Do you ever hear anyone talking about how they want to have their appendix out "naturally"? No. So why do we pressure women into giving birth without any pain relief or potentially life-saving interventions? The idea of "natural childbirth" is a myth, and it's one designed to hold women back.
Category: Motherhood
"I'm not having any more children." "Oh, you say that now..." "Yes, I do. Because I'm not having any more children." "Haha, everyone says that, but they all change their minds..." I've spoken with my health visitor a grand total of three times - one phone call and two home visits - and we've now … Continue reading Stay out of my uterus
Parenting classes, books and all the well-intentioned advice don't prepare you for the realities of parenthood. Here are five things I wish someone had told me before I became a mother.
The truth, that no one seems to talk about, is that when you become Mummy, the person you were before disappears.
