Did you know that over half of all postnatal depression (PPD) cases are never diagnosed? Including mine. For almost a year, I simply felt like I was failing as a mum. I believed everyone else was having a great time with their babies, just not me. I left the hospital with my newborn twins (who …
HOW TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK AFTER HAVING A BABY When I became a mum in 2016, one of the things I struggled with the most was losing my old life. I just couldn’t make peace with the fact I would not have time and space to do the things I was used to doing for …
Mum burnout is real. So real, it’s almost unreal that anyone still doubts it. As a mum, you’re constantly juggling more than feels humanly possible. Early mornings. The school run. Meal prep. Cleaning. Shopping. Cooking. Laundry. Work. More laundry. Being present for your kids. Finding time for your partner. And somehow… squeezing in a moment …
Feeling stressed as a mum? Well, let me rephrase this question. (Becasue all mums feel stressed sometimes.) Feeling constnatly stressed? When your patience is paper thin, the noise never stops, and even the smallest thing (like your partner breathing too loudly) can push you over the edge…. It’s not easy at all. But here’s the …
Are you worried your parenting “fails” will traumatise your children? A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend that really stopped me in my tracks. She was telling me about something that happened when her son was little. One day, he bit her, and she jokingly said, “You bite like a giraffe.” …
Is the newborn stage the hardest? The short answer is YES! One hundred percent, absolutely, undeniably, yes. But not for the reasons people usually throw at you. You’ve probably seen the posts floating around on social media, right? The ones with side-by-side comparisons of baby stages – how the newborn phase is supposedly “easier” because …
