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My tiny baby is 5 months old ❤️❤️❤️❤

My tiny baby is 5 months old ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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August likes:

long baths, walks in his carrier, smiling at anyone who catches his eye even for a second, touching plants (ripping them to shreds) and toys that make a noise (for example the piece of cellophane my mom put inside an old sock)

August dislikes:

boobs, being put down on no-put-down-days, eating in the day (prefers to eat the whole entire night), any dummy except the one and only Dr Brown’s one I have for him that I simply cannot find anywhere and normal, affordable formula (prefers to maintain an allergy to cow’s milk, opting for more expensive and harder to find formula)

My best travel hack as a parent? The @doonasa. You

My best travel hack as a parent? The @doonasa. You should see the Uber driver’s face when he pulls up and I collapse my pram into a car seat. It’s free to gate check with any airline and it makes moving a sleeping baby SO easy. Couldn’t have made it from Kenya to Cape Town to Joburg by myself without it 🙏

Sharing this because I found it helpful to hear bo

Sharing this because I found it helpful to hear both stories of dogged determination to make BF work, and knowing when you’re not doing your baby or yourself any of the favours you think you are.

After weeks of exclusively pumping in order to keep feeding my breast-averse baby breast milk, I finally managed to have a posterior tongue diagnosed and revised by Dr Dean Gersun in JHB. This was very vindicating, as I knew there must be some reason why he stopped trying to latch (he always had a poor latch, we used nipple shields and he would feed for exceptionally long periods) at around 14 weeks (after I introduced 1 x expressed bottle feed per day) and became what I would describe as terrified of the breast. Finally, I had hope. I made an appointment to see a 3rd lactation consultant.

In the interim, I had a chicken burger with a slice of cheese. My paed recommended when Augie was diagnosed with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy at 4 weeks that I try small amounts of dairy in my diet at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year to see how he reacts. Well, the answer is ~ not well ~. He was wracked with stomach cramps and my normally easy and happy baby was in screaming agony. This meant that in order to keep feeding him breast milk, I would have to formula feed him for 14 days while I pumped and dump breast milk 4 x a day. And that simply broke me. I knew I had reached the end of my personal breastfeeding journey.

(Continued in the comments)

We got a new carrier and now Augie can see the wor

We got a new carrier and now Augie can see the world and the world can see Augie 🥹

#ergobabyomnibreeze

@littlemousekids @ergobaby_sa @ergobaby

Heaven in the winelands @stay_lacle 🥂

Heaven in the winelands @stay_lacle 🥂

The sweetest time of my life 💙

The sweetest time of my life 💙

I’ve never wished for cold weather more 🧸

I’ve never wished for cold weather more 🧸

Core memory created ❤️

Core memory created ❤️

August and The Mermaid x @macho_macho254 #TOAMxM

August and The Mermaid x @macho_macho254

#TOAMxMACHOMACHO

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Super limited numbers, handmade here in Kenya 🇰🇪

The August is playful and fun, with bright bold multicoloured beads, brass baubles and a beautiful peacock blue tassel.

The Mermaid is a wearable statement piece in gold and turquoise beads with large luxe baubles and a gold tassel.

• R350 each
• Order before 1 March
• Coming to SA with me in the 2nd week of March
• Shipping via Paxi @ R100 OR collection at OZCFM in Cape Town on 12 March
• To order email natalie@tailsofamermaid.com with either “August Macho Macho” or “Mermaid Macho Macho” in the subject line

Orders close on the 1st so be quick ⚡️

Sneaky sneak peek #TOAMxMACHOMACHO

Sneaky sneak peek #TOAMxMACHOMACHO

Spa day 🧖‍♀️ •••••••••

Spa day 🧖‍♀️
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JK. Lying on my bedroom floor, doing a little ✨self care✨after a couple of weeks of half-hearted skincare before bed.

Losing handfuls of hair every time I shower was getting me down a bit, so while I know there’s nothing that can stop postpartum hair fall, which is completely natural, I bought a bottle of @pressed.beauty oil to add to my routine just to make the hair that I do have left feel special.

