by Jackie Bailey | Mar 24, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
My baby may be babbling like my ever sociable mother, but she is like me when it comes to motor skills – somewhat unconvinced of their utility until in a tight spot. Bubba was up every hour from 3.30 am onwards this morning. She sent herself back to sleep, but...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 21, 2012 | Babies
When I was pregnant, mums would variously make recommendations to me about how best to use my time before the bub arrived. With a certain, hungry look in their eye, they would say, “Get lots of sleep.” “Go out to lunch with friends.” “Eat...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 14, 2012 | Babies
I once explained myself to a similarly anxious friend in the following evolutionary terms: “100,000 years ago, I would have been an ideal village lookout.” When you have a bub, you want to make sure you can manage your anxiety so you can put it to good...
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 16, 2012 | Babies
Tomorrow, I have my reunion meeting with my Post Natal Depression (PND) therapy group. I attended the group over eight weeks, late last year. It was a group of other mums and myself, all of whom had been diagnosed with PND, or, as Marg Booker, the counsellor from the...
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 14, 2012 | Babies
I have recently realised that being a good mum involves, basically, being a good person. Um, but what does that even mean? How can you make sure you are a good person? The thing is, when you raise a child, you are teaching that child how to be a person. How to be a...
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 3, 2012 | Babies
Three days ago, I finished reading “How Not to F*** Them Up,” by Oliver James, and I have been fuming ever since. I didn’t want to write this post, as a friend had recommended the book to me and I didn’t want to hurt her feelings. But I...
