Hey, lovely lady! I’m Ivana, a mum of three boys (including twins), author of Motherhood – The Unspoken. I started this blog, Mumsjourney, to help mums feel seen and supported. If you ever feel like you’re failing in motherhood, this post is for you. To be fair, I think we all feel like that (or …

Before you become a mum, you have a certain idea of what having a baby will feel like. You imagine it will be the most amazing and fulfilling time of your life: You’ll fall head over heels in love with your baby, cherish every moment, and have the most amazing time of your life. But …

  If you’re in a long-term relationship, I’m sure you’ve long learned that it’s not all a bed of roses.It’s beautiful, and it’s hard. We all have moments when we second-guess our decision to marry this man. Moments when we want to give up and run away. It’s a normal and natural result of living …

Ah, baby sleep! It’s been ten years for me at the time I’m writing this post, but I still remember that stage vividly. Especially the desperation I felt. It was like living in a bubble where time had stopped. I had no idea what day it was, and I was just going through the motions, …

I know – this is probably not how you imagined life with your baby. You were expecting magical moments filled with joy, bursting love and endless adventures. But in reality it’s nowhere near that. In fact, it’s kind of boring. I know it’s hard to say that out loud, because you feel guilty. You believe …

You look in the mirror and don’t know who you are anymore. Everything that used to be you – your hobbies, your friendships, even your own name – somehow feel so far away. Some days you love being a mum, but there are days (and it’s quite a few of them) when you’d give anything …