Category: Mum Life
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Does Not Watching the News Make Me a Happy Pig
Research shows that screen time for children under the age of two is deterimental to their development. This is why we have decided not to allow screen time for our baby. When she was a newborn, I used to have the TV on during feeds. However, as the weeks passed by, she became more alert…
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Are Antenatal Classes Worth it?
I always imagined antenatal classes to be in-person, with my husband cradling my bump whilst we learn breathing techniques for labour. However, in Malta, antenatal classes (know as ParentCraft) are done via Teams online, which I found disappointing, but joined them anyway. I started attending these sessions when I was 26 weeks pregnant. They would…
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Maltese Society – Maternity Leave and Childcare
Fifty years ago, one income was enough to sustain a family. Now, women are forced to return to work shortly after having a baby. In Malta, maternity leave is just 18 weeks. As a result, it has become the norm for babies as young as four months old to be put into childcare. This is…
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Olivia’s First Flight at 12 Weeks Old
Unexpectedly, two weeks postpartum I was ready to venture out into the world with my daughter. I asked my husband to give me a tutorial on how to use the pram and car seat, and set off to take my 14-day-old new born on our first trip alone together. I took her to my old…
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Co-sleeping with My New Born
Co-sleeping with My New Born Co-sleeping. It’s quite a controversial topic. The message that is it unsafe is drilled into mums-to-be. We are made to believe that if we let our baby sleep in our bed then we are risking the death of our child. This is absolutely terrifying and can cause severe anxiety…
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Fur Baby Meets Human Baby
Our first baby, Poppy the cocker-spaniel, is what the Maltese call a fissuda. She loves her cuddles and the attention she gets for being such an adorable ball of fur. Along with this disposition comes jealously. Try petting another animal in front of her and she will scream like a child, as if to say…
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Breastfeeding Mishaps
As a breastfeeding mother, I’ve had a couple of embarrassing moments that I thought I’d share. The first one happened when my baby was just a few weeks old. We had gone to a birthday party and about half an hour in, Olivia got hungry. I went outside and used a nursing cover to feed…