Welcome to Mum Talks & Toys 🧸

A space for women looking for practical and relatable advice around marriage, children and a happy family life.🏡

  • Taking care of you!

    Mariana

    Once we become wives and especially mothers, we start to forget about ourselves! Nowadays most of us work, have to take care of the kids, the house, the food and everything around it. And I know that our husbands too have stepped up and are more supportive than ever but we still find that these Read more

  • Surviving the Nursery adaptation period: A mum’s honest guide 🌺

    Mariana

    Daycare / nursery adaptation is tough, not only on the baby, but also on the parents. You worry about how their doing every second of the day. You feel guilty every morning you drop them off and they hold their hands out to you and like you don’t want to let go of them when Read more

  • Selecting the Best Care Option for Your Baby 👶

    Mariana

    One of the biggest emotional hurdles as a new mum is figuring out who will care for your baby when you can’t. Some parents have the choice to stay home longer, while others (like me, and maybe you) need to return to work sooner than we would like. And while the decision can feel overwhelming, Read more

  • Getting Your Body Back After Baby 🐣

    Mariana

    (And learning to love it along the way) 🥹 When you’ve just become a mum, you’re suddenly adjusting to a whole new life — the sleepless nights, the endless feeds, the whirlwind of emotions and tiredness…And then, somewhere in the back of your mind, there’s that thought:“Will I ever get my body back?”😢 I felt it Read more

  • You Decide How You Raise Your Child 💪

    Mariana

    Not too long ago, raising children looked very different. We lived in close-knit villages and communities where parenting wasn’t something done alone — it was shared. You had your parents next door, siblings down the street, and neighbors who didn’t just wave politely but showed up, uninvited, to hold your baby or bring you food Read more

  • Screen time for the Little Ones – A parent’s honest take 📺

    Mariana

    Let me start by saying this loud and clear: I’m not one of those parents who will tell you your child should never watch TV or YouTube videos. Let’s be real — in today’s world, keeping kids completely screen-free feels close to impossible. Sometimes you need 10 minutes to finish cooking, take a shower, or just breathe. Read more

  • Nutrition: How we’re doing it (without losing our minds) 🥦

    Mariana

    Nutrition is a huge topic in pretty much every household that has kids.We all want happy, healthy children — ones who eat their veggies, love good food, and grow up with better eating habits than we might have had ourselves. I know parents who’ve completely changed their lifestyles once their babies arrived, just to make sure they’re Read more

  • You Are a Team – Act Like It! 👫

    Mariana

    Things change after having a baby. Like, really change. 🍃 Suddenly, how much attention you get from your husband shifts. How much attention you give him shifts too. The time you used to have for dates, for sex, or even just for “me” or “us” time disappears. Life as you knew it flips completely upside down. And if it’s Read more

  • “I want my mummy! (But not you, mummy…)” 👩‍🍼

    Mariana

    Giving birth is hard.Taking care of a tiny human who’s 100% dependent on you? Even harder. And let’s be honest — none of this comes with an instruction manual. No warm-up round. No slow entry. You’re thrown right into the deep end, expected to swim while healing, bleeding, feeding, and functioning on whatever left over Read more