Category: Consistent Care

Whose Baby Is It Anyway?

August 3, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, On Mama's Mind
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New parents are bombarded with information from their first visit to a medical professional, throughout their pregnancy and the early days of their babies’ lives. My daughter is only ten months old, and as far as I can tell, this doesn’t stop for some time. The problem with this is that so much of your…

The Mother and Baby Bond

August 3, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care
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I was pregnant for 40 weeks and six days. I knew pretty early on that I was pregnant and had my first scan at 3 weeks. When I saw my little baby on the screen, no bigger or different from my coat button, that became its name, “Button”. I didn’t know the sex, but from…

Do Girls Really Need to be Daddy’s Princess?

July 29, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Being Dad, Consistent Care, On Mama's Mind
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I have a good father. I know that I am lucky. He was away a lot when I was a child, and I honestly don’t remember him being at too many school plays, (but that might just be the memory of a child) but he was there and he loved me. There have been five…

Why Doesn’t ‘Stay At Home’ a Resume Make?

July 2, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Motherhood, On Mama's Mind
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I am having a hard day as a mother. I can’t complain really. The last time I felt this way was back in January and honestly twice in eight months is pretty good going. But still, today my daughter is very needy, moany, whiney and generally tearful. I think it would be okay if I…

I’m a Gaga Mama

April 9, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, On Mama's Mind
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I was accused recently in an article I wont give credence by linking to, of being ‘gag worthy’ for a post I wrote when my daughter was four weeks old, in which I took a humorous look at the things that have changed in my life since becoming a mother. This person went further and…


I was accused recently in an article I wont give credence by linking to, of being ‘gag worthy’ for a post I wrote when my daughter was four weeks old, in which I took a humorous look at the things that have changed in my life since becoming a mother.

This person went further and said that I ‘perpetuated the myth’ of all the tough times being worth it, and that I was toeing the party line.

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