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MyMama LOVES: Dr. Brown's Anti-Colic Bottles ad colic May 12, 2021

Tried-and-tested by millions of mums, number one paediatrician-recommended anti-colic bottle brand Dr. Brown's needs no introduction. These are not the bottles with pretty designs that you wish to haveĀ amongst your baby suppliesĀ - they're the bottles you wish you knew about. Read on to learn why Dr....

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Tips for Colic - brought to you by Colief Infant Drops askthemidwife colic pro-tip series sponsored temporary lactose intolerance May 07, 2021

Colic is very common in babies - but that doesn't make it easier for parents who often feel helpless during their baby's inconsolable crying episodes.

'Tips for Colic', produced by the MyMama team in collaboration with Colief Infant Drops, provides useful information to parents-to-be and new parents....

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Mama Let's Talk: Christina & Elaine fostering interview mama let's talk parents Apr 08, 2021

Fostering - a shortcut to parenting or an act of selfless love?

During what proved to be an emotional Mama Let's Talk Episode Donna had a chat with three amazing women. Foster parents Christina Zammit La Rosa and Elaine Brincat were joined by Laura Darmanin from the Directorate of Children and Yo
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Q&A with Becki Galea: Sleep training and establishing healthy sleep habits in children early childhood healthy sleep habits pro-tip series q&a sleep training Feb 27, 2021

The lovely Becki Galea talks to Donna about the process of sleep training your little ones, gives LOTS of actionable tips and answers our followers' questions - a goldmine of information that you will certainly find useful!

Tried-and-tested by lots of happy (and now well-rested) families, Becki's sle...

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Mama Let's Talk: Noel & Chris interview mama let's talk parents superdads Feb 05, 2021
Noel and Chris - perhaps not who you'd expect for a Mama Let's Talk episode, but we wanted to get a number of points across via this interview.
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First, that all parents, but even more so those choosing adoption as a route to parenthood need to be supported and loved as the journey is not an eas
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Q&A with Christina Gauci: Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder autism spectrum disorder early childhood pro-tip series q&a Feb 01, 2021
The lovely Christina Gauci, Speech & Language Pathologist, talks about the early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
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The 'Triad of Impairment' is used to describe the three core areas that children with ASD have difficulties with to some degree. Watch on to learn what are the behaviou
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Q&A with Gayle Cutajar: Postpartum Exercise exercise nutrition postpartum q&a smarttips Jan 23, 2021
Getting back in shape after having a baby, whether to lose the baby weight or to rebuild our strength and increase energy levels, is not a task we should approach blindly.
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Once we get the green light from our doctor at the six-week checkup, how can a fitness coach help?
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Mother, Woman, I - brought to you by Multi-Mam ad breastfeeding motherhood supermums Jan 16, 2021

In the coming months, MyMama will be launching a number of initiatives to promote breastfeeding and, more importantly, provide support, practical information and tips to mums who embark on this journey. This article penned by Multi-Mam, reminds us of how multi-faceted motherhood is... and even when ...

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Mama Let's Talk: Lorinda Mamo interview mama let's talk parents supermums Jan 12, 2021

We're in awe of Lorinda - cancer survivor, mum to the gorgeous Henry, and creative extraordinaire at HappyPlay Company.

For this episode of Mama Let's Talk, Donna has a chat with Lorinda to learn about the period in her life when blogging was her therapy and how creativity gives her an outlet for tho...

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Mama Let's Talk: Ira Losco interview mama let's talk parents supermums Jan 12, 2021

For the series MAMA LET'S TALK, Donna has a chat with Ira Losco about her off-stage role as mum to Harry and baby Gigi.

Who is mummy Ira? How does she find time for her art? What prompted her to be so vocal about the importance of perinatal mental health? Is Harry a fan of her singing? Be sure to che...

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Mama Let's Talk: Amy Camilleri Zahra interview mama let's talk parents supermums Dec 21, 2020

For the series MAMA LET'S TALK, Donna meets warrior mama Amy Camilleri Zahra, to talk about life as a parent with a disability, why lack of accessibility frustrates her, and how she advocates the importance of parental mental health.

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Q&A with Christina Gauci: Speech and Language Development in Early Childhood (Part 2) early childhood interview milestones q&a speech and language development Dec 21, 2020

Screen time - yay or nay? What about the importance of reading to our baby?

In the second part of our interview with Speech and Language Pathologist Christina Gauci, we also talk multilingual familiesĀ where family members areĀ speaking more than one language with the children - how does this change th...

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