All in Early Parenthood
I was pregnant at the age of 39 in 2018 and had my rainbow baby in 2019 at the age of 40 via C-section. Today is Mother’s Day and I have been reflecting on my motherhood journey a lot this week. So I thought I’d share my experiences and insights so far as a #momover40.
Are the kids on vacation ? Are you wondering how to keep them engaged in fun and creative activities?
I’ve finally potty trained my two-year old girl! Huge huge win for this Mommy!! The relief i feel is just incredible! It’s no joke buying diapers for two years non-stop! The cost involved, the physical chore of taking off and putting on diapers at least twice a day everyday had finally reached it’s limit. It was time to dive into the potty training phase!
Yawa The Adventurer is an upcoming comic book series featuring a smart, young, black girl called Yawa who jets off to Accra after receiving a mysterious phone call concerning her scientist Dad.
Your friend just whatsapped you first shots of their new baby and suddenly you are racking your brain on what to gift them. You’ve never bought any baby related gift before and this looks kind of complicated. But it really isn’t. This gift ideas list is not a full list but an extremely relevant one that will guide you in your purchasing decision.
It's quite disturbing to see a number of parents driving with kids leaping about in the back seat or babies and toddlers being held in the arms of other adults in the front or back seat. Another disturbing occurrence is parents leaving young children in the car whilst they dash into a nearby supermarket.
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After the first 6 months of being a new Mom I honestly don’t know how Ghanaian new moms have had to deal with the meager 12 weeks maternity leave whilst working in either public and private sectors
I chose to breastfeed for 2years somewhere during the lockdown and what a whirlwind of exhaustion and emotions it’s been!
I hope these tips I share will prove useful for you if you are a new Mom and Dad . We definitely can’t rush your child’s natural development ( walking especially) but for her language skills there are things you can do to boost it.
I had planned to stop breastfeeding and wean baby off the breast when she got to 1. Well, a year and almost half months down the line we are still on it. Ei! This world 😅. So it looks like we are going the full mile towards 2years before the boob gates are finally closed and kept under lock and key.
I decided a long time ago to make my own homemade baby foods using our local ingredients as much as possible
