I’ve been exclusively pumping for close to 8 months now. This whole time, I’ve always felt hesitant to leave the house or have people over because I have to be hooked to my breast pump pretty much all the time. Quarantine life helped me in a way because I didn’t feel like I was missing…
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For several years, I’ve been working a 9-5 desk job. If I were to sum up the first 29 years of my life, it was being in school for many years, joining the workforce, then building my career. This world drastically changed earlier this year when I gave birth to my son and started my…
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I know this is not the most exciting topic out there but I’m a big advocate of mama self-care; so I thought I should blog about this topic anyway, since I’m pretty sure most — if not all — moms experience it after childbirth. A few weeks after giving birth, I started noticing how much…
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Pre-pregnancy I always did my best to stay active. I’m not the fittest person out there but I made sure that I avoided a sedentary lifestyle outside of my 9-5 desk job. I was taking swimming classes. I was in lunch-hour yoga classes with some of the ladies at work. I was going to hot…
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This is my Medela PISA (pump-in-style advanced). She’s been my best and worst buddy for the last several months. Sometimes I like her, sometimes I don’t like her too much. Side note: This is not a Medela-sponsored post. She’s seen me during my highs and lows of exclusive pumping. The highest point was the first…
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Ok so in one of my previous blogs, I talked about how moms worry a lot — like we’re programmed to worry. Thanks to our hyperactive amygdala! So of course, once I gave birth, I constantly worried about everything my baby was doing — whether or not he was doing them on purpose. I heard…
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As a first-time mom, I try to read as much as I can and educate myself about my baby’s milestones so I’m prepared when they happen. One of the rather popular baby milestones is teething. I decided to write this story because my baby’s first teething experience taught me a good lesson about motherhood. Here’s…
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I wonder how uncomfortable a nappy is after 9 months suspended naked in fluid; How cold a cot must be after 3 trimesters of warmth; How unpleasant hunger must be when your belly was always full in the womb; I wonder this, and I stop wondering why newborns want to be fed and held so…
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Wow you’re pregnant?! 🤰🏻 Congratulations and best wishes! You’re in for the best rollercoaster ride of your life! This is a joyous moment, but it could also be overwhelming — hormones would have a lot to do with that! Here are 5 tips that could help you get the most out of the next 9…
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When I was preparing for childbirth, I found packing my hospital bag was a bit overwhelming. I was not sure about a lot of things like when is it best to pack it, what goes in it, etc. Anyway now that I’ve given birth, I can now share my 5 best tips. These are just…
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