struggling to pick up work - any ideas?

[Stargazing]

I'm a journalist, write mostly lifestyle-y stuff (parenting, weddings, food, travel, homes & interiors) ... kept up work to some extent when dd was born in 2006 but started to phase down when I discovered I wa pg with ds just 7 months later ... ds is now 7 months old and I'm trying to pick up some work again, but in the time I've been out of the loop, 2 of the mags I wrote for have closed, 1 no longer uses freelancers, others have different/ new editorial staff who clearly have their own stable of regular freelancers .. the body of work I've built up doesn't seem to be opening any doors for me and I'm having a slight panic!!
the thing is, I'm a fulltime mum by day and that's not going to change .. all of my writing gets done at night. It's not crucial that I write for mags but I can't seem to think of what else I could turn my pen to - but can't seem to shake this nagging feeling that there's something I'm missing. Any ideas appreciated!!

[eddiejo]

Hi, one of the big issues at the moment around parenting etc is child mental health and in particular the relationship between levels of cortisol in an infant (before nd after birth) and it's relation to later behaviours and life chances.
Sound complicated I know but it really isn't. Basically - when a woman is stressed she realeases cortisol into her bloodstream which in turn affect the baby. For short period this is fine but in longer terms would have adverse effects on babe. Also important are the levels of this cortisol in children - high levels over long times can cause all sorts of probs.

Best bok to read is Why Love matters - Sue Gerhardt 2004 - wil explain all.

It will hit the headlines sometime soon as research is slowly filtering to gov and policy will have to change - mark my words!!!!

Would do it myself but already studying for degree and haven't got time!!
If you do look into and write anything more about it - let us know!