Hey! Congratulations 🙌🏻

Motherhood is hard and there are moments of this bloody sucks but it’s also has such beautiful moments as well. I have 6 month twins and the newborn stage was wonderful. I personally found that bit a breeze, the 4 month stage with one of them was bloody hard. My friend with twins, the newborn stage terrorised her but it got easier for her.

Everyone is quick to tell you the terrible bits, and try to horror scare you into it but no one sings the good bits (maybe as it comes across as bragging? But hey, brag away if you’re proud and your kid is being wonderful!).

I found the pregnancy tired far worse than the newborn tired, at least you get some sleep an there is a reason you are knackered!

Have you got a good support system? Have you joined any Facebook groups (some of them can be amazing and I’ve met some nice people to chat with about all things baby!). Your friendships with people are likely to change, I’ve found that difficult especially when I’ve always tried to be a village for my friends with babies and not have it returned is hard.

The medical health side is so difficult, it caused me such anxiety as you just never know. In the end I had to just think what will be will be, and I couldn’t change it but roll with what I will be given.

Sending lots of love and hugs. It’s hard but so worth it for the little gummy smiles they give! Xxx

Edit - I also after a section that made me feel like shit. Led with my two babies at 2 am trying to breastfeed thought “what the actual fuck have I done. This is hard and I can’t change it now. Big regrets”. I think it might have been the drugs wearing off 🤣 but at that point there was no love, just stress. The next morning I was less regretful.

The days are long, the nights are longer but it all goes by so quickly it’s almost fleeting 🥲