Mom Crush Monday: Solum Ikelie

Mom Crush Monday (MCM) is The Motherhood Nests Group's spotlight series where we feature the top contributors of the group to learn more about them. Consider this a hot seat session where members of our group ask you loads of questions which our MCM must answer. Today's MCM is our in-house fitness coach and founder of SHED…

Read more

Postpartum weight-loss: I am the “dustbin of my home”, and here’s why!

"I want pink doughnuts!" "I want pink doughnuts!" My daughter kept singing this into my ears all evening. She had asked for pink pancakes in the morning, but I told her that was impossible. I couldn't talk her out of the pink doughnuts because she's seen that at the store. So we finally went out…

Read more

Porsche Thomas has words for the people who criticised her baby bump for being too dark

Model and actress Porsche Thomas, who is also the eldest daughter of Real Housewives of Atlanta's Peter Thomas, has responded to fans who ridiculed her darkened pregnant belly. The mom to be got married in March 2016 to her husband Till H. Groß, is currently expecting twin boys. She's kept her fans updated on her pregnancy journey with photos she…

Read more

Christmas 2016: Moms, dads and babies who ‘sleighed’ their christmas photoshoot

Ho Ho Ho!!! It's that exciting time of the year again for some serious festive fun, with everyone's favourite tradition being playing dress up for the Christmas photoshoot. To dress as Santa himself or as one of his helpers? That's one important decision moms, dads, kids, and even family pets all over the world had to take;…

Read more

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares 15 suggestions for raising your daughter to become a feminist

Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out with a new piece of literary brilliance titled “DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS”. The letter-styled piece, is in response to her friend Ijeawele's question about how to raise her newborn daughter Chizalum to become a feminist. Adichie starts by sharing her two 'feminist tools' for responding to situations - one's…

Read more

10 new super skills you’ve acquired since motherhood happened

A lot of people take themselves for granted, and you are guilty of this too. You've lived your whole life completely oblivious of your ability to acquire and master super human skills. You thought those degrees and certifications were the only impressive skills you had to show off on your CV? Well, sorry to burst your modesty bubbles, motherhood has…

Read more

A rare act of kindness: Professor holds baby as mom writes exam

Photos of a professor wearing a baby on his back while the mother writes an exam has warmed a lot of hearts. In this rare show of fatherly love to a student, a professor of University of Alassane, Quattara Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire, was reported to be comforting a crying baby whose mom had to sit for an exam.   University Prof helps…

Read more

WOW! Nigerian mom & daughter bag the same degree, from the same university, at the same time!

This puts the popular saying, "like mother like daughter", in a whole new light! A Nigerian mom and her daughter are inspiring women all over the world, with a rare feat they just achieved. They both graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Public Health. The excited daughter, Stephano Gabanna…

Read more

Dad’s love letter to mothers, melted hearts all over the world. MUST READ!

Grab your tissues, because the beautiful words below will surely make you emotional. US Jane the Virgin actor, and movie director, Justin Baldoni, welcomed his little girl Maiya late June last year. Justin went through a torrent of emotions as he experienced his wife's pregnancy and labour. He decided to pour out his heart in a heartfelt…

Read more

PREACH! Dotun Fadairo wins the hearts of Nigerian women with a touching post about motherhood.

Motherhood is beautiful and rewarding, but it is a tough 24/7 no-pay job done out of love and with lots of sacrifices. Women have been blessed with the innate strength to shoulder a lot of responsibilities, which they carry out flawlessly and effortlessly; there by making motherhood look so darn easy. The downside is that it looks so…

Read more

Mothers, how well are you spiritually?

Whenever we hear spiritual life, our minds gravitate towards religion. However, ‘spiritual well-being’ as you will see, is the wellness of every other part of our existence that cannot be felt (physically). It’s in the way we relate with other people, the way we feel when we are alone without any distractions, and the way…

Read more
error: Content is protected !!
Verified by ExactMetrics