4th February
2012 ,
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Last week, I wrote about my experience returning to the office as a working mum.
Two lovely readers left comments on the post. Both shared that they felt guilty about spending time away from their babies and in particular, missing their babies’ “firsts”. I have more thoughts to share on that topic but first, I thought »
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31st January
2012 ,
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I returned to fulltime work on 1 December last year. Today marks the completion of my first two months as a working mum.
Since I know of a few mothers-to-be who would be planning how to utilise their maternity leave entitlement, thought I’d share how my maternity leave plan has worked for me so far.
I also »
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19th January
2012 ,
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The Lunar New Year is just around the corner.
So…. who’s looking forward to the big red Gong Xi Fa Cai event?
I’m feeling surprisingly blase about it this year. The house is all kitted out with red and gold decorations, fresh spring blossoms – and enough red lanterns to rival the red light district, but I’m »
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14th January
2012 ,
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Ever since Coco was born, scared as we were at the idea of introducing a tiny newborn to the strange noisy world out there (and also terrified of introducing strangers to our noisy newborn), we made it a point to continuously bring her along for outings so as to get us used to going places »
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30th December
2011 ,
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What a year it has been.
For one, I can scarce believe that I have been blogging on MaybeBaby for the second year straight, faithfully putting in close to 50 entries this year. How on earth did I find so much to say?! I had to revisit my past entries to recall what exactly I have »
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29th December
2011 ,
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Earlier this month, I did something really bad to my kid.
I fed her honey.
Honey. Sweet honey. Nectar of the Gods. A wholesome substitute for sugar. Chock-full of vitamins and minerals. Anti-inflammatory properties. A natural antiseptic. An effective healer.
Little did I know that know that feeding an infant that sweet treat could have fatal consequences.
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15th December
2011 ,
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Happy holidays, everyone!
While the rest of the office logs out of their user accounts and heads home for the December holiday season, I go back to work!
Not that I mind terribly or have been dreading my return to life at the desk. On the contrary, I was kinda looking forward to pitching in again on the »
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5th December
2011 ,
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That was the word that came straight to mind when my eyes flew open at 4am on Thursday 1 December.
Robbed
Out of habit, I glanced over to Coco’s cot by my side. But she wasn’t there. Of course. She was staying over with the in-laws that night.
It wasn’t my baby I was thinking about.
During lunch the »
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29th November
2011 ,
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Before I had a baby, I was always at a loss for ideas when it came to getting gifts to congratulate the new parents. More often than not, I ended up getting an item for the baby, which always turned out to be something cute but not particularly useful, like a nice onesie or cute »
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25th November
2011 ,
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Parenthood is a rewarding experience, right from Day 1 when your tiny newborn baby is placed in your arms. Sounds like a good advertisement, no? You see rewards right away! No need to wait many years for your investments to pay off.
In Part 3, the list continues. But with double the number of good times »
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