Tag: mamaway
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A six kid family – Big is beautiful
Wondering whether your family’s officially plus-size? If you can relate to the below, I think we can safely say you have ‘arrived’. 1. Your tribe hunts as a pack If there’s a bully in your midst, he’s mincemeat. Your tribe sticks together and has a sharp radar for each other’s business. Pick on this kid,…
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Survival tactics for a new mum
Wondering whether you’ll survive your newborn? If your breasts are swollen and tender, your top has a sour-milk pong, and the word ‘sleep’ is only associated with one other…’depravity’, you’re most likely homing a newborn. Life with a tiny human is tough work, but what can be hard to fathom at the time, is that…
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Dad’s Tips for Week 1, Don’t get your balls busted for bad prep
Dear Dad, Feeling freaked about what lies ahead? You’re not on your own.You’ve been the innocent by-stander for the past nine months, watching your partner morph, but now it’s time to dig deep and take hold of your inner-DAD! My tip? Don’t get your balls busted for bad prep. Meet your bub’s arrival with your marriage…
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Feeling guilty? Some shameless pointers
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.It’s felt from the moment you conceive, isn’t it? that inexplicable guilt that’s attached to pretty much anything you do and if you didn’t feel it through pregnancy…
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Pregnant again and ‘going off the rails on the crazy train..’
If you’re asked how many weeks pregnant you are and you need to do a quick calculation, resulting in a ‘vague ball-park answer, this is likely NOT your first pregnancy.It isn’t that you’re not entirely overjoyed by the notion of being pregnant again, it’s just not a novelty like it was, and let’s face it,…
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Summer and Sweaty…. Six Kids at Christmas
I love Christmas, doesn’t everyone? I love the sacredness, the socializing, the weather (even though I do fantasize about a white Christmas), and the simple fact that a year has been achieved and is in the bag!But don’t get me wrong, I do resent the pressure and the forced ‘jolly’ imposed by the commercial drivers…
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Top 3 Postnatal Recovery Questions on Every New Mum’s Mind
Q: My doctors told me it generally takes 6 weeks to recover from a natural birth and 12 weeks from an abdominal C-section, is that the same for everyone? A: Pregnancy and childbirth are meant to have many both physical and emotional changes, and there are many things to consider by the word “Recovery”. Any concerns…
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Abdominals Heading for the Coast (East and West)
Me at 30 plus weeks and looking not a day shy of it. I carried BIG, basket-ball-like and low low low low. Do you know this pregnancy caricature? I looked more like a cartoon than a human. Abdominal pain & stretch marks I had abdominal pain and stretch marks appearing about the 20-week mark. Pelvic pain…
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Understanding your baby’s sleep…less-ness
From restoring energy levels, to the building blocks of brain connection. Sleep, it’s crucial for her development. But, if sleep is so essential, why doesn’t she sleep more soundly? On average, from 2 weeks – 3 months of age your little cherub will sleep 15-17 hours across a 24 hour period. That’s a load of sleep hours…
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Benefits of the Milk Bar
Are you breastfeeding blissfully or are you enduring a toe-curling horror-of-woes that breastfeeding can bring? Somewhere in between, perhaps? Not all women can breastfeed, some choose not to and some breastfeed for a short season. I didn’t breastfeed all of my children so there’s certainly no guilt fest coming from this direction. Whether you’re feeding…