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January 30, 2019January 31, 2019

Woke Mama Mika

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September 12, 2018

Woke Mama Meg

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September 11, 2018

Woke Mama Addie

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August 22, 2018August 27, 2018

Woke Mama N’ketia

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Woke Mama: Makeda

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March 7, 2018March 7, 2018

Woke Mama: Hilary

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March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

VLOG: 7 surprises after birth including baby blues, breastfeeding and a bloody bonus

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February 28, 2018March 10, 2018

#MeToo in the Birth Room: one teen mama’s battle to be heard

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Ofc💜 . #feministmama #feministmom #feminism #feminist #femaleblogger #bffs #womenarestrong #raisinggirls #womenruntheworld #girlsruntheworld #womeninspiringwomen #femalefriendship #girlgang #friendship via @femalepositivity

Happy fathers day to all the woke dads out there.. but whether you or your partner is the one in employment, we wana share this beautiful poem by @mother_truths . IT'S DIFFERENT NOW By Karen McMillan He's off to work bearing the weight of the bills Her indoors with 12 hours to fill And up 6 times in the night still Each thinking that the other has struck the better deal Casting up And putting down Petty remarks and resentments abound So much more to disagree about now Negotiating lie-ins that were once spent together Taking turns when one is under the weather Tag-teaming Ships in the night That never-ending relay race Passing the batton for another hour Right, it's your turn now, I'm off for a shower ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But when all's said and done If I could choose anyone to Navigate through This parent hood It would always be you Eavesdropping and smiling at the little chats you have Remembering that actually you're a bloody ace dad But oh remember that bloated adolescence of ours? Carefree and easy Doing nothing for hours And ofcourse I wouldn't change it It's better now we've him I guess what I'm saying is I miss you...a bit #motherhood #ukparentblogger #parentblogger #mumsofinsta #mumsofinstagram#mumlife #firsttimemum #motherhoodunplugged#honestmotherhood #motherhoodunfiltered#mumbloggeruk #mummybloggeruk#motherhoodintheraw #instamum#motherhoodthroughinstagram #momsofinstagram#momlife #momsofinsta #motherhoodrising#mymotherhood #candidmotherhood #workingmum#sahm #mothersofinstagram #storytellingmama#fathersday #fathersday2019

“What started as a peaceful protest has turned into hundreds of lives taken. Women, children and men brutally injured and raped. Over a thousand loved ones missing and an internet blackout to keep the people silent. The situation is Sudan is beyond inhuman. How long will this continue before the international community takes urgent action against such mass outrage and violence?” - @naomi . RG @sanasayed__ More than 70 rapes occurred during an attack on a protest camp in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. A 6 year old girl has been raped by 10 men. More than 100 people have been killed and 700 have been injured!! We will be questioned about our silence on the day of judgement! You will be held accountable for all the times you turned the other cheek when you saw oppression and injustice and didn’t do anything. . The media are turning a blind eye. Please speak up and help raise awareness by simply changing your profile picture to the blue icon. A protest has also been held by @amalia.achrafi this Saturday, 12 - 3 pm at the Hyde Park, Sydney. One person at a time and eventually there will be over millions of people helping increase awareness. 🇸🇩🇸🇩 #sudan #prayforsudan #sudanmassacre #sudanuprising #iamthesudanrevolution #muslimlivesmatter

So jealous of #WokeMama Mika's new bed. 😍 Bet those little feet somehow still end up in your ribs by morning tho @mygreatestwonders?! . . #bedsharing #cosleepingproblems #cosleeping #bedshare #bedsharingfamily #gentleparent #gentleparenting #attachmentparenting #consciousmom #consciousparenting #greenparenting #responsiveparenting #parentsofinstagram #parentingtruths #parenting #babysleep #toddlersleep

