We have passed the second Christmas and New Year’s Eve with our boys! The first Christmas holidays with them I was looking forward to it as a little girl. The first Christmas dinner together, children’s Christmas clothes, unpacking gifts… With Yaw we agreed that boys had to get something that makes a sound. At that …
We all have been there! As a parent, you DO have days when you feel stressed, anxious, and under pressure. In the post What helps me to get through those tough days, I share simple tips that help me deal with those moments when my children drive me crazy. However, there are moments when we …
I often watch expectant mums carefully preparing for the arrival of their babies. They’re reading every book they can get their hands on, signing up for antenatal classes, attending pregnancy yoga, and following influencers who seem to have it all figured out. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I was exactly the same. But …
A woman doesn’t truly know what motherhood is about until she becomes a mother. Often, I see pregnant women – or those in their first year after birth – already planning or trying for a second child. I wasn’t any different, of course. “What can surprise me now? I know I won’t sleep, that it’ll …
Why new mums pretend to be happy, while inside, they’re falling apart? As a new mum, you’re thrown into a whole new world. A world that is much different than you had thought it would be. Nothing is like you had expected. You imagined those first days filled with blissful baby snuggles, love so powerful …
Motherhood feels too much sometimes. For every. single. mum. It doesn’t matter if you have one child, twins, or five children—every mum has days when she feels like she’s on the edge. There are moments when all you want to do is lock yourself in a room and scream. It happens to all of us! …
