I knew this would happen. I knew I would get really stressed and anxious about returning to work from maternity leave. Ever since Maia was born I’ve dreaded the day I would have to leave her to go back to work. For almost eleven months now we’ve been together every single day and night, apart Read More
Tag: motherhood
Scared to give birth, after giving birth…
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
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
Mum life part 5/5 – Friday
It’s Friday! The last day of the week being on my own with my baby girl. Weekends no longer mean lie-ins or dinners out but with Maia’s daddy at home during the day I can share the baby duty, I have adult company, and we usually do something nice together. But before the weekend, here Read More
Mum life part 2/5 – Tuesday
5.30am – Maia wakes up for a feed having slept nearly 6 hours since the dream feed last night (at 11pm for 45-minutes). I feed her for 20-minutes and we fall asleep on my bed and sleep for another two hours (she has another 30-minute sleepy feed around 7am). 8.00am – I wake Maia up Read More
Mum life part 1/5 – Monday
But what do you DO all day on maternity leave?? I’ve been asked this question directly and indirectly, and for sure wondered it myself before having a baby. So to shed light on what I do during my days alone at home with my 15-week (3.5 months) old baby girl, I’m kicking off a series Read More
My first Mother’s Day
I woke up to my first Mother’s Day the same way I’ve been waking up every day for the last 14 weeks – my baby girl cooing in her Moses basket next to my bed, little legs kicking the air letting me know it was time to get up. It was 6am already, after all! 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
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