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In the ashes
The last thing I remember is laughing to Romesh Ranganathan's tv show, which I'd been watching on catch up to pass the time (the...
Freyja Torn
Mar 9, 20192 min read
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"Modern medicine," mum-guilt
I mean, he's had colds, of course. In fact, between Christmas and February he was one big, snuffly, enduring cold but this is different. ...
Freyja Torn
Mar 4, 20193 min read
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A letter for parents and carers (and possibly myself too?)
Dear parent/carer, Screw the formalities! I'm going to jump straight in... When they're ill... ergh! Everything: daily tasks; self care...
Freyja Torn
Feb 27, 20193 min read
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Walking-naps with baby, who's with me?? And dust: an eternal struggle!
Walking naps... who's with me?! Don't get me wrong, it's great to keep fit and walking is one of the best activities out there...
Freyja Torn
Feb 21, 20191 min read
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How to move house with a baby?...
Opinion. Experience. (**This article is simply a post of personal experience and in no way a recommendation for co- sleeping. For any...
Freyja Torn
Feb 19, 20194 min read
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Silence is golden
Silence is golden, and I'm a pauper at the moment. My brain just hurts. It's like a jellied - eel of chunky bites, poorly arranged and...
Freyja Torn
Feb 17, 20192 min read
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Weaning saved me from that last slice of cake.
Weaning my son onto solid foods has hugely reflected my dietary choices right back at me and I'm pretty damn grateful that it has to be...
Freyja Torn
Feb 14, 20193 min read
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Identity thief?
The loss of identity for new mum's is a concept I refuse to accept, and have now been refusing to accept for just over 6 months. This...
Freyja Torn
Feb 10, 20193 min read
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Motherhood is pants!
Total denial is my main focus this week. I refuse to purchase the correct size pants for my "new body," to fit into. When I was pregnant...
Freyja Torn
Feb 6, 20192 min read
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6 month mum-amnesia, Mamnesia??
What the hell has just happened to me? In the crazy heatwave of summer 2018 I gave birth (well, had a c section, does that still count?...
Freyja Torn
Feb 1, 20193 min read
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Dog blog 101
So we're out of the leap, officially: 56 days until the next one, surely this heralds great things? A time of snowdrops and fresh,...
Freyja Torn
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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Making a meal out of it...
Selfishly, I'm making this whole baby weaning thing all about me - instant mum fail! I'm horrifically emotional (see also: overly...
Freyja Torn
Jan 19, 20192 min read
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My breastfeeding addiction (an unlikely thought back in the early weeks)
Breastfeeding you are my addiction, I wake every 2 hours (sometimes more) because you're there, all night long, in the darkness, staring...
Freyja Torn
Jan 18, 20192 min read
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Stressed out mum month
Starting to think I need a Buddha sculpture to zen me during stressful times. Damn, I need something that's for sure! However, I'm not a...
Freyja Torn
Jan 11, 20193 min read
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Too much Wonder and awe for an app
Escaping the tower of terror (aka home!) by 930am, no mean feat! There's a wonderful app called the Wonder weeks (see what I did there!...
Freyja Torn
Jan 7, 20192 min read
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Body versus mind
Does my new body define me? Is this how it will be from now on? I've never believed that expression, "you're never as fat as you think...
Freyja Torn
Jan 6, 20193 min read
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The dreaded eyes of the 4 month sleep regression
A strangely neon pink has bedecked the whites of my eyes recently which was quite a shock the first time I noticed it. I even wiped the...
Freyja Torn
Nov 29, 20182 min read
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Hallucinations, immunisations and beauty considerations
I've had possibly 3 hours sleep due to routine 16-week immunisations on baby Max. True to form and exactly on the dot, 6 hours after the...
Freyja Torn
Nov 21, 20182 min read
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I'm overwhelmed at being allowed to eat my dinner...
Sometimes I just can't write anything because, in all honesty, it's all too overwhelming. Waking up in the morning (having woken up all...
Freyja Torn
Nov 10, 20181 min read
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Will he have long levers? A tennis player in the making...
Baby update: so, he's big, but he's not 11lb and unlikely to be. More like 9-10lb, which is roughly the size of baby I assumed I'd have....
Freyja Torn
Jul 4, 20182 min read
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