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MOTHERHOOD
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Here's the thing. Baby's aren't always a bundle of joy. Actually, some of them can be the opposite. It may not often be spoken about but some babies are criers. And for their parents its testing emotionally and mentally. Not least because frequently nobody can say when exactly the torturous wailing will end, something Katie Beer experience firsthand with her first child.…
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Motherhood is challenging. But for some Mothers the issue they face are unfathomable. This list from Emma France of Mothers2Mothers charity tells of the reality of Motherhood in Africa and for many it a matter of survival. …
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As a white British Women I am increasingly aware of my own privilege, and rightly so. For many subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) racism is a day to day issue, whether that be the way you are greeted at the local playgroup or even the care you receive on the labour ward. Luisa Brown sheds light on the assumptions she has encountered.…
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What greater gift is there than giving someone the chance to have a baby? Gives me goosebumps as I write this. That's exactly what Rachel Allison has done. In donating her egss she has made dreams come true (and probably healed broken hearts while she is at it. Remarkable. …
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This chilling list looks at how a Mothers job at a Child Protection Officers shapes the way she parents her own child. Its laced with a desire to make the world safe, but also the weight of responsibility that comes from having seen and heard unthinkable horrors.…
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EMOTIONAL, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, SOCIAL MEDIABUYING SPERM (ONE YEAR ON)
You are in your late 30's. You want a baby but haven't the right person to have that baby with. Liv Throne decided to have child via a sperm donor. This list is follow-on from her earlier list about choosing that path and pregnancy and looks at the first year of parenting as the only parent.…
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Birth trauma can have a huge impact on those early weeks and months, possibly years with a child. Rather than falling in love with our new bundle, as per the Hollywood portrayal of childbirth, we are left preoccupied with flashbacks of labour. Here, Deborah Caldicott talks of seeking help and finding peace.…
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EMOTIONAL, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGWHAT VILLAGE? IN SEARCH OF A SUPPORT NETWORK
The notion of 'it takes a village to raise a child' is undoubtedly founded on truth. But unfortunately in amongst the overwhelm and exhaustion of parenting not everyone has a support network they can lean on. Here Nikki describes trying to survive with nobody onside`;…