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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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Finn’s 4-Month-Old and Family Update
Hello, hello and welcome back to my blog! Today I want to write about family life as a mum of two under two and Finn’s 4-month-old update. Can you believe this little bugger is already 4 months old! I feel the newborn stage just raced past us and now he’s already keeling to one side…
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Update: Travelling with Children
Welcome back, dear readers. June has passed in a blurry of going on holiday and wrapping up work for the long summer break – which I am so ready for. The past weeks have been so hot, up to 36 degree Celsius, and I’m not working well under heat. So when the rain came a…
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5 Tips for a Good Breastfeeding Start
This blog post was originally published on my other blog floatingtheboat.co.uk Breastfeeding is a natural process in women – and, yet, many, many women struggle with it, especially in the beginning. I did, too. I breastfed my daughter Lily for sixteen months and am now also breastfeeding my son, Finn. While breastfeeding came without any…
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Our Family Life List for a Slow Living Summer
I am writing this while being in Tuscany, the cicadas chirping, the sun setting over the vineyards, and the dry heat closing in. Summer is here – if we like it or not. Those who know me know that I don’t particularly like summer – the heat, the insects, the heat, the traffic, the heat,…
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New Beginnings
One of my resolutions for 2024 was writing a blog post per month. While that doesn’t sound like very much, on top of caring for two little ones, easing back into the workforce and living life, it was something I always failed to do. I have been blogging for a long time. My blogging journey…
Mama Bear Tales 