Tag: mamaway
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Six Kids – Cheaper By The (Half) Dozen
It’s budget time and the pollies are hard at work with their spin and rhetoric about how they’re going to spend the money that you and I worked hard for last year. When you have a big family, the money left over (after tax) needs to be spent a little thoughtfully. But, does life with a…
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The Wonder Of Skin-to-skin Contact
Baby loves a snuggle and don’t we all, but what recent research shows us today is that cuddling our babies uninterrupted and skin-to-skin, directly after their birth, has some truly staggering benefits. So what is skin-to-skin contact? Skin-to-skin contact or Kangaroo Care (KC) is when a naked baby is popped tummy-down on the mum’s or…
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Secrets to a Seamless Sleep – How Do I Get My Baby To Sleep Through The Night?
Sleep. It’s that commodity for every parent, that’s more precious than gold. It’s not just that it’s very very important for a growing child, it’s for a parent that it matters too! As you might know already, we have six kids in our family. Yep, true story, and strangely, somehow, we’ve ended up with two…
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6 Reasons Why Mums Stop Breastfeeding
At no point have I ever called me a staunch breastfeeding advocate. When I was pregnant, I guess I just assumed that I WOULD breastfeed and that it would be as simple as that. A generally positive outlook on life (and the fact I was a little clueless) meant I never entertained the thought that breastfeeding…
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HOW TO CHOOSE A GOOD NURSING BRA FOR BREASTFEEDING
How to choose a good nursing bra for breastfeeding? Why a nursing bra is so important? A good nursing bra is a must for a successful breastfeeding experience, and it makes your “heavy” breast more comfortable. One of the ways to make your pregnancy and nursing life easy is to get a suitable and properly fitted…
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Liquid Gold: How Best To Store Breast Milk
In most cases, feeding your baby breastmilk directly from your breast will be the most simple and efficient way to feed him, however, this is not always possible and let’s face it, there are many reasons why this might be the case. Life for us mums is busy! Perhaps you’re heading back to work outside…
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I want my (pre) baby body back!
It might be the inspiration for some, but Miranda Kerr’s post-baby ‘body-bounce’ makes most new mums want to hurl… yet we’re told that she does enjoy a burger. Her ‘addiction’ for Melbourne’s Mikoshi burger has me ROTFL. You know the burger I mean… chicken, wrapped in lettuce. Come on, Miranda, we all know you’re professionally…
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Adjusting To Early Parenthood
As soon as you discover you’re pregnant, there’s a world of adjustment that’s required and much of it is to be relished and delighted in. However, you may have been so enchanted by these that you haven’t considered the biggest and most imminent of changes to your lifestyle yet to come – when baby arrives!…
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BABYWEARING HELPS TO KEEP ME FIT AND STRONG
After having her first baby Tara Darlington decided to train to become a Birth Educator and Doula. 14 years later she is now a mother of 6 children as well as a highly qualified Birth Educator, Doula, and Yoga Teacher. “I trained as a Birth Educator & Doula after I had my first baby, realizing…
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HOW TO INCREASE YOUR MILK SUPPLY
As a breastfeeding mom, I was often worried about whether I was producing enough milk for my baby. If I could have seen and calculated how much milk my baby was ingesting, I would have been so much happier. I was not on my own though, I was later to learn that most moms fret…