Judgey McJudgersons - It's never 'just you'
A whirlwind few weeks with Rose, I can't believe she is now 8 weeks old, in some ways it feels like the time has flown past and in others it seems like a lifetime ago that I went in to labour! I found week 6 the hardest so far, I think I tried to do too much and I ended up late, sweaty and miserable to everything I attempted and felt like a bit fat failure on all fronts. I cried a lot and didn't feel good enough, and would then feel guilty and repeatedly tell Rose how much I loved her - it was a rollercoaster for everyone! Week 6 me looking tired, unimpressed and stressed in the car! The best thing I've read and which I now know to be true is that it is never 'just you' , anything that you are thinking, feeling, worrying about is something that you can guarantee other new mums are thinking as well. I feel constantly judged, about how I hold my baby, burp my baby, feed my baby, dress my baby, transport my baby, change my baby... and the list goes on. A