The wail, and heart retching noise from their tiny bodies can break a mothers heart and leave her agitated and distraught. Yet for these mini’s a cry is just a distress call and their most important signaling system during the first 12 months of their lives. Babies cry for a number of reasons but the […]
Mum goes to work: “Don’t know why she bothered having kids, she barely sees them!” Mum stays at home: “What a waste of a career/potential/talent, she needs to get her own life too/stop relying on benefits/partner!” Mum leaves child with family member: “That poor family member! And that child needs more activities/to interact with kids […]
I was on a social media website some days ago when an unmarried lady commented that she was eager to get married so that she could have a man to hug and snuggle up with every time. She also said that she envied married women because they had that kind of enjoyment at their fingertips. I smiled. […]
Childbirth… Hmm! Where do I start from … Pregnancy wasn’t difficult for me, in fact I didn’t know I was pregnant until I was about two months gone. I just noticed that my period hadn’t come in a while; my periods were irregular and it’s still irregular sef. So I began the 7 months plus […]
It is called co-sleeping, when a mother shares her bed with the baby, or when they share the same room with your baby in a separate bed, any of these will constitute co-sleeping. So now the question is who “co-sleeping help”. There are many reasons why mothers choose to co-sleep with babies. All of which we […]
There comes a time in every parent’s life when we make the hard decisions for the sake of our children. This could be whether to enroll our four-year-olds into the education system? Well, at least this should be a decision we as parents make and not a decision we follow without questions. Some of us may think enrolling our […]
I would describe myself as an independent, organised individual who likes to be in control. The first few months adjusting to motherhood, unfortunately was a very difficult period for me. I was not in control, I was unable to be organised and I had to depend on a lot of people for emotional support and […]
You feel tired and stressed? There is nothing as beautiful as hearing your child say this to You…. Dear Mom…. You take the place of others but no one can take Yours I feel like “I love you” doesn’t say enough but “I love You, mom ” All that I am or hope to be, […]
Are you minding yourself or have you let it all gone. If you are giving without putting something back in, we need to fix that. Mommy needs a minder and here is 5 quick ways to fix that. Ask yourself this questions? 1. Have you snuggled your child today? No, so go find them and […]
It’s been a tough start to the week… I can’t really explain it but I just feel emotionally disconnected…drained…depleted.Perhaps I’m stressed or maybe I’m overwhelmed… Whatever the word to describe how I feel is, I know my mind, body, and soul are screaming out for some love and attention. But through it all, I hear […]
