Category: motherhood
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Helping my son become an emotionally healthy adult
Raising my son, I want him to become healthy mentally and emotionally. I don’t know how much of that is in my control as my parents were great, but I have depression, anxiety, and low confidence. I will try my best to support Quen in becoming a well-rounded person with emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is…
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Infant eczema and dermatitis
Well not surprisingly my son has inherited my partners and my skin issues. He has sensitive skin with dermatitis and eczema, recently having a large flare up mostly on his face that took a while to get under control. This included Dr visit for stronger steroid cream and a visit to a dermatologist. It is…
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Mum vs Life goals
I’m back! I hadn’t posted in a while. I needed a break being tired and not looking after myself. I had expectations on myself that were too hard at that time, I needed to take care of myself a bit better. Being a new mum is such a journey that no one ever gets perfect.…
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To Dummy or Not to Dummy
Everyone has a different view on the use of dummies. If they are good or do the risks outweigh the benefits. I personally struggled with this decision initially, trying to not give him one but eventually chose to give Quentin a dummy when he was a few months old because he was struggling to sleep.…
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Postnatal Psychosis
Now this is a pretty scary topic, but luckily, it’s pretty rare, affecting 1 or 2 in every 1000 woman who have given birth. Other good news is that it is also highly treatable, over 90%, and most woman recover quickly, within a few weeks. So, what is psychosis? It’s a loss of reality where…
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Best part of being a new mum
Most of my life I hummed and hawed about if I really wanted a child. I know a lot of people who do this but as I got older, I felt the pressure to make my mind up, because it’s now or never. When I finally met my partner there was almost this relief as…
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Postnatal Body Image
I am one of the many women whose body didn’t bounce back perfectly after carrying, creating, and birthing a human. Now I have never had the perfect body. I’ve never been huge, but I’ve also never been fully happy with my body. Now I know I should give myself a break, as it’s only been…
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Fatigue Pt 2: Are you getting fatigue from a medical Issue?
Getting fatigue from a medical issue? The body can be very precious when things aren’t working as well as it usually does and can affect you in a variety of ways including causing fatigue. There is a variety of medically based issues that are common culprits of unresolved fatigue. A few months after having Quentin…
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Fatigue Part 1: Are you getting fatigue from your lifestyle?
Why am I so tired? Yes, it is completely expected that you will be tired when you have a child. Sleep has gone out the window. But when you become more lethargic than usual, you may need to do some investigations. The investigations should start with lifestyle. Are you exercising? Exercise improves mood, sleep, gives…
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Trying to understand baby’s sleep
There are many ways to help improve your baby’s sleep, but unfortunately every baby is different and have different requirements. Some poor mums aren’t so lucky, and their babies aren’t straight forward. In this post I am going to talk about some things I’ve learnt to help bub sleep for the first 6 months to…
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