Pregnancy is long and gives us plenty of time to think about what kind of mothers we want to be. The thing about parenting is that it can be done is so many different ways that your newborn will come without instructions. Our babies will develop their own little personalities and make us change our […]
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Aug
Aug
While I was pregnant I spent many hours thinking about labour. Everyone talks about how painful and scary it is. But nobody mentions postpartum. Your friends and family will fail to tell you how to prepare for it. No one will say out loud that postpartum is way scarier than labour. And I can’t help […]
Today was the last day of World Breastfeeding Week. Last week we wrote a post about why World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated and what it is trying to achieve. In order to support the cause, we challenged ourselves to come up with a breastfeeding design each day of this week. It has been an intensely […]
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Aug
Aug
Every year, between the 1st and the 7th of August, we get to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This week commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, World Health Organisation, UNICEF and other organisations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The World Health Organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding starting within one hour after […]
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Jul
Jul
Playing with your newborn is important. This will help them develop motor, social and cognitive skills. Through play your baby will develop hand-eye coordination and start to understand how the world works. But it is not only for the baby, it is also important for you. Play time will help create a stronger bond between […]
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Jul
Jul
Crying is your baby’s way of communicating their needs. A crying baby can be difficult to deal with, we know all about it! Sometimes you will be able to quickly identify the source of your wee one’s discomfort. But there will be times when it will feel like nothing will make the crying stop. In […]
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Jul
Jul
A baby’s cry is a funny thing. I remember the moment my little chicken was born. I held my breath, waiting to hear him cry. This miracle sound that tells you he is breathing. And it was then, and only then, that I allowed myself to catch a breath with him. Fast forward 6 weeks […]
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Jul
Jul
I am the proud father of one bouncing newborn baby boy! This is my first blog post so hopefully you will enjoy it and I would love to hear your feedback, any comments would be greatly appreciated. Here I am going to give you some advice of being a father, the following contains 10+ things […]
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Jul
Jul
This week has been very hot. I am not complaining. Edinburgh is a beautiful city all around the year, but when the sun is shining it just has an extra special glare. Since the sun does not come out that often it is important to make the effort of going out and enjoying the weather […]
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Jun
Jun
I have mentioned in a previous post that breastfeeding is proving to be the most difficult and challenging thing I have set myself up to do so far. Ideally, I want to breastfeed exclusively until we can start introducing solids and continue offering the breast until at least 18 months. During my pregnancy I tried to […]