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Pardon the silence while I had a baby
TweetAfter a much needed break and lovely maternity leave, I am back at work and finding our new rhythm as a family of 5 (well 6 if you include Delta). If you’re like me and have just returned to work or will be returning to work shortly know that it is perfectly natural to have anxiety about returning to work after maternity leave. Even seasoned Moms experience this. In all honestly this time has been the most challenging out of all 3. Mom Guilt Motherhood, well Parenthood is filled with so many emotions and one of them is guilt. You may feel guilty for returning to work. For not being able to spend…
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Birth | The Magical Hour: The importance of uninterrupted contact during the first hour after birth
TweetThe Magical / Golden / Sacred Hour The golden hour is not new to the world of birthing, it is defined as the baby being skin-to-skin on the mother for an uninterrupted hour immediately following birth. In reality, it is so much more than this. As your baby is born (whether vaginal birth or caesarean birth) they are suddenly exposed to a whole new world. Their safety and security that they have come to know and love is suddenly a thing of the past and this can be quite an overwhelming experience. What follows next is the rush to clean, weigh and measure and generally check the health of a newborn.…
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Guest Blogger Series : Meet Karien from "Running the Race"
Tweet Who runs the world? MOMS! Good Morro lovely people, today I’m so excited to share this post. I had the lovely opportunity to be paired with another Mommy blogger this month. This is my month to get in shape, be it in my work, life, health, studies. So kicking it off I attended my first ABC Bootcamp session last night, which I will do a post on once I complete my month, so keep a lookout for this. All I can say is WOW, leaving the session last night I was both in pain (some of these muscles have not been used in YEARS) and so impressed with myself.…
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Liquid Gold: To share or not to share?
TweetEver heard of the term “Liquid Gold”, these words normally come from the mouth of a breast feeding Mom. Warning, this is a post that has everything to do with breast, milk and my preferences. I do not judge anyone by the decisions they make (whether it be for personal or medical reasons), I only share what my opinion is towards my situation. In the Western Cape area, there’s a high prevalence of premature babies born monthly (big picture) and the presence of HIV, thus the need for donated breast milk is considerably high. Rich in antibodies, breast milk plays a crucial role in lowering infant mortality rates and have…
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My breastfeeding journey
TweetMy breast feeding journey began with Daniyal almost 6 years ago. It is something I will always remember. For me there was never a question as to whether I’d want to give it a try or setting a time limit on how long I’d stick it out. I just knew it was going to work for me and I’d love it. I wasn’t wrong. I fell in love with it and so did my baby. We bonded instantly. This went on for 2 years 3 months when Danny finally self weened. Second time around and I thought it would be a walk in the park. WRONG! After 6 weeks of…
