Holidays are officially over … I can finally catch my breath! The summer has been a blur of kids, swimming, BBQs and cousins. There were a few days at the in-laws’ holiday house with 10 little cousins…
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In the weeks since my last post, life has continued to run at a million miles an hour. As a mother it was great to see my little baby learn to sit up with a beaming smile watching the world unfold around…
For the last couple of months I have been working part-time. This was fine initially, but now everyone knows I am back so the meetings and requests are stacking up. My life is becoming increasingly difficult…
In previous posts I have sung the praises of my little Max who was sleeping and feeding like a champion – but a few weeks ago all of that changed! Not the feeding part. He has continued to eat so well…
I have now been back at work for three weeks … or is it four? On my first day back I was late getting home because it took me 20 minutes to remember where I parked my car. On my second day I left both…
Max is now approaching 4 months old. So after 14 weeks of maternity leave from the University + 2 weeks of holiday leave + 2 weeks unpaid leave, this week I return to work part-time. I am fortunate to…
Question: Is there ever a good time to have a baby? Answer: Yes … Just prior to the Olympics – it’s great having something other than infomercials to watch while you are up all night feeding or settling…
I hated being pregnant – nausea, back pain, severe exhaustion … and I looked like a hippo. The labour and birth were even worse. These days I’m woken throughout the night by a screaming baby and coughing…
Question: What is the effect of motherhood on a scientific career? Answer: New perspectives and altered priorities* *(Based on the consistent responses from a non-random sample of current, or expecting…
How long should a child be breastfed? Do heterosexual couples make better parents than same-sex couples? These are two questions that have respectively been thrust into the eye of the popular media storm…
Little baby Max was born just over two weeks ago at 4:50am on Monday April 16. I’ll avoid the gory details but would like to voice my appreciation for the pain relief medication provided. Some women feel…
I’ve officially started maternity leave and would love to be sitting on the couch eating my requisite daily Frosty Fruit and mini Mars Bar with two big glasses of milk. In reality, I’m both relieved and…
When people think about taking a new drug that can enhance who they are, or consider giving it to their child, their most immediate and appropriate concern centres on the potential health dangers. While…
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