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“Becoming a mother allowed me to embody a deeper, wholesome, grounded and pure form of motherhood happiness, a happiness like no other“… In a world where opportunities for adventure, travel, employment, freedom and independence for women are becoming increasingly possible, the prospect of limiting ourselves by having children may seem unappealing. Although one may claim that raising children does not mean ceiling off our opportunities, children do present an obstacle and an extra responsibility. I will admit that before becoming a mother myself, I did not think I ever wanted to burden myself with children. The life of a mother was simply not one I envied.Read More…

crystal presttun doula

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Doula services can help you before, during and after the birth of your baby. Here are 20 ways in which doulas can support you… Preparing for birth and parenting can feel like an impossible task at times, especially when there are so many options AND opinions out there. This is where doulas and doula services come in! Although doulas are a relatively new profession in Malta, around the world doulas are widely used, highly respected, and well researched birth workers who continue to improve outcomes for people who are pregnant, birthing or in their postpartum through their doula services. If you haven’t heard about whatRead More…

fostering in malta

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“Throughout our fostering story we learned that there are so many children in this country looking desperately for a loving family…“ It’s not always easy to know what to say to foster families… but so many times, in truth, people say the wrong thing. I’ll be honest that our fostering story taught us that it hurts when you’re told that the child you foster is lucky because you know they’re not really lucky, as that’s not the right word to describe the pain they’ve had to endure. We started our fostering story into foster care three years ago, we needed to take a course andRead More…

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“I lost my ectopic pregnancy baby. Unfortunately I found no information online about ectopic pregnancy in Malta, and this scared me…” When I saw the positive on the pregnancy test, I was excited, took two more to be sure and they were both positive. Dressed my son up in a promoted to big brother baby grow and woke up my partner. We then told our closest friends and family which added up to quite a few people, thinking we’ve had one completely healthy pregnancy, so no need to worry with the 12-week rule. 1 week later I had light brown spotting and discharge which lastedRead More…

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“Whilst giving birth during a pandemic, I was 32 weeks pregnant, considered vulnerable and in isolation, and my anxiety hit the roof…” March 2019 was when I found out I was pregnant the first time. My husband and I were very happy about it. A few days after whilst at work when I noticed that I had some brownish spotting. I confided in a colleague, who told me to go get checked out immediately. I called a local private hospital and had an appointment within the hour. The doctor there was very rude to me, bruised me during an internal ultrasound and told me toRead More…

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“All was fine until I started to have really bad cramps at around 5 weeks. Little did I know I was soon to experience a silent miscarriage …“ I was and am happily married for more than a year. We had been living together for a few years. We knew that we were ready for kids and so we both did all necessary check-ups, focused on living a healthy lifestyle, and also excluded unhealthy habits from our life. Then we decided we were ready to try for a baby. Prior to this time, I had a very stressful time at work, I was quite emotionalRead More…

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Have you ever identified yourself totally in the story, in the character or in a particular passage of a book? Felt them yours, as if the author was speaking to you, about you and your experience? Found in black and white emotions, sensations or thoughts that you were unable to express in words? And have you ever read a book that made you think of a person you would have liked to give it to? It’s exactly what happened to me when I read Lean In, a book that I have then given and recommended to several friends and that I hope you will enjoyRead More…

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Having a difficult mother baby bond with my first baby was probably one of the hardest realities I have had to face as a mother (so far). As an expectant mother I assumed that once my baby entered this world he would instinctively be obsessed with me. It did not even cross my mind that I would have to earn his trust by learning how to be his mother to form that mother baby bond. This may not resonate with all mothers, but for those who are struggling to bond with their baby I want to assure you that it is normal and you areRead More…

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I am a 33 year old woman with Hyperparathyroidism, diagnosed at the age of 30. Normal blood test routine showed high levels of calcium which with hyperparathyroidism, causes high levels of parathyroid hormone and usually low vitamin D levels. This was my first blood test routine. It is very important to take blood test regularly, but, more importantly have your results carefully inspected by a professional. Some people may think that having high levels of calcium is good for the body. Unfortunately it is not true! I had done several scans of the neck to find the gland and after several tries I eventually wentRead More…

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Wham is always interested in different events and to highlight new opportunities for women, so when we heard of a group of girls playing polo at the Arena Polo we had to go find out what this was all about. I don’t know much about polo except that it’s played on a horse and looks dangerous to me who’s very scared of horses. But in the name of empowerment, information and also because I was quite intrigued, I headed off to the Arena Polo arena at Montekristo Estates to find out more about this sport and these brave women who play it. I met upRead More…