Can You See Me? by Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott

When someone you love is diagnosed with autism, and you are their primary caregiver, you suddenly find yourself in the deepest, darkest hole. While family and friends try to reach you with a torch and a rope, you quickly learn the hard truth: you have to use your own...

Raising a Silent Reflux Baby

While pregnant, I remember my sister telling me that her infant had silent reflux. It’s horrible. And that I should pray my baby doesn’t get it. I took note – I prayed. What I didn’t do, was find out what exactly is reflux. Then, I had no...

On Resigning, Motherhood and Resilience

A year ago I resigned from my full-time job. When I first took up the post, three and a half years prior, the last thing I would have thought that I’d do is resign to embrace the life of a stay-at-home mum. It was the biggest risk I took in my career. It was the...

My 6 Best Baby Buys

Every new parent-to-be has one thing in common pending the arrival of their little bundle: concern for getting the best baby items and accessories within their budget. After doing much research, I made a list of a few items that sounded like must-haves. And, after our...

8 Simple Ways To Support New Mums

The truth is that you don’t have to be a parent to be able to provide support to new a mum. It’s a common misunderstanding that helping out new parents can only mean placing the entire responsibility of the baby onto yourself for a while – no, this...

Picture-Perfect: Personalised Paintings For Little People

If you’re an aunt, or uncle, to little kids then you’ll know the struggle is real when you want to get them a unique gift that they’ll love (because, chances are, their parents know what they love and got it for them already). So when my nieces and...

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Saajida Says is a lifestyle blog inspired by my life as a writer, mum and food-lover living in Cape Town.

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