Introducing...

Mother's Gonna Work it Out (or try to)

On 27 October 2020, Dexter arrived. The moment he left my body on that bed in the labour ward of an understaffed London hospital mid pandemic, I cried so hard with relief I felt like I was drowning. Childbirth was like a bad trip, and now it was over. 

But the relief vaporised as the epidural wore off, and with the realisation that the real work was just beginning.

I haven’t shared many thoughts online since Dexter was born. I’ve mostly kept my head down, trying to figure it all out while avoiding Mumsnet.

But, for all the times I’ve googled ‘postpartum weight loss’, ‘why won’t my child stop crying?’, and ‘is it normal to still leak milk after stopping breastfeeding for six months’, I feel it’s time for me to come to the party.

Welcome to Mother’s Gonna Work It Out.

Thankfully I’m among a growing cohort of voices breaking the silence on what postpartum life really looks like. Just as the menopause is finally getting some airtime, postpartum is becoming less of a dirty little secret. 

I’m inspired by people like my brilliant friend Helen Collerton who’s launched The Village – a community to support parents and those about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. 

Beers are in the fridge. Help yourselves. Let’s talk.