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The holiday mental load isn't just about doing all the things. It's about being the person who remembers, plans, anticipates and coordinates all the things. And when you're already juggling the everyday demands of family life, adding the holidays to the mix can feel like taking on a second full-time job.

Pregnancy, birth, and those first months with a newborn can be a lot on your body. Your core feels different, your back might ache from feeding and carrying, your hips may feel uncomfortable, or you may be wondering when and how you can start feeling strong again. Accessing chiropractic care can support your recovery, rebuild core strength, and address common aches, pains, and areas of discomfort that can come with caring for a new baby.

Starting daycare comes with an extra thing to add to your already packed mental load… the surprising amount of stuff they seem to need. Suddenly your tiny human needs rain gear, indoor shoes, a lunch system, approximately 47 labels and enough spare clothes to survive a minor flood (or at least, multiple ‘accidents’).

The good news? We've rounded up our favourite daycare essentials, to give you one less thing to worry about.

If you're on Instagram, you've probably seen the "How to have the perfect 90's summer" posts everywhere. Grainy home videos. Kids running through sprinklers. Melting freezies. Dirty feet and beach towels. Bikes left on front lawns. Ice cream after dinner. Long evenings with nowhere to be. I mean, doesn’t that all sound lovely?

And understandably, it's resonating hard right now. But here's the thing: the aesthetic isn't really the point. The real gift buried in that trend is permission - permission to say a big F-U to the pressure of doing All The Things this summer. The bucket list. The road trip. The five festivals. The perfectly documented "best summer ever." Because if we try to do all that, we’ll end up burnt out and needing a holiday by the time summer is done. So how can we take what we need from this, and leave what we don’t?