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The Best Pregnancy and Parenting Books to Read (And What to Avoid Reading)
originally published on 1/22/2022 There are approximately 3 040 000 000 Google results when you type in “pregnancy book”, and over 60.000 titles on Amazon. In short, there is a ridiculous wealth on pregnancy and parental preparation books to choose from, which can be entirely overwhelming when you try to figure out what to read when…
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5 Things I Already Learned as a New Mum
originally published on 9/29/2020 It is half past eight and Lily is still sleeping in our bed, though I know the minutes to write this blog post are counted. Over the past amazing last weeks that she has been with us, I have quickly learnt a few things that make life as a new mum…
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The Sleep Conundrum: A Disturbed Relationship
originally published on 2/12/2021 Image by Daniela Dimitrova from Pixabay In my lactation group the main topic, apart from bleeding nipples, is sleep. Every parent, it seems, struggles to get their offspring to fall asleep gently; napping terrorises the better half of the day, and we all know about the sleepless nights. When you have a baby, sleep,…
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14-Month Baby Update
originally published on 10/13/2021 Lily is doing very well, but teething is a bitch. At night she’s basically decided to revert to newborn mode, coming every two hours. It’s become so bad two weeks ago that I straight out refused to give her the boob, which resulted in more frustration and crying (on both sides).…
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Why Can’t We Say We Don’t Support Other Mums’ Choices?
originally published on 11/6/2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I follow a woman on Instagram who does Mummy Wednesdays, which means she asks her followers which topics they want to share their opinions and beliefs on. One woman suggested the question: “How can we tell other mothers that what they’re doing is wrong”, to which she got…
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The Unexpected Gifts of Motherhood
originally published on 12/20/2021 It isn’t always easy for me to blend out the noise from the outside. Lily is inching towards 17 months now and she sleeps in our bed, and only falls asleep with one of us present. Sometimes I question whether it is necessary to “make it so hard” on us, when…
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Happy New Year and a Little Update
originally published on 1/9/2022 I hope you all slid into the New Year well and will have a splendid 2022. I am fairly sure we will have. Come April, we’ll move into a new, bigger flat, and in May we will welcome Lily’s little brother into our family. But before we delve into the new…
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Our Weaning Story
originally published on 1/19/2022 Weaning, apart from birth stories and sleeping habits, is probably one of the most discussed topics among mothers – or at least in my circles. When to do it, how to do it, go cold turkey or gently wean over months, which feeding session to kick first, etc. etc. Generally, as…
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A Little Post on 18-Month-Sleep-Regression and the Uglier Sides of Motherhood
originally published on 1/22/2022 Yesterday I snapped and shouted at Lily. And why? Because she needed her Mama.It’s been a couple of rough nights for us lately. After weaning just before Christmas, something miraculous happened. Lily started sleeping through the night. We started sleeping through the night. Everyone got some sleep for a change, and…
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Moving Update, End of Pregnancy, 2nd Baby Thoughts
originally published on 3/25/2022 I’m sitting here in my new kitchen, finally seizing on the peace that’s gently settling on the apartment as Lily is being put to bed by Jakob and the construction workers have left for the day. It’s been just over two weeks since we’ve settled into our new apartment – and…
Mama Bear Tales 