Posts Tagged by Amotherhood

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

Motherhood And Unconditional Love

December 21, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care
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I wonder how many mothers have sat, looking at pictures of other newborns, and reminisced about how worthwhile it is. more

To Which Self Be True – Finding Balance in Motherhood

October 28, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Motherhood, On Mama's Mind
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I’ve been thinking a lot about balance over the last few weeks. Balance between my different selves, or the different parts that make up me as a person. Mother, wife, daughter, friend, sister, employee, woman (self). So many parts make up this whole, that most days, most parts aren’t even thought of, much less nurtured. more

Another NIP Outrage and Why It Matters

August 11, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Current Events
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I don’t normally run commentary on news stories, but the story in the Manchester Evening News today really got me (and a lot of other people) a little bit riled up. 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

If I Should Die…

July 24, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Letters to Ameli, On Mama's Mind
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Dear Ameli, As I lay feeding you tonight, watching your eyes grow heavy and your breath deepen, I wondered what you would want to know about me one day, if I were to die. I imagined you sitting on a beach, lost in thought. I imagined your Aunty coming to you, and I imagined you… more

For the Love of Co-Sleeping

May 25, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Cosleeping
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I love co-sleeping with my daughter, Ameli. She was born at 4.40am, and by 6am we were asleep in our bed, her cradled in my arm. She used her Moses basket for a while and uses a travel cot now  for daytime naps and in the early evening, but once I go to bed she… more

365-98 to 365-104 A Week in Pictures

April 21, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects
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Our weeks are sometimes so diverse, it’s hard to find a common theme. This is one of those weeks. From Folkstone to Norway, a bit of London, some nature and some routine, but always two constants: the people I love in the life we live. more

Taming the Tigress – the Protective Parent

April 15, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Child Safety, Motherhood, On Mama's Mind
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There are so many emotions and feelings involved in parenting. Most of them are beautiful, wonderful emotions and feelings, but there are a few that are technnically quite negative. more

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… more


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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