To say I was nervous about going from being a mum of one to becoming a mum of two is a major understatement. Add in a good dose of anxiety and I can guarantee you if there was a concern to be had about doubling my number of children, I assure you I had it. …
Krystal Kleidon
I don’t usually like focusing on the whole idea of ‘mistakes’. I honestly believe than Moms choose the option they believe to be best at the time, with the information they’re given. But that’s the thing, if we don’t know, we don’t know. And when we’re knee deep in this whole new mama gig, it’s …
If you have ever experienced vulnerability with another, where if there are two people (sometimes more), you’re both exposed and vulnerable, then maybe you already know the look or gaze that occurs between the one that is witnessing and the one that is enduring, The experience of, ‘Am I being seen? Am I being heard? …
I’m sure you’ve heard it before… the line where someone says to you ‘oh, you’ll know’. Like somehow you magically download all of this information into your brain once your baby is born and you venture into motherhood. Well, I clearly missed that upgrade… and found myself more often than not looking at my baby …
There’s a lot of information available for couples during the pregnancy phase and during labour. Information about how to communicate and stay connected, how to involve your husband or partner, and things you should decide on together. But what about after your baby is born? Wing it? Take it as it comes? Deal with things …
We spend so much time during pregnancy focusing on each trimester, counting the weeks as they go by, taking the photos of the growing belly and comparing your baby to what size fruit or vegetable they best represent. Then we spend time preparing for labour and birth… but what about after that? What about those …
When I was pregnant and thought of what my life was going to be like as a mother, I just assumed it was something I would naturally love. I felt like it was something that would come easy to me and that motherhood was going to be this great layer to my life. So when …
Once you have a newborn, there’s one question that people will ask over and over again – ‘how are they sleeping?’ Like it is some sort of measurement as to whether you have a ‘good’ baby or not (some will just straight up ask ‘are they a good baby’ – yes Karen, they’re a baby, …
There’s no feeling like it. Seeing those two little lines show up on your pregnancy test can bring a whole rollercoaster of emotion, and it’s only natural to want to shout your news from the rooftops. But… you’ve been told for as long as you can remember that you have to wait until you’re through …
There’s no denying it… sometimes motherhood is just straight up hard. And regardless of how positive, happy and upbeat you are, regardless of how much you love your kids (we all do), how organised you are or how many happy photos you take – some days it’s just HARD. And you know what? That’s okay. …