I’ve used it twice, and I don’t think I’m imagining the results. It leaves my hair feeling soft and silky and has definitely reduced air-drying frizz. I really love finding local brands here in Kenya, and I’m so happy to see how many have come to market since I moved here in 2019.

I never imagined I’d want to spend the last few

I never imagined I’d want to spend the last few moments before falling asleep looking at pictures of the baby I’ve spent the entire day with, who is currently fast asleep on my chest, but here we are 🥰

Every parent has a camera roll filled with thousands of pictures of their kids. I want to make sure mine are printed and bound for years and years of flipping through.

Making photo books with @fynn_photobooks is so so easy - you can do it on your laptop or your phone and you don’t need to download any software. You just upload your images to their website, drag and drop your designs and print. The quality is incredible 👌

I’ve got a @fynn_photobooks discount code if you want to print some of your favourite memories too! Use TAILS15OFF at checkout to get 15% off your beautiful memory book ❤️

I am not exaggerating when I say that my daily 5km

I am not exaggerating when I say that my daily 5km walk with August is like hitting the streets with a celebrity. Kenyans just LOVE babies and they treat every one they see like it’s the first baby they have ever come across in their entire, baby-starved life.

People shout “nice baby!” out of their car windows. Rubbish collectors shout “can I take your baby please!” off the back of trucks. Runners pant “hello baby” as they run past. Children shout “what’s his name?” from across the street, backpacks hanging past their bums and tube socks pulled up almost to their knees on their way to school.

Yesterday a lady stopped me, rubbed a flat hand over his sleeping face from his forehead to his chin and with the biggest smile and stars in her eyes exclaimed “I LOVE HIM!”

Ive been babywearing with Aug since the very beginning and it’s one of my favourite things in the world. I have 3 carriers that I cycle between and love for different reasons:

1 @ergobaby_sa Embrace for comfort and support on the shoulders

2 @ubuntubaba for the sun protection and super handy pouch for carrying snacks, keys and other essentials

3 @noonoopiebaby for the cosiest naps while I get stuff done around the house - especially love it for skin to skin

👀 collab alert 🚨
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Really excited about collaborating with @macho_macho254 to bring you two totally unique styles! The “Mermaid” and “The August” launching 27 February, available exclusively on pre-order and in very limited numbers landing in SA in March🚀🕶️✨Sneak peeks in my Stories!

Happy Valentine’s Day to August’s dad 💙 @ke

Happy Valentine’s Day to August’s dad 💙
@keenanmulvaney

Keen to create 📷🪄
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I’m coming to South Africa from early March to mid April and I am itching to shoot! From properties and people to plates and places, I am open for photography bookings! For lifestyle images that you think “I wish I was there” or “I wish that was me”, email me on natalie@tailsofamermaid.com ✨

Frequently used emojis: New mom edition
😭🙏😰🚨🥹🤪🥛‼️🥵💨🤔

3 Things I would do differently as a 1st time pare

3 Things I would do differently as a 1st time parent

1 Take it slower in the first couple of weeks 😴
2 Done more research on breast pumps 🍈🍈
3 Eaten more food 🥪🥗

3 Things I would do all over again as a 1st
time parent

1 Have my mom come as soon after the birth as possible 👩‍🍼
2 Not stress too much about what the books say 🚫📚
3 Take extra care of my mental health 💪

Bonus: Babywearing👩‍👦 and fighting with my husband 🙋‍♂️🤺🙋‍♀️

For lots more on these thoughts, hit the link in my bio 👆

Diani on film 🎞️ by @hanajaynesho

Diani on film 🎞️ by @hanajaynesho

So very proud of my clever husband @keenanmulvaney

So very proud of my clever husband @keenanmulvaney 🏆
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A gold Cannes Lion, a spot in the top 20 Creative Directors of 2022 and the number one spot in Augie’s heart 💙 If this is what 2022 looked like for him, I can’t wait to see what 2023 holds (swipe to see him flying a turtle)

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