IS MY NEWBORN HUNGRY?
Newborns can’t say, “Mom, I’m hungry!”—but they give hunger cues to let you know! Look for these signs:

LIP SMACKING & SUCKING MOVEMENTS – Baby starts sucking on hands, lips, or anything nearby.
ROOTING REFLEX – Turns head & opens mouth when you touch their cheek.
FUSSINESS & WHINING – Early hunger = small whimpers, late hunger = full-blown crying!
CLENCHED FISTS & RESTLESSNESS – Baby may move arms & legs more when hungry.
SEEKING THE BREAST OR BOTTLE – Latches onto anything near their face!

Crying is a LATE hunger sign! Try to feed before baby gets too upset.

🕰 HOW OFTEN SHOULD NEWBORNS EAT?
Every 2-3 hours (or 8-12 times per day).
Watch your baby, not the clock!

Signs Baby is FULL – Turns away, slows sucking, relaxed hands, or falls asleep.

A well-fed baby is a happy baby! Trust your instincts, Mama!

#NEWBORNCARE #HUNGRYBABY #MOMLIFE #BABYONBOARD #BREASTFEEDING #FORMULAFEEDING #BABYCUES #MOMTIPS #PARENTINGHACKS #MOTHERHOOD

I’m not the person I once was.
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Not the same woman, wife or friend.
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I’m the mother immersed in early motherhood.
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I struggle to make it anywhere on time. I’m always covered in children
or some sort of stain. And I regularly have to leave early.
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I don’t have as much time to give my husband. I forget to tell him how
much I love and appreciate him. Yet I rely on him so much more.
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I haven’t seen some of my friends in months. I regularly forget to
check in with them or message them back. I can’t remember the last
time I caught up with them without children in the middle.
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And this adjustment hasn’t always been easy.
Some days I miss parts of the woman, the wife, and the friend I used be.
The reliable one.
The consistent one.
The relaxed and carefree one.
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But the changes have been worth it.
Because I have gained so much.
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I have experienced growing, birthing and feeding babies. I’ve seen a
mental and physical strength in myself that I didn’t know I had.
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I have felt the privilege of being an entire world to another human.
To have the honour of helping them on their path to create their own.
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I understand what it is to be loved in a way only a mother knows. To
be wanted and needed so deeply. So purely and without condition.
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Since becoming a mother my priorities have changed.
My values have changed.
I have changed.
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But it’s the best sort of change.
Every single change is, no matter the difficulties that come with some of them.
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These changes have been the making of me.
A new me.
The mother born into me.
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And I will keep changing.
I will keep evolving alongside my children, as we move through the
seasons together.
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Because that’s what it takes to be a mother.
That’s what comes with a love like this.
It’s growth.
It’s adapting.
And above all, it’s moving in the direction of your heart.
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✍🏻 Emma Heaphy
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Art: Art by Chloe Trayhurn

Motherhood is sweet but it is not easy oh

3:27pm
The time and moment I joined the movement of motherhood(two years back).
Dear son happy birthday.i love you and you know that

Motherhood is a blissful chain...I have a mother - my precious gift...I am a mother - the best of my kind!