Category: Motherhood
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My Motherhood Journey in the Last 21 Months: Guilty as Charged!
Photo by Artur Ihnatov on Unsplash I remember clearly the moment I encountered when I put my baby, A, to her daycare last Monday: a mother was hiding behind the wall while her husband calmed their toddler-age son. The caretakers were trying to persuade the mother to come upstairs, “it’s okay, mama, come here and hug your son.”…
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One Mama’s Review: I Sent My Baby to a Daycare
The picture was taken from here. When I figured out I was pregnant at the beginning of my Doctorate study, I was left with a big question: Who will take care of my baby? The answer wasn’t that simple because as you might have known already, my husband and I currently live abroad, and our…
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Introducing Baby A to the Joy of Traveling: Our First Attempt(s)
I heard this: traveling with a baby — famously known as a demanding tiny human being— could be quite challenging. Yet, my husband & I couldn’t leave our passion for traveling way behind with the excuse of having a baby. Although we haven’t brought her for a long-haul flight — ps. her home country…
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Is #BreastfeedingAnywhere Really OK?
An indoor venue like a shopping mall is not my preferable place to wander around. I prefer to go outdoor below the sun’s shade or the moonlight. This fact doesn’t change after I have a baby. But as a new mama of an almost 8-month-old baby girl and a still-in-learning-phase breastfeeding mama who loves wandering…