Tag: mamaway
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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THINGS YOU WON’T REMEMBER BEFORE LABOUR DAY
It’s funny the things that end up front and centre when forecasting the day of your baby’s birth. For many mums-to-be, the highest priority is to name your new little human, for others, paint colours for the nursery. By all means, go for it, I wouldn’t dare block the ambitions of a soon-to-be-lioness!However, there are…
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LET’S GO, MOMS! 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO HAVE IN YOUR GYM BAG, AS A REAL LADY.
Being a mother is a full-time job, and with such a busy schedule, we regularly forget to take some time off for ourselves. We are often too tired to do the things we enjoy and we are rarely motivated to get more physically active. Not only is working out extremely beneficial for your body, but frequent trips…
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LABOUR’S COMING? DON’T MISS THE SIGNS!
There’s so much to be absorbed and fascinated by when your body’s toting new life. Pregnancy’s remarkable and entirely captivating! But what happens when pregnancy’s drawing to a close and that baby is ready to leg-it out of there?A mere 5% of babies are born on their due date, which therefore leaves the majority of…