Olivia Bond shares her experience of trying to start a family with her wife, Lucie. — I always knew that I was going to need some form of fertility treatment one day. I came out as gay when I was a teenager and so did my now wife, Lucie. It was around that time that the tide was turning when it came to both laws and…

Tinto’s Eirini Vounatsou shares what she’s learnt about birth and motherhood in her nine years as a midwife. Nelson Mandela said that “education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world,” and it’s so true. Motherhood comes with a lot of opinions, and I see women every day who are confused by all the different information that’s being thrown at them. …

Instagram influencer Lola Jimenez on why she decided to have a baby on her own… and why more and more women are choosing to do the same. — In January 2020, Lola Jimenez visited her GP to jumpstart her journey to motherhood. “I went to the doctor and said, ‘We’ve been trying to have a baby for two years and nothing has happened. Can you check everything is okay with my fertility?’” So far, there’s nothing particularly unusual…

Tinto’s no-nonsense physiotherapist and podcast host shares the things she wishes she’d known before becoming a women’s health physio… and a mum. — I feel like women are cheated with the information we’re given to prepare for motherhood. Women need to be given the full picture, and yet far too often we’re shown just one side of the story. After pregnancy and birth, I was so surprised by how different my body was…

The Tinto expert discusses the positive effects of motherhood on the brain, and the science behind the baby brain memes. — “We need to conceptualise mummy brain differently,” says Dr Jodi Pawluski. “It’s not just about putting your keys in the fridge or forgetting the word for this or that. It’s a whole series of amazing changes that happen so that you can take care of your child.” Mum brain, also…

A junior doctor shares her story of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and a pandemic. — When it comes to pregnancy loss I feel like an imposter. My pregnancy was never planned. It would never have fitted comfortably into my life. I suppose I was lucky that I never had to make a decision about whether or not I would keep my baby. …

Katie Angotti, our Tinto nutritionist, talks how to balance body and mind as well as baby and mum. — When it comes to keeping you and your baby fed and healthy, you’d be forgiven for feeling more than a little overwhelmed. …

Dr Hannah Allen discusses the healthcare crisis that led to Tinto, the app for modern motherhood. — Ten minutes, multiple concerns, a mum, a baby, and a pandemic. What sounds like the beginning of a bad joke is my frustrating reality. Let me introduce myself. I am a medical doctor first and foremost. I meant every word of the Hippocratic oath. I take care of others. …