Ever since Maia was born, I’ve been thinking about whether I could do it again. I have always wanted multiple children – at least two – but even though I had an uncomplicated labour it was a shock to me how bad the experience was and how much it hurt. And by all accounts I Read More
Month: April 2018
Calm after storm – First summer week with Maia
After three challenging weeks we suddenly had the best week of my maternity leave so far! They do say “it’s the darkest before dawn” and that seems to be true! 🙂 Winter was very long this year and even the beginning of April was pretty miserable in London. Add to that a baby struggling with Read More
Mummy needs a break
Last week I hit a point where I felt like I’m pouring from an empty glass. Running on an empty tank. In hedge fund terminology, I’d been selling myself short without any idea of how to cover my positions. You get the picture – I really needed a break. So last weekend I got a Read More
Temporarily crippled by caring for baby
Despite my best efforts to look after myself so that I can look after my baby, I have to admit a failure. 😞 A few days ago, after ten days of poor sleeping in awkward positions with Maia in my bed most of the time, feeding on-the-go in non-ergonomic positions while travelling, and carrying around Read More
4-months old baby – pushed outside of the comfort zone again
I hate to start on a negative tone but I’m really not loving this 4-months age so far. I obviously still love my adorable 4-months old baby to bits (!!) but this stage in her development is a challenging one. It has also been interesting, like I wrote in New baby milestones reached but it’s definitely also Read More