Tag: village
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Do Not Underestimate Your Village: The Importance of Community in Parenting
Get Pregnant Fast It was a lovely spring morning, and I found myself in a familiar state of chaos. My partner was away, and my two-week-old son was wailing in what I can only describe as sheer agony. After two weeks of sleepless nights and the relentless struggle of trying to master breastfeeding, I was…
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How I Realized My Support Network is Wider Than I Ever Imagined
Get Pregnant Fast As someone who has always believed that it takes a village to raise a child, my upbringing in London within a supportive, traditional Indian family instilled this value in me. However, when I became a mother while living in New Zealand, I found myself far from that close-knit network that had always…