Creating a world where new mothers don't suffer in silence
Creating a world where new mothers don't suffer in silence
A woman doesn’t know what motherhood is about until she becomes a mother. Often I see pregnant women around me during their first year after their baby is born planning or trying for the second child, etc. I wasn’t any different, of course. “What can surprise me now? I know I will not sleep, that …
Perhaps every mother who has been through depression at least for a certain period of time has a feeling that they have had to hide it from others. I was not an exception. I often ask myself why and still come to the conclusion that it was simply a subconscious reflex of my mind. I …
I’m sure you’ll agree with me that being a mother can be pretty hard sometimes. It doesn’t really matter if you have one child, twins or five children. Each one of us has days when we feel on the edge.
Like probably every future mother, I was also conscientiously preparing for the arrival of my children. I read a lot, I asked, I listened … However, when they came into this world, I felt like I didn’t know anything at all. Theoretically, I was armed, but practically completely disarmed. Yes, I knew I wanted to …
I’ll never forget the moment when I was looking at my few days old children and tears were falling down my face. However, it wasn’t the tears of joy, it was the tears of regret. Regret that we’d wanted to have them and regret about my future. It was a couple of days after Yaw …
As a mum of twins, I am daily confronted with different reactions of people, especially women. On the street, in a shop, in different groups, on the walk… However, in my case, not everyone recognise they are twins. Although their faces are similar, the big difference especially with their hair and size. My answer to …
