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Vania replied to Jess Bosgra's discussion 'WARNING: Don't read this if you don't want to talk about 'private' body parts!'

I would not have my son circumcised. there is no reason for me or my husband to even consider it as an option. just thought i would share the following historical anecdote however.. My Grandpa fought in WWII in Greece. He was uncircumcised and becau…

July 19

Vania replied to Marie's discussion 'Vaccination have you or have you not?'

i don't think its so much fearing the unvaxed as there needs to be a certain high percentage of vaxed population in order to keep those diseases close to eliminated (at least thats how i understand it). Whether my friends kids are vaxed or not doesn…

July 17

Vania replied to Marie's discussion 'Vaccination have you or have you not?'

yes we have. not something i researched in depth prior to, although i am more hesitant with more newly introduced vaccines. for example i declined the flu shot for myself while being pregnant - although that was pushed at me by my GP, and if i had a…

July 17

Vania replied to Anonymous Mum's discussion 'is it ok?'

if there isnt something to it, why is it a secret? its a rhetorical question and from my own experience i suspect you might not be being completely honest with yourself let alone your husband. be honest with your husband - thats what keeps trust and…

July 17

Vania replied to Pam's discussion 'Next Auckland Mums meet up!'

library cafe sounds great and tuesday am for me please! would love to finally get to one of these :)

July 8

Vania replied to Angela's discussion 'Story time - a fun idea.'

but no. there it was again. she whipped her head around and not more than 3metres away stood a ....

July 5

Vania and Pauline - Sales Manager are now friends

July 3

Vania commented on Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor's group 'Born or Due 2010'

hey! due Aug 24th with bub #4

July 1

Vania joined Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor's group

Born or Due 2010

Have you had a baby this year? Or maybe you are pregnant and due later. This group is for all the 2010 babies to share ideas, concerns, tips and information!

July 1

Vania replied to Amyria Taylor's discussion 'Any Mums near Whitford?'

hey Amyria, there are a few of us on here who connect weekly at a playgroup in Clevedon (10mins drive from whitford). Its held at the presbyterian church there in Clevedon village. mon, tues and fri mornings 9am-12. wed & thurs they run mainly music…

July 1

Vania replied to Amanda Hyland's discussion 'one year old and a new born?'

my first two were 17mths apart. we got a double mountain buggy which I LOVED. other thing i wouldn't do without is a baby carrier. I used a sling, and have just ordered a moby wrap as well for the bub I am currently expecting.

June 23

Vania replied to Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor's discussion 'Could drinking alcohol in early pregnancy be beneficial?'

a close friend of mine was living in England when pregnant with her first baby (7yrs ago). her and her husband moved home when she was about 7mths pregnant and she was shocked to discover the advice given to pregnant women here regarding no alcohol…

June 19

Vania replied to Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor's discussion 'Cost of Doctors for Children'

doesn't do much I have to agree, the only reason we really applied for one - which has been freakin awesome - was to get our house insulated. the change is noticeable - its not colder inside than out anymore :)

June 14

Vania replied to Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor's discussion 'Pumpkin Patch $50 Voucher Give-Away'

congrats PP! love your clothes!

June 12

Vania replied to Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor's discussion 'Cost of Doctors for Children'

oh, and at present we have a CSC, but that makes no diff to cost of our GP

June 11

Vania replied to Georgina McClean's discussion 'When do you start time out?'

i knew my first was trying it on at 9mths when i asked her not to stop pulling on a curtain and moved her away. she immediately returned to it and i repeated my request and moved her away again. the third time she returned to the curtain, she reache…

June 11

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What is your location?

Auckland

How old is your child/children?

Pregnant, 2-3 years, 3-5 years, 5-10

Which would best describe you?

Mumpreneur

A bit about me...

I am married to one great man and together we have three beautiful children. Isabella is 4, Hannah is 3 and Isaiah is 18mths. Having had three wee ones in 3.5yrs, I know all about being a mama run off her feet. The most demanding job I have had to date but by far the most rewarding!

I worked as a Physiotherapist pre babies but at the moment my husband and I are in process developing and preparing to lauch a new business - 'pure mama'. the web site is still in development phase, but we are on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/puremama

Being a mumpreneur is exciting and I am enjoying the challenges that starting a business I am truly passionate about brings. I am looking forward to learning from those of you who have been there before me!

