During this pandemic induced isolation, I expected to miss the social interaction with people, especially with our extended family and friends – and the separation is indeed painful. What I didn’t expect is that I’d miss personal space. This must be me taking the introversion to the next level! Partly this feeling of course has Read More
Category: Fourth trimester
The first month with a newborn baby
It’s been seven weeks since our little Noah Oliver was born. I can’t decide whether it’s “only seven weeks” or “already seven weeks”. So much has happened and yet not much at all! Life with a newborn is like Groundhog Day – a continuum of feeding, burping, nappy changing, and sleeping (or trying to sleep). Read More
Perplexing baby behaviour
When Maia was a newborn baby her needs were quite easy to read, or at least to guess. If she wasn’t hungry or tired, she had a dirty or wet nappy. Attending to those three things would most of the time result in a happy baby. Now she is 12-weeks old and things are getting Read More
Is there space for daddy in the mummy & baby bubble?
The bond between a mum and her baby is something we hear about but can only really comprehend when experiencing it ourselves… I could have never imagined love so strong it’s almost a physical feeling! This bond is formed during pregnancy, beginning as the most wonderful secret and (literally) growing into something very precious which Read More
Weekend vibes
I can’t believe it’s Sunday night already! Weekends seem to fly by even though I’m not working and you might think it doesn’t make a difference to me which day of the week it is, like on holiday, but that’s not the case. Weekends are different not only because Maia’s dad is at home but Read More
Sleep like a baby, whatever that means…
“If newborn babies sleep about 16 hours a day, why are you so tired?” The stupidest question ever and likely to provoke some aggression from an exhausted new parent. I started writing a post about our sleep routine about a month ago but didn’t finish it because ironically I was too tired! Gradually our sleeping Read More
Active with baby
Leading an active, healthy lifestyle is beneficial for everyone but particularly for new mums. To name a few of the numerous reasons, exercise helps to recover from pregnancy and giving birth, gives energy, lifts your mood, and gets you out of the house! It’s easy to agree with the above (I think) but being a Read More
Separation
You tell yourself the baby is fine. She is at home, a short taxi ride away, with a close relative. You’ve expressed milk in case she gets hungry and left instructions to call you at any time in case she gets distressed. It’ll only be a few hours and you’ll be back. She will be Read More
2-months old baby – smiles, monster poo and vaccinations
Happy 2-months baby Maia!! I’m so enjoying this phase! Not only is she the cutest chubby little baby, she’s also interacting with us much more – we love her smiles! ❤️ Of course newborns are simply magical tiny creatures but when Maia was very young she felt almost scary fragile and we were simply overwhelmed with Read More
Bottle feeding – get out of jail card?
I’ve learned to love breastfeeding (yep, that’s how far we have come) but there is no denying it’s tough. It’s tough even when you enjoy it because babies feed a lot and sometimes very frequently – for example Maia feeds about 4-5 hours a day, sometimes as frequently as every hour. It’s tough because the Read More