'Being a new mum is hard- I hated my partner and wondered if I'd made a huge mistake'
23.07.2023 - 10:55
/ ok.co.uk
Being a mum is lovely, but it isn't easy. It's that simple. It's exhausting, challenging, frustrating, time-consuming and packed with expectations.
Mostly, that you'll bond with your child straight away, take it all in your stride and have it all figured out - nappies in one hand, coffee to go in the other - but it's simply not the case. Honesty is refreshing and these days, celebrity mums are stepping forward to speak out on the difficulties and struggles they feel. Former TOWIE star Jess