We'd defy gravity with that collective weight loss🎈📣📣📣 . Via @scarymommy #over30 #fuckthepatriarchy #motherhood #sisterhood #womenarestrong #womenempowerment #womenrock #womenareamazing #equality #malegaze #femalebody #bodyposi #ageisjustanumber #sexism #feminism #feminist #sexist #patriarchy #ootd #selfie #women #feministmama

Applies to everything. ❤ . . Art by @helenetheillustrator . #parentsofinstagram #parenting #londonblogger #parentingadvice #parentingtruths #ap #attachmentparenting #gentleparenting #gentleparent #colic #breastfeeding #Postnataldepression #postnatalanxiety #teething #newborn #toddler #terribletwos #tantrums #sleepadvice #sleeptraining sucks #cio #breastisnormal #babysleep #sleepregression #newmum

Eid Mubarak! We're celebrating by telling trump we don't want his hate in our country. 🤬 Am so lucky to be able to spend maternity leave protesting stuff like this on a Tuesday. ✊✊🏾 Yer know stuff like racism, sexism and human extinction.. which is all being accelerated by one of the most most powerful people (with the tiniest hands) on the planet.🍊 Despite the rain, thousands turned up to march to Parliament Square and make as much noise as possible during his press conference there 📣 and drown out his cries of fake news. 🙄 Cus we won't stop shouting until the UK government says it's gona #DumpTrump 💩 - Cle x_X

Poor Carol genuinely believes all that antibody creating, immune system protecting, enzyme and white blood cell providing #breastmilk should stay where it belongs - out of baby and toddler tummies and way out of sight, preferably on the top shelf with all the lads mags. Who needs all that covfefe eh. 🍉🍉🥛🥛 . . . #normalisebreastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingrocks #breastisnormal #fulltermbreastfeeding #breastfedtoddler #breastfednewborn #attachmentparenting #gentleparenting #consciousparenting #responsiveparenting #ibreastfeed #wokemama #wokemamas #breastfed #lactivist #andwhat

You need to see this pic by @hurrahforgin & read this poem by @mother_truths every day... 💔💔❤❤ . JUST STOP IT By Karen McMillan . Oh so Harry's self-settling and sleeping through now You just kiss him and turn out the light? Casey still needs boobing and rocking to sleep And then is up 6 times in the night . Is Josh in his big boy bed yet? Yes? Aww you must be so proud Casey's still wearing his grobags Should he be using a duvet by now? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And how's Isla with her food these days? Casey's a real fusspot He's lost so much weight with this gastro then flu And he refuses dinner a lot .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And how many words does Oli know now? Casey says "hi" "bye" and everything's "blue" Apparently he should know over 200 by the time he reaches two . How's Luna with brushing her teeth? Well Casey's an absolute mare And back teeth? Forget it! He clamps his mouth shut There's no way I'm getting back there . What time does Benji go down for his nap? Do you let him sleep after three? People say he'd wake less in the night But I need that time for me . So how's Charlie getting on at nursery? He's coming on leaps and bounds I worry that Casey gets bored with just me and that he's really missing out . Just stop it mummy What are you doing? Don't be silly I just need you Your love and your hugs An occasional dip in the tub ...and maybe a biscuit or two? Yes you're so right, I'm missing it all You're not a percentile A schedule A chart . You're not what you CAN and CAN'T do . I'm sorry my love I got lost in the noise when I should just enjoy the unique and the wonderful YOU . #motherhood #ukparentblogger #parentblogger #mumsofinsta #mumsofinstagram#mumlife #firsttimemum #motherhoodunplugged#honestmotherhood #motherhoodunfiltered#mumbloggeruk #mummybloggeruk#motherhoodintheraw #poetry #poetryofinstagram#instamum #motherhoodthroughinstagram#momsofinstagram #momlife #momsofinsta#unitedinmotherhood #motherhoodrising#mymotherhood #realmotherhood#motherhoodjourney #makingovermotherhood#ukmum #ukmummyblogger #letthembelittle#honestparenting

