Everyone has a breastfeeding story. Out of every moment related to the birth of a baby, nothing is as polemic as breastfeeding. It’s what everyone wants to know and only some of them are cheeky enough to ask. I know future moms who can make several claims about their unborn children: that they will be vegetarian, that […]
Rushed parents, stressed children (Mário Cordeiro book review)
Note: this post contains my free translations from the Portuguese edition of “Pais apressados, filhos stressados”, a book by Mário Cordeiro. First impressions “Pais apressados, filhos stressados” (Desassossego, 2019) seemed like the title of a lighter book, like a self-help thing. Still, it was written by Mário Cordeiro, who I find interesting. It’s a book […]
First child: 11 impacts on the return to your routine
Yes, it’s a love fest when your first child arrives. The baby is born. A couple of months go by. Life goes on. Maybe you are back at work. And there are a few details that are brand new at this stage. Here follow 11 impacts I felt when I returned to my pre-baby routines. People […]
The kind of mother I would like to be (and not be)
I would really like to give my children good moments. So much, that I wonder whether I would have to be a different person to be the kind of mother I would like to be. I don’t say “give moments” in the “women’s magazine/quality time rules/#lookatmegivingmoments” sense. What I mean is that I think about […]