The Reluctant Earth Mother
A nobody's thoughts on mothering
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So the UK government has released some advice for parents around screen time for children under 5. Ironically, I came across this on Instagram as I was doom scrolling before bed. Yes, I know, “read a book!”, “screens bad” but effort, so much effort! Also, I’m probably addicted. Having read the actual policy, I do…
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I never found my glasses in the fridge, or the milk next to the toilet but my brain did close down to the outside world. I stopped listening to the news, had no interest in making conversation and listened to the oddly comforting voice of Bill Nighy in Charles Paris almost round the clock. Annoyingly,…
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Places I’ve fed babies: This list may never end… I really hope it does one day.
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Baby 2 has just walked into the kitchen with his bat costume on and demanded milk by flapping his wings. Got me to thinking, how do bats breastfeed? Turns out they can feed on the wing. Baby bat clings to Mum and sucks from her armpits; the AI overview also suggests that some male bats…
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Do you ever think you’re doing it all wrong? In fairness, today is not a great day. We’re all coughing and grouchy. Partner needed to sleep this afternoon so I took the boys out in the pouring rain to a museum. I’ve not been to a museum since having children and I’ve got to say,…
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I love that picture in Burglar Bill where the baby is tucked up cosily in the bottom drawer of his chest. There are so many options of where to put baby to sleep yet they really do sleep anywhere. Baby 1 rarely slept where he was supposed, preferring to be on me at all times.…
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I’m on my 4th or 5th period after having Baby 2. Happy to admit that, like many of us, it isn’t my favourite time of the month and I’m not one of those people who are able to embrace the natural wonder of it. Though, I think I would enjoy moon bathing given the chance…
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I have been very fortunate this time round to lose a lot of weight with minimal to moderate effort. I lost a bit with my first without putting any effort at all in but by the time I was pregnant with my youngest, a routine diabetes test was strongly encouraged (aka. mandatory). I had just…
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I’ll be completely honest, I had two main reasons to breastfeed. 1) weight loss (because it’s that simple) 2) money saving (is it though???) I came to both of these conclusions before I’d actually had a baby with the attitude of “isn’t it obvious?”. To be fair, both have worked out, eventually. A friend told…
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Growing up in a house full of pens emblazoned with “Breast Is Best” did give me the impression that breastfeeding was inevitable, even in that naive time of “no chance will I be having children”. My mum, a community midwife, used to come home with huge handfuls of these pens. Different designs every year but…
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