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thelearnermum
Jul 13, 20216 min read
My Second Therapy Session
So I posted about my first therapy session here (https://www.thelearnermum.com/post/starting-therapy-for-ptsd). I felt apprehensive about...
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thelearnermum
Jul 5, 20214 min read
Starting Therapy for PTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: Birth Trauma Anyone that follows my blog and twitter will notice that I've been a bit quiet recently. This is for a...
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thelearnermum
Jun 3, 20214 min read
Getting help... but let down by my GP
Trigger warning: birth trauma Before getting into this post, I want to make a point of saying that just because I am talking about a bad...
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thelearnermum
May 20, 20213 min read
Review: My Little Love Heart's Large Bibs ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Disclaimer: This is a review of products that I was sent free of charge in exchange for an honest review. This review is completely...
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thelearnermum
May 18, 20213 min read
The Great Aptamil Crisis of 2021
Anyone who uses formula will know that for the last few weeks there has been a sudden decline in the availability of ready-made formula....
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thelearnermum
May 14, 20212 min read
All About White Noise
When I was pregnant, and victim of the Facebook advertising algorithm, I saw endless adverts for devices emitting white noise. I told my...
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thelearnermum
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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thelearnermum
Apr 7, 20214 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 20213 min read
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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thelearnermum
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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thelearnermum
Mar 17, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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thelearnermum
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
#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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