Since four months my son sleeps less, plays more and screams whenever he can’t see me. His need to be interacted with has resulted in me losing hours of time. The only way to survive this has been to maximise every minute he is settled to achieve the most basic of adulting tasks. I obsessContinue reading “The time trial”
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An ‘inconsolable’ day
Inconsolable crying is defined as an event in which your baby is crying and nothing can calm them. This left me with questions, how long does it need to last? How regularly does it need to happen? Can it be a phase? When do I need to worry? Anyone who is a parent will haveContinue reading “An ‘inconsolable’ day”
‘Happily ever after’ vs ‘a petty beginning’
From a very young age we are sold the dream that having a child is your ‘happily ever after’. But the reality of becoming parents puts a strain on any relationship. Don’t get me wrong, in the first few weeks you both have a lovely dose of oxytocin, creating the ‘honeymoon’ stage. You both wakeContinue reading “‘Happily ever after’ vs ‘a petty beginning’”
Going home after childbirth
The moment you are told you can leave the hospital was a feeling no one had prepared me for. I was so excited that I had packed up the entire room in 4 minutes- including my partner. We walked out immediately only stopping to take the obligatory door photo, god knows why, I’m hardly goingContinue reading “Going home after childbirth”
Honestly surviving parenting 