Posts Tagged by baby

Setting A Personal Agenda For 2012

January 3, 2012 Posted by Luschka under Eat Through The Kitchen, Mamatography, On Mama's Mind, Projects, Seasonal
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I rarely make new year’s resolutions. For no real reason, other than that I think the pressure to perform tends to set you up for failure. Or me, anyway. Also, trying to change many things at once normally means I change nothing at all, leaving me feeling like a bit of a failure. That said,… more

365-259 to 365-263 A Week in Pictures

September 29, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects
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Another manic week as our days on these British Isles move down in to single digits. I’m looking forward to a warm summer. It’s really become very cold recently! more

Soft Drink Rice Rattles – Baby Craft

September 3, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Baby Crafts
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My little girl, Ameli, is a serious live wire. We have to go out every day or do something to entertain her. She gets really frustrated and shrieks a lot if we don’t. At eleven months she’s still a little too young for most of the crafts in my box, but on a recent rainy… more

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… more

10 Ways to Stretch Your Holiday Money

July 23, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Travel, Travel Tips
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My husband, nine-month old daughter and I have been travelling around for nine weeks all told this summer. We have camped, stayed in hotels and cabins and for one week, with family. Here are some of the top things we have done to stretch our budget as far as possible: more

365-112 to 365-118 A Week in Pictures

May 5, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects
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Returning from Norway, I had a suitcase full of my and Ameli’s clothes, and a week’s worth of my husband’s clothes to deal with and I only had one day to sort it out before we were on our way again.  It really was a low to high and back to low kind of week. more

Dealing with Teething Naturally

May 3, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Alternative Medicines and Remedies, Attachment Parenting
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Teething. In this house, it is as bad as you can imagine. My daughter, Ameli, started teething at about 8 weeks and the first tooth popped out at 19 weeks followed shortly by the second three days later. Since then we’ve had two months of welcome relief from the teething monster, but this week it… more

The Doula Path (Part 2)

April 30, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth
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Yesterday we heard about her first birth experience and how it led her to reading, researching and finding out more about natural childbirth. Please welcome Noble Savage again as we look at the concluding part of the journey that led to her decision to become a doula. I knew as soon as I became pregnant… more

The Doula Path

April 29, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Guestpost
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I’m really excited today to introduce you to Noble Savage. She is a woman I really admire for her viewpoints and passion. Noble Savage is starting out as a doula, and I was thrilled when she agreed to share with you what it was that led her to that decision. I hope you’ll find her… more

Calpol – What Every Parent Should Know

April 20, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Alternative Medicines and Remedies, Attachment Parenting
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I can safely say I have a hate-hate relationship with Calpol. It works like this: I hate it… and on the other hand I hate it. I have no objections to paracetamol on its own, even though I rarely use medicine, and I absolutely agree that it should have its place on our shelves, as… more


I can safely say I have a hate-hate relationship with Calpol. It works like this: I hate it… and on the other hand I hate it. I have no objections to paracetamol on its own, even though I rarely use medicine, and I absolutely agree that it should have its place on our shelves, as it does serve a valuable purpose. However, in my opinion Calpol does not, and shouldn’t be on the shelves at all.

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