Monthly Archives: February 2011

Competitions, Competitions, Competitions

February 28, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Competitions, Products
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While competitions aren’t normally my thing, I do tend to have a strange compulsion to help people, so when I received three emails in one week asking me to enter or help promote a few competitions, I thought I’d extend the invitations to the crafty, the talented, and the happy snappers among you. more

Friday Favourites – Healing And Happiness After A C-Section

February 25, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Friday Features
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I read a really powerful and moving guestpost this week over at Mama Eve. Anastacia talks about her c-sections and how she spent a long time mourning and angry after the first, and found healing in the second. more

Attachment Parenting In Nature

February 24, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Baby Led Weaning, Breastfeeding, Discovering Nature, Incidental Learning, Raising Conscious Children
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Becoming a mother has changed me in more ways than I knew possible. I am passionate today about things I’d never heard of two years ago. I also spend a lot more time around animals than I ever did before, since we’ve tried to get Ameli outdoors and into nature as much as possible. Over… more

Pic Of The Week 52-07

February 23, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Pic Of The Week, Projects
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This is the one where everyone sleeps, basically.  I have been very ill and during my recovery, Ameli spent some time with my parents.  Whenever she is with them, they send me regular updates by picture message, which I  really appreciate. more

Coping With The Guilt Of Motherhood

February 22, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Motherhood, On Mama's Mind
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Melissa asks: How do you cope with the motherly Guilt? I find it the hardest part of being a mum. Guilt imposed by myself and by Others. Work, don’t work, allow chocolate, ban chocolate etc… more

Do Breastfed Babies/Toddlers Need To Brush Their Teeth?

February 17, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding
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Perhaps it was because our clinic happened to be based in one of the more deprived areas of London that our health visitors were particularly hot on tooth brushing. Ameli received her first toothbrush and toothpaste set at around two months of age, while her first teeth arrived at four months. The second set came… more

Pic Of The Week 52-06

February 16, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Pic Of The Week, Projects
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How quickly Wednesdays come around at this point in my life!  We spent an incredible week away as a family. Ameli and I relaxed, spent time in the warm pools, made log fires, and went for drives in the game reserve. On Friday we went to one of the towns I grew up in, to… more

How Do I Learn To Play?

February 15, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Playful Parenting
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I made an alarming and dreadful discovery recently: I don’t know how to play. I’ve been trying to think about the games I used to play as a child, and I simply don’t remember any. What I do remember is running drills with my younger sister and brother, timing them to see how quickly they… more

Free* Breastfeeding Cover – To Cover Or Not To Cover Really Isn’t A Question

February 14, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Products, Reviews
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One of the most annoying “politics of breastfeeding” I came across when I started breastfeeding was the ‘To Cover or Not To Cover‘ question. Some breastfeeding activists are vehemently against mothers using breastfeeding covers. Their view is something along the lines that mothers shouldn’t have to hide the fact that they’re breastfeeding. Which, of course,… more

Pic Of The Week 52-05

February 9, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Pic Of The Week, Projects
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A lovely week for us, filled with family and free time too. Here’s my dad with Ameli, having fun in the water fountains at a nearby shopping mall. It’s a great spot, really European in feel and people come with their children to play in the water. Great fun. more


A lovely week for us, filled with family and free time too.

Here’s my dad with Ameli, having fun in the water fountains at a nearby shopping mall. It’s a great spot, really European in feel and people come with their children to play in the water. Great fun.

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