mum/wife life | michellebeard

Freezing Food in Cubes

Fruit and vegetable produce plus other sauces and food items fill our freezer in cube form. It's a money-saving idea, but it's also a way...

My "Fed is Best" journey with breastfeeding.

I haven't posted about this much because I never quite knew how to talk about it in a constructive way. I get a bit angry thinking about...

Postpartum issues... let's talk about incontinence.

Incontinence after childbirth. It is the stuff that no one really talks about. But it is the stuff that we SHOULD talk about. The thought...

The fear of kidnapping - my story.

I wasn't even sure what to title this blog because I was not sure of what I actually want to say. It is a story of what happened to me,...

Birth stories from around Aotearoa - part two

An enormous thank you to the contributors to this blog! Its always humbling, beautiful and fascinating reading everyone's birth stories...

Punching girls because you like them?

So my little girl was punched in the face last week at school :( They thought her nose was broken, but luckily it wasn't. She was sitting...

Life experiences for children, am I not giving them enough?

I posted up on the Facebook page that I was taking my kids out to a restaurant for the first time and asked if anyone else took their...

Birth stories from around Aotearoa - part one

So many mums have had their own stories to tell so I wanted to compile a blog dedicated to them and their own birth stories. Birth can be...

The anxious child - talking about feelings.

We now have a really important book in our lives... "Feel a Little" and it is helping us deal with a lot of things that Scarlett is going...

My anxious child - Allergies and stress, how one can make the other worse.

I myself have anxiety from time to time and it seems that so does my 5 year old. I suspect that her stress is manifesting in physical...

Making "mummy friends", why it is so hard making friends after babies.

My main problem with making friends in primary school and high school was that I wanted to be everyone's friend, I don't really get...

Some natural tips on surviving the chicken pox.

Yay, we are all done and dusted with the chicken pox! I think that in all reality we got off quite lightly with the girls and their...

Redundancy on maternity leave and the sexism that followed at WINZ (work and income New Zealand)

This is my journey from being the working mum, to being made redundant during pregnancy, to finally being the stay at home parent after...

My kid is turning FIVE! What to expect when enrolling them at school.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm quietly freaking out. Although I am pretty much telling everyone I know. and posting it on social media and...

Stuff I forgot to tell my daughter - by Michele A'Court - Review and blog

I read this book a few years ago after my friend Rachel gave it to me right after my second child was born, and I read it in a haze of...

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"Leveling up" on Zero Waste

Seed Crackers

I went "No poo"... It didn't go to plan

The realities of reducing your waste.

The fear of kidnapping - my story.

My anxious child - Allergies and stress, how one can make the other worse.

Teach "no secrets" - Was I one of the reasons my friend killed herself?

Redundancy on maternity leave and the sexism that followed at WINZ (work and income New Zealand)

Safe essential oils for babies and the dangers of some.

Catastrophizing! 7 ways to fight the anxiety.

Pumpkins in Trees