A friend who was expecting, asked me where I did all my baby shopping (all those years ago 😂) because she was too big and tired to be going up and down in this ‘summer’ heat. I told her quite frankly, ever since I was pregnant with M, I’ve shopped online for children’s stuff and … More Why I’ve Decided it’s Just Better to Shop Online
This was a baby I didn’t plan or want, I was scared and I had plans. My parents had plans for me, my parents had planned our lives since before we were born, and it had always followed the plans. Primary school, secondary school, university, service year, masters then get a job and get married. The Yoruba family expectations were always to be met and not messed with but I was messing with it. A baby ruined the well laid plans and I was really considering abortion, but then I told my boyfriend and he was ecstatic. … More Mummy moment: 23 and healing
October is designated Pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. I didn’t even know that that was a thing, put in place since 1988 by the Reagan administration in the US. And yet there is a conspiracy of silence around miscarriages and infant loss all over the world. I know many women who have suffered pregnancy … More Mummy Moment: Of Loss and Rainbow Babies 1
Who knew! I even wrote a post about it before I knew it was a whole day! Self care is very important. Especially for a mum who works for herself or is in paid employment. Sometimes we neglect ourselves in the process of taking care of everyone else. And we usually don’t stop until … More Mummy Moment for World Self Care Day
He was 5 months old. I was lucky, they said, lots of women have to go back to work after 3 months. I got 5 months maternity courtesy of working for a multinational that used their country’s labour laws to set the standard for us where our own laws were lacking. It wasn’t without some … More Mummy Moment #35: My Working Mum Story II
Bad enough that it’s a few days late, I’m now going to make it worse by copying from a Facebook post which was lifted from another site. 🤣 “To the mum who’s breastfeeding: Way to go! It really is an amazing gift to give your baby, for any amount of time that you can manage! … More Happy Mother’s (Every)Day!
Happy New year lovely people! I trust you had a great holiday season! I did. I didn’t do anything unusual, just spent time with family and friends. I also have a lot more to share with you this year so thank you for sticking around and bearing with my intermittent posts. I won’t make any … More Mummy Moment #33 – My Working Mum Story
In conversation with my 6 year-old M: Mummy I remember when J was small and he was sucking on your… Me: Sucking on my what luv? (Pause) Me: Go on, say it. M: I don’t want to say it. Me: It’s not a dirty word dear. You can say it. M: (whispers) My friend said … More Mummy moment #34: Breast is not a dirty word (and neither is penis and vagina)
As they say, one man’s meat is another’s poison. You order from a store and you get great stuff and someone else orders and it’s a nightmare come to life. No one likes to ever admit they got a bad deal, we always only want to show off the good deals but that’s not real … More Instagram Buys: Yetroselane
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This week we are “celebrating this crazy hectic, full life we call motherhood. Sometimes we are so keen on trying to find other things to call ourselves and other occupations to identify with that we lose sight of the significance & beauty & strength of just being…
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