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  • THREE SIMPLE EXERCISE TO HELP YOU STAY ACTIVE DURING PREGNANCY

    THREE SIMPLE EXERCISE TO HELP YOU STAY ACTIVE DURING PREGNANCY

    Exercising while pregnant might sound like a tough idea, but you can prepare your body for the challenges of pregnancy, delivery, and being a mom by staying active and keeping yourself healthy.  You might be wondering, but how active should I be? What are some suitable exercises to do during pregnancy? If you have not been active before, start slow and take…

  • Benefits of the mama milk

    Are you breastfeeding blissfully or are you enduring a toe-curling horror-of-pain that breastfeeding can bring? Probably somewhere in between?  Nursing a baby is no easy task. Not all women can breastfeed, some choose not to and some simply just lack the milk supply. I didn’t breastfeed all of my children so there’s certainly no guilt fest coming…

  • Baby’s First Birthday Bash – Who’s it for?

    Are you gearing up for your little one’s big birthday bash? Whether you are planning for a low key gathering with a few family members or a big bash with a huge crowd, it’s a special day not only for your baby, but for you as well! Although your baby is not likely to remember anything about his first birthday, it’s still…

  • 8 Rookie “Mistakes” As A First-Time Parents

    Raising an individual is tough work, and as first-time parents, you’re going to make some rookie mistakes along the way. It’s easy to blame yourself for the mistakes being made, but it happens, and that needs to be OK. It’s the good motive that counts!  While no parenting is perfect,  there’s some tips to minimize the fall-out of our own…

  • 9 tips to help you survive as a new mom

    Life as a new mom will be full of surprises, and taking care of a newborn is never easy . If you breasts are swollen and you are always sleep deprived, you’re most likely homing a newborn. Although life with a tiny human is tough work, it really does get easier… However, whilst you’re waiting for these hollow-sounding words…

  • Suffering from mom guilt? Here are some tips for you

    Suffering from mom guilt? Here are some tips for you

    Congratulations! You’ve survived pregnancy and birthed like a boss! You should be totally loving yourself and amazed at what you’ve achieved, but let’s be real, you probably aren’t.If you are or have been suffering from mom guilt, know that you are not alone. We all seem to get it from time to time. Moms have…

  • Pregnant again: What to expect the second time around

    Pregnant again: What to expect the second time around

    Discovering you are pregnant again is exciting. Although you’ve experienced it once already, you’re probably wondering how your second pregnancy will compare with your first, and second pregnancies can surely feel different. It isn’t that you’re not entirely over-joyed by the notion of being pregnant again, it’s just not a novelty like it was, and…

  • 14 Signs that You’re Pregnant

    14 Signs that You’re Pregnant

    Many early pregnancy symptoms can appear similar to your regular  premenstrual discomforts. Could you be pregnant, but it’s a bit too early for a home pregnancy test?  For me, I took a pregnancy test eight weeks AFTER my gynecologist had confirmed my first pregnancy. I guess I found it hard to believe that this was really happening. I…

  • How to choose a good pram liner?

    How to choose a good pram liner?

    The hot weather is slowly building up, toddlers are bathing in sweat no matter whether they are in a pram or in a car seat. It is no surprise that all kinds of cooling, breathable pram liner are getting more popular in the hot season! However, do you really know what kind of product suits…

  • 10 THINGS I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BREASTFEEDING

    10 THINGS I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BREASTFEEDING

    As soon as you mention the word “breastfeeding”, then suddenly everyone has some insights to offer.  You often hear about how breastfeeding is beneficial for your baby, and it definitely is, but breastfeeding is surely no easy task that takes time and adjustments.  Here are 10 things I wish I had known about breastfeeding before I…