3 d. ago Endangered tortoise does the 'impossible' becoming a first time mum at 100 years old

A species of tortoise on the brink of extinction appears to have achieved the impossible, as a 100-year-old female – affectionally named 'Mommy' – laid 16 eggs at Philadelphia Zoo

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4 d. ago This mum has worn the same wool dress for 100 consecutive days

Brittany Balinski uses TikTok to talk about the ’versatility’ of wool

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4 d. ago First time parent... at 97! Endangered Galapagos tortoise becomes oldest first time mum to four baby hatchlings

The Philadelphia Zoo, where the tortoise named Mommy laid her eggs, said it was 'overjoyed' over the arrival of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than 150-year history.

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6 d. ago Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150

The 100-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ‘Mommy’ just became her species’ oldest first-time mom

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8 d. ago My son would scream if I fed him anything other than tinned Peppa Pig pasta

For 12 years, Curtis, 14, would eat five cans of the novelty pasta a day costing mum, Kylie, £100 a month and would 'scream' and 'gag' if she served him anything else.

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8 d. ago Why this mum has worn the same wool dress for 100 consecutive days

Brittany Balinski uses TikTok to talk about the ’versatility’ of wool

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1 week ago New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Don’t make me laugh | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossibleOne of the many things you don’t realise until you have a newborn is just how much people congratulate you simply for leaving the house. “Well done for getting out and about,” they say, with the cheerful camaraderie of People Who Know. Going outside may sound like a low benchmark, but during those early weeks summoning the energy to put on clothes, pack a bag, and then using that narrow window between sleeping, feeding, pooing and screaming to cross the threshold into the world can feel like the grand sum total of all human endeavour. Screw the frescoes of the Scrovegni chapel: Mama made it to Budgens.Which explains my reaction when I read that new guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine say that new mothers should be strongly encouraged to do at least two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, in addition to “daily pelvic floor muscle t...

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2 w. ago Mum of three young kids 'pops to Alicante for lunch' for £100

A mum-of-three ventures around Europe never spending more than one day at a destination or more than £150 being there — including a £100 trip to Alicante for a day of eating

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2 w. ago 'I gave my daughter a common name – but one thing makes me regret it'

A mum who gave her daughter one of the top 100 most popular names for girls has said that she regrets her decision because of one thing people always do when they meet her

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