Posts categorised under Parenting

Ileostomate, Jennifer, interviews her mum about what it’s like having a daughter with Crohn’s disease and an ileostomy. Read a mum’s perspective on diagnosis, surgery and more…

Based on her own experience, Jen discusses the important factors to consider when deciding the best time to try to have a baby if both your health and fertility are at risk.

Having a stoma hasn’t detrimentally effected Stephie's ability to care for a newborn. However, having a baby has certainly made caring for her stoma a little more ’awkward’…

Do you ever beat yourself up about not being a good enough parent? Parenting is hard anyway but it can be even tougher if you have a chronic illness…

Stephie Simpson shares the things she's learned about herself and her daughter through parenting, before and after stoma surgery...

The school holidays can be exhausting for all parents, but when you're chronically sick it can be that bit trickier. Michelle shares her experience in this blog...