Vania's Blog

birth, midwives & the media

I wrote this in 2006, just re-read it myself and thought it might generate discussion...

Have been thinking about the way midwives are getting trashed in the media at the moment in NZ. I was pretty frustrated after watching 60 minutes on TV3 last monday at the biased & factually incorrect information that was being relayed to mr & ms general public. They had two tragic cases of babies who had died during childbirth and whom had midwives as their LMC's (that's lead maternity carers). 60m… Continue

Posted on October 1, 2008 at 10:52am — 8 Comments

what I was doing exactly one year ago...

As I write this I remember exactly what I was doing - I was 20mins away from meeting our beautiful wee boy. What a beautiful birth it was, I have such sweet memories of it (Funny that because the first few days after I swore I would never do it again!). But I would do it all again for my sweet boy...

Posted on September 11, 2008 at 7:30pm —

Letters on the mirror

I just had my shower - a part of my nightly bed routine. When i pulled away the shower curtain, looking back at me was the letter A and a few others carefully scrawled in childs handwriting on the bottom of our bathroom mirror... and I smiled...

Pre-children I was NEVER a neat freak. Cleaning is not my thing. I like things looking nice and being clean, I just never spent ages keeping things that way. I would generally spend the week living in our home doing the basics and the house would become… Continue

Posted on August 30, 2008 at 11:21pm — 1 Comment

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At 9:07am on March 16, 2010, Kristen Jones said…: Hi Friend. How are your kids ears? Ry's got a double ear infection. Poor poppet!

At 8:22pm on January 28, 2010, Liesje Bradley said…: Hi Vania, Thanks for the welcome. Our business which we launched 12 weeks ago and is called Birth to Earth; our product is the 'Capceco' Biodegradable Placenta capsule. A what I hear you say..... 'Capceco' is 100% Biodegradable whcih means that when it comes time to plant your placenta under your child's birth tree there is no need to defrost or unpack the placenta. The whole pack gets planted breaking down in 6 to 8 weeks.

We also have a keepsake book that tells your child the story of their tree and how good it is for the environment. There is also a space torecord what tree and where it was planted. Check out our website www.birthtoearth.com for more info. How is Pure Mama going? Liesje

At 9:29am on January 7, 2010, Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor said…: Lovin the new photo gorgeous woman!

Happy new year :)

At 4:22pm on November 10, 2009, Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor said…: Hi Vania,

Sorry - it def was not the Magic Beans card, as I gave away six when there was only five, but they were nice enough to give me another.

I think it must have been a dress up voucher, as it is the only prize left!

At 2:01pm on September 30, 2009, Tia Greenstreet said…: Hi Vania
I think I met you at Natalie and Damians once a year ago maybe. Nice to see you online and hope that pure mama is going well. Tia xx

At 11:07am on June 24, 2009, Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor said…: Hi Vania, have you changed your mind?

Will have to get to it soon, have been busy with four sick children!!

xx

At 2:06pm on March 11, 2009, Mums on Top Coach Kirstie said…: Well, I coach women (it just so happens most of my clients are entrepreneurial) on many different topics.
Sometimes it is about the business - how to make more money, have more time, working ON their biz not IN it and then sometimes it's more personal - they don't feel supported enough from their partner, they want to lose weight, they want to be a better mum.
I love it - anything to do with helping women move forward and help create happier lives is my passion!
I hope that's answered your question?

At 4:50pm on February 6, 2009, Bex said…: I havent heard back yet about the results, so fingers crossed its all ok!!
Trying to drink plenty of water to see if dehydration was an issue...

At 8:01am on January 30, 2009, Melissa Powell said…: hey babe,
hope your week is going well and that Isabella has settled back into kindy ok. I was looking at wedding photos the other day and came across us one of us with you and Reuben and a very little Bella - so cute, and she is wearing little pink booties that we are borrowing from you which currently fit Emily. I can't believe she will be starting school soon! Will see you on the weekend no doubt but it would be great to do a 'proper' catch up sometime soon. Arohanui

At 10:51am on January 26, 2009, Marilynn - Mums on Top Editor said…: Hey Vania just checking into say hi :)

HOpe the holidays have been going well for you. Big year!