Tfw ur winning at mama 2.0 😍❤🏆 #WokeMama Chaneen RG @chaneensaliee Our first tandem feed ✨ . For those of you that know how much of a breastfeeding advocate I have become will know that I will remember this as one of my greatest accomplishments. ✨ . Breastfeeding is not easy, and it’s not something so common in this country. So when, just two years ago, I was unaware that breasts are there to breastfeed babies rather than ... fiddle with (haha) I was super stoked to be bottle shopping and formula researching. Until I was invited to a breastfeeding class by my midwife which taught me all of the secrets of breastfeeding and breast milk. . When I was continuously praised on my travels in Africa, Rwanda for ‘still’ ‘feeding my baby the natural way despite being British’ (whatever that means - lol) I was certain that following my instincts and feeding both my girls this way is the right thing for me to do. . I feel so blessed to have been given the knowledge and the support in good time for me to have allowed this path to unfold the way that it has. . Anyway, I’m feeling pretty proud of myself, if you can’t tell 😉 wish me luck x . #breastfeeding #tandemfeeding #twoundertwo #mindfulmothering #mindfulparenting #consciousmom #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #attachmentparenting #parenting #londonblogger #normalisebreastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastisnormal #breastfedtoddler #breastfednewborn #womenrock

❤👏 We need good news like this to #normalisebreastfeeding EVERYWHERE. In India, less than 50% of children are breastfed within an hour of birth & the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months is 55%. (@times_of_india) In the UK, it's also not looking so hot - about 80% of women start breastfeeding at birth, but by the end of the first week, over half of those babies have had formula in some way. In fact, according to a Lancet report the UK has the lowest rate of breastfeeding in the world, with only 1 in 200 women breastfeeding their children after they reach their 1st birthday. (Amy Brown, Swansea University/Guardian, Nicola K S Davies) #normalizebreastfeeding #breastisnormal #breastfeeding #breastfedbaby #breastfedtoddler #fulltermbreastfeeding #attachmentparenting #gentleparenting #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmum #breastfeedingrocks . Image via Breastfeeding Uncovered/Fiona Lang-Sharpe.

"I guard his energy with a love as fierce as only a mother can, but still encourage him to have his own experiences and make his own way. . "Ultimately, he is part of the new generation of children that will help raise the vibration of this world, and I’m damn well gonna support him in doing so!" . Meet #WokeMama Janhvi @janhvina who talks about how she fell into #gentleparenting over on the blog at WokeMamas.com ❤ . #gentleparent #attachmentparenting #consciousparenting #newmama #newmum #newmom #greenparenting #millenialparent #gentlemama #parenting #londonblogger #mumsofinstagram #parentsofinstagram #newgeneration #indigochild #newfamily #motherhood #montessori #veganmama #veganmum #vegantoddler #veganmom #veganmother #veganfamily #veganbaby

Evenings are like 99% scrolling while breastfeeding in a dark room & 1% scrolling while tryna watch 10 mins of some episode.. before baby's 74th wake and it's back to scrolling while breastfeeding in a dark room again. 👀🧛‍♀️ Can't handle much more 🧠 activity anyway tbh 🤪 . . Pic via @seventeen #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmama #breastfeedingmum #breastfeeding #breastfednewborn #breastfedtoddler #normalisebreastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastisnormal #gentleparenting #attachmentparenting #millenialparent #millenialparenting #millenialmom #millenialmum #cantstopscrolling

💔 #prochoice #thisisamerica #alabamaabortionban #endpatriarchy #endracism #endpoverty #equality #abortionrights #abortionban #womensrights #femalebody #womensupportwomen via @kellyleeowens

Dear America, Please ban guns, not abortions. From the rest of the world. 👀👀👀 #alabama #abortions #roevwade #abortionrights #prochoice #humanrights #equalrights #equality #feminism #missouri Pic via @grimes

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow ❤ Pic via @chicanddiscreet #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmum #breastfeedingmama #normalisebreastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastisnormal #longtermbreastfeeding #fulltermbreastfeeding #gentleparent #gentleparenting #attachmentparent #attachmentparenting

