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Charity of the Month: The Birth Trauma Association

thelearnermum

Apr 26
3 min

Charity of the Month: The Birth Trauma Association

The Learner Mum's Charity of the Month, May 2021 This is the first post of a series, Charity of the Month. Each month, I will write a...

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thelearnermum

Apr 20
4 min

My Decision to Stop Breastfeeding

Another personal post for me today on my decision to stop breastfeeding. I have talked about my breastfeeding experience so far in the oh...

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thelearnermum

Apr 16
2 min

A Poem for New Parents to Share

I have always loved writing poems - not particularly good ones, but it gives me pleasure to think of daft little rhymes. I think they can...

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thelearnermum

Apr 13
4 min

Weaning the Wean

I had debate over the title of this post; wean, wain, wane, wee'un, wee yin... the baby! Just over a week ago I decided to begin baby's...

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The Signing Series, Part 1: Why I am Teaching my Baby Sign Language

thelearnermum

Apr 7
4 min

The Signing Series, Part 1: Why I am Teaching my Baby Sign Language

From a young age, I have been fascinated with languages. As a teenager, I remember my French teacher telling our class she was having a...

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thelearnermum

Apr 3
8 min

My Breastfeeding Nightmare

This is a deeply sensitive topic for me. Please be kind. Please do not comment with suggestions of what I should have done differently or...

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thelearnermum

Mar 31
3 min

Mum Guilt: Returning to Work

This week I've had my first discussions with my employers about returning to work. They have been amazingly kind and accommodating;...

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One Year On: Having a Baby in a Pandemic

thelearnermum

Mar 23
3 min

One Year On: Having a Baby in a Pandemic

This time last year I was in bed, extremely unwell with suspected Covid. What made this even worse was the fact that I was in the early...

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thelearnermum

Mar 22
2 min

The Learner Mum Reviews: Baby Einstein Star

This is the first of a series of posts in which I will be reviewing baby toys and products. I am not being sponsored to write this...

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The Top Stupid Things I Heard as a New Mum

thelearnermum

Mar 17
4 min

The Top Stupid Things I Heard as a New Mum

This might seem like an immediately harsh title, but looking back I have realised just how many stupid or thoughtless comments I received...

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thelearnermum

Mar 16
3 min

What a Pain in the Mummy Wrist

After having my baby I had many hurdles to overcome. I was dealing with the physical and mental effects of a traumatic birth, and...

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thelearnermum

Mar 14
2 min

Thank you, Mum

Becoming a Mum last year gave me a totally new appreciation for my own Mum. As soon as I had baby, I knew I would do anything for my...

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What I really want for my first Mother's Day

thelearnermum

Mar 13
2 min

What I really want for my first Mother's Day

This Mother's Day will be my first as a mum, and I am really excited about it. Like all new Mums, I've been through quite a lot in the...

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thelearnermum

Mar 12
4 min

#MeToo Mum

This is not what I planned to write as my next post. But the horrendous case around Sarah Everard has just played on my mind so heavily....

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thelearnermum

Mar 11
3 min

Let's Start at the Beginning

Trigger Warning: Birth Trauma The logical place for me to start this blog is with the birth of my baby. Unfortunately I went through a...

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thelearnermum

Mar 10
2 min

Me and my blog

Hello, thanks for coming by! I'm a new mum with no idea what I'm doing. This is unusual for me. In life I have always been one who...

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