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Mommy Box – A small business that cares for new mothers

I’ve written about receiving gifts upon the arrival of a new family member. And how many people get it wrong, wasting money and annoying us. You voiced your opinions too, which I turned into a blog post. One thing we all agreed on was that balloons and flowers were out and food, self-care and baby products were in. Those were the things I appreciated after having all three of my babies. The needs are the same as they are more or less throughout the early years of parenting. That’s why it’s so amazing that Mommy Box has launched. A gift and subscription box service for pregnancy and post-partum is now available in Cyprus. 

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January 21, 2019 by
Motherhood

A little piece of advice to new mamas

During the first few days at the clinic I experienced serious pangs of jealousy. That’s a strange thing to hear coming from a woman who has just had a baby, isn’t it? Well, not when she’s just had her third baby and is surrounded by first-time mothers.

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March 9, 2018 by
Motherhood

20 gifts a mama and her new baby really want from you

I’ve had two babies. I’m expecting my third any day now. During those first days and weeks, I received a number of gifts from friends and family. And I have truly appreciated every single person who visited and every single gift that was brought. But after all these years, and many conversations with new and veteran mothers, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is something very wrong about this ‘tradition’. 

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February 9, 2018 by
Motherhood

One week before my due date: What I’ve been up to

I wiped out the word ‘May’ from our big blackboard wall calendar and wrote ‘June’. My birth month. The month I, papa, Georgie, family and friends have all been waiting for. And as I jotted down the words ‘due date’ I felt an expected pang of anxiety but also a sense of relief. 

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June 9, 2016 by

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