You may have noticed lately our Woke Mama Jessie has a main role in UK soap #Eastenders ❤ Please show some love by voting for her in the #TVChoiceAwards (link in bio!!) The show just won a #BAFTA for best Soap and Continued Drama - and we wana see a lot more of her beautiful face on it and our TVs!!! . . . @jessicakate_plummer @tvchoicemagazine @bbceastenders ❤📺👀 . . #wokemama #workingmama #actress #chantelleatkins #jessicaplummer #workingmum #workingmom #wokemamas #actorsofinstagram #tvchoice #baftatv #baftaawards #londonblogger #parenting #pleasevote #weloveyou

And if that job is an engineer that brushes people's hair while dancing in just a pair of neon green really high-waisted tights.. then i respect that, kid 😂💕 . Art by @rubyst #feministkid #feministmama #feminism #raisingdaughters #raisingsons #raisingthefuture #consciousmom #consciousmum #consciousparenting #equality #feminist #workingwomen #aspiration #whenigrowup #toddlersofinstagram

"The first few months were pretty tough. I had quite bad post-natal anxiety and having never encountered anxiety on that level before it totally f*cked me up," says #WokeMama Sarah. . "I was terrified of everything, including myself and didn’t feel the immediate blissed-out bond I expected to. Everyone else seemed so loved up but I just felt like I was going through the motions and was a massive fraud and a shitty mother. . "Eventually it faded when the hormones settled at around 4 months and I started to feel normal. But it was so tough cos I just never imagined it would happen!" . Visit WokeMamas.com for Sarah's full profile! We need to talk about maternal mental health a lot more, so when anxiety hits we're less isolated, scared and defeated. 💕 . #mentalhealth #maternalmentalhealth #postnatalanxiety #postnataldepression #depression #anxiety #postnatal #gentleparenting #attachmentparenting #newmama #newmum #newborn #parenting #parentsofinstagram #sunglasses #toddlerstyle #wokemamas

Best post ever from @sarahockwellsmith: Who just sighed at the interview with Harry and Meghan and their new baby when the reporter asked this question? . This is possibly one of the most toxic questions we ask new parents. It sets up incorrect expectations, places undue pressure on the parents and perpetuates myths and misunderstandings about baby sleep. . Babies do NOT sleep 'well' - or correction, babies do not sleep like adults. They are MEANT to wake very regularly (by regularly I mean multiple times per night, hourly waking is not uncommon). They need to feed often, receive bodily contact from their parents (ie hugs) and frequent waking protects them against SIDS. Throughout the whole of the first year (and beyond) night waking is NORMAL. Night waking is common. It categorically does not make a baby 'bad' (I guess this is the presumption of a baby who wakes frequently - if those who don't wake often are considered 'good'?). It is not healthy for a younger baby to get long solid stretches of sleep. . Quite frankly, how a baby sleeps is nobody's business apart from the child's parents. We need to stop being nosy about it. If we must ask anything concerning sleep, it should be "how are you finding the normal frequent wakes? Do you feel you have enough support?" . Sleeping abnormally does not make a baby 'good'. Sleeping like a normal baby and waking often does not mean they are 'not good' (or by default 'bad'). Similarly labelling a baby as good or bad is ridiculous. It's as unhelpful as labelling a toddler naughty, or easy. All children exhibit a range of behaviour, but they are not their behaviour. They are them. Unique individuals. . . We need to stop piling sleep guilt on to new parents. It is no coincidence that 'baby sleep problems' (and associated 'fixes'/consultants/gadgets) are so widespread in modern western culture. In many areas of the world they have no words for 'sleep training' and don't understand what is meant when asked how their baby sleeps. They report significantly less problems with their baby's sleep. No coincidence there! . . . #babysussex #newborn #newbaby #royalbaby#babysleep #sleeptraining #gentlesleep #gentleparenting

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