40. Ageing seems to naturally reshape the affected ovaries, often making periods more regular, delaying perimenopause and increasing fertility.

“Over the years, we’ve had so many women with PCOS telling us how they thought they would never be able to get pregnant without ART [assisted reproductive technology] and then they were so surprised because it happened in their 40s,” says Terhi Piltonen at Oulu University Hospital in Finland. “We call these children who they never thought they would have ‘evening stars’.”

Piltonen and her colleagues studied how PCOS influences the menopausal transition using data from 1849 women who were born in Finland in 1966 and had had regular health checks ever since as part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort study.

Read more here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages/ #pcos #fertility #reproduction #viral #research

A mother’s genetics determines how clever her chil

A mother’s genetics determines how clever her children are, according to researchers.
Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one.

Despite taking into account several factors, from the participants education to their socio-economic status and beyond, the team still found the best predictor of intelligence was the IQ of the mother. #study #research #dad #iq #intelligence

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Did you know that your grandmother carried you ins

Did you know that your grandmother carried you inside her womb because a female fetus is born with all the eggs she will ever have in her lifetime? So when your grandmother was carrying your own mother in her womb, you were a tiny egg in your mama’s ovaries 🥹. The three of you have been connected for a very long time 💖mumsofinstagram #momminainteasy #momtruth #lifewithkids relatablereels kidsbelike beingamom momlifeunfiltered honestmom parentingtips parenting motherhoodunplugged momtomom viral

Opposites attract right 😂😍😘…One thing about my hus

So tired babysitting my parents’ grandkids whilst

So tired babysitting my parents’ grandkids whilst they’re living their best lives. Slackers or what?! #parenting #humour #relatable #grandparents #funnyreels grandparents independence village raising a child mom of three motherhood mum life funny and relatable reels Facebook reels viral moms mom over 40 three kids childcare

I hope when my children are older, they look back

I hope when my children are older, they look back and say, ‘I know my mum was an overstimulated lunatic but she gave us the best childhood’! IB @Mommajee_ #honestmotherhood #parenting #fyp #overstimulatedmom #motherhood momsofinstagram mumsofinstagram momminainteasy momtruth lifewithkids relatablereels kidsbelike beingamom momlifeunfiltered honestmom parentingtips parenting motherhoodunplugged momtomom viral

Imagine if I’d stopped at two kids and missed out

Imagine if I’d stopped at two kids and missed out on her! #girlmom #daughter #boymum #fyp #relatable motherhood pregnancy

My Dad having a terrible time with his granddaught

My Dad having a terrible time with his granddaughter wondering why he’s on summer flipping 45 and not 18 and he would like a refund 😛 #summer #over70 #granddad #fyp #relatable funny

Every day! Hate it when the kids I spoiled, act sp

Every day! Hate it when the kids I spoiled, act spoiled , how about you? #Meme #MemeCut #capcut #summer #fyp funny relatable parenting mom life mum life Facebook reels over 40 mum of three mom of three kids summer holidays school holidays kids of Instagram reels Facebook reels for you Céline Dion

Core memories are being made #summer #schoolholida

Core memories are being made #summer #schoolholidays #fyp #memes #viral

Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syn

Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) known now as Polycystic Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome is notorious for disrupting hormones and fertility, but it may have some surprising benefits after the age of 40. Ageing seems to naturally reshape the affected ovaries, often making periods more regular, delaying perimenopause and increasing fertility.

“Over the years, we’ve had so many women with PCOS telling us how they thought they would never be able to get pregnant without ART [assisted reproductive technology] and then they were so surprised because it happened in their 40s,” says Terhi Piltonen at Oulu University Hospital in Finland. “We call these children who they never thought they would have ‘evening stars’.”

Piltonen and her colleagues studied how PCOS influences the menopausal transition using data from 1849 women who were born in Finland in 1966 and had had regular health checks ever since as part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort study.

Read more here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages/ #pcos #fertility #reproduction #viral #research

A mother’s genetics determines how clever her chil

A mother’s genetics determines how clever her children are, according to researchers.
Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one.

Despite taking into account several factors, from the participants education to their socio-economic status and beyond, the team still found the best predictor of intelligence was the IQ of the mother. #study #research #dad #iq #intelligence

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