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Honesty or Over Sharing? We All Deserve The Truth!
And to a certain extent she is right. New mums really haven’t ever had it so good. We have so much choice at our fingertips, it takes only a couple
We have a seemingly infinite number of baby groups to suit every kind of mother – you want a Baby Massage group for Vegan Tories?…have a Google, you will probably find one! You want a Cantonese Singing Group for Left-Handed, Jigsaw enthusiasts? There will be one in
We are also surrounded by some amazingly honest and funny women on social media who are helping to make the struggle of Motherhood more bearable on a daily basis.
Thanks to Selfish Mother we appreciate that we CAN look after ourselves as well as our children – and whilst helping others at the same time!
The Unmumsy Mum has shown us that you don’t need to be a gushy, Stepford Wife-style mother and that it’s ok to call your kids bad words behind their backs!
The Scummy Mummies have taught us that scummy is the new
Hurrah for Gin tells us that it’s ok to laugh about some of the challenges (shitty shitty moments) that motherhood brings and to wash it all down with a strong drink at the end of the day!
Thanks to Clemmie Telford we know that being an honest mum is the best kind of mum and we don’t always have to put on a brave face.
Mother of Daughters shows her 300k followers that you can survive having 4 kids and a job and write a book at
The Pioneer that is Mother Pukka has shown us all that sometimes something needs to give, and that can be your career, but maybe it’s for the greater good! Check out her Flexappeal!
Mothers Meetings constantly remind us that becoming a mum is not a death knell for coolness and that actually there are plenty of hip mamas around!
Lets not forget the dads who are also doing a sterling job of making us laugh and keeping it real, like Father of Daughters, Pappa Pukka and The Dad Network! Becoming a
Never have new mothers and fathers had it all laid out so honestly in front of them! The Daily Mail attempts to shame the “over sharing” but we applaud it. If something is going to be a bit shit, don’t you deserve to know before you take the plunge? That’s what Trip Advisor is for right? If I am thinking of going to see a Mongolian Interpretive Dance Troupe in East London, I’m going to have a little look online and see
So many new mums start off
Nobody told me that labour hurt so much I thought I might die
Nobody told me I might crap myself in labour.
Nobody told me that I might not my dream birth with fair lights and whale music.
Nobody told me that my fanny would look like a hand grenade had gone off!
Nobody told me breastfeeding was difficult and I might lose half a nipple in the first week!
Nobody told me that I might not bond with my baby the first second of it’s life, or even the first
Nobody told me I would hate my husband when he went for drinks after work for the hundredth time that month!
New Mums are mad that their closest friends and family did not give them the proper lowdown – so we are making it OUR mission to make sure every man and woman knows the score for pregnancy, birth and beyond.
The new breed of mums and dads value honesty and full disclosure. We are not prudish or guarded like our own parents before us. We are not afraid or embarrassed to talk about our weak pelvic floor, our non-existent sex-lives
BUT we have a glitch…Most mums do not discover the “motherhood” until they have actually become a mother, hit some kind of low and then actively sought out some kindred spirits. But who knows at what point in their parenting career this will occur? 4 weeks in, 4 months in or maybe even 4 years in? We need to reach out to the new mums and dads earlier,
So listen, do a pregnant friend a favour, let them know about the mums you follow that have got you through your darkest days! Tell them about A Mother Place, the home of FREE Online Antenatal Classes that will set them straight and empower
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* Thank you Rob Delaney- Catastrophe