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5–8 minutes
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… Read more
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7–10 minutes
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… Read more
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6–9 minutes
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… Read more
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2–3 minutes
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… Read more
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6–9 minutes
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… Read more
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5–7 minutes
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… Read more
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2–4 minutes
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… Read more
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6–8 minutes
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… Read more
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4–5 minutes
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… Read more
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5–7 minutes
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… Read more
● About Me
Hello dear mums who find this blog. My name is Anja and I am a proud mum of two wonderful children. In 2020 I became a mum for the first time, and it was wonderful, exhilarating, terrifying, anxiety-inducing, boring, overwhelming, aggravating, a dream-come-true, enraging, engaging, and so much more. Working with children has been a huge part of my life – even before I had kids, and it’s a topic I have read on and researched extensively.
I wanted a new place to share my personal experiences as a mother, as well as share books to read, lifestyle tips and talk about books I have read on parenting and life as a parent. Thank you for coming along on this journey with me, and I hope we can be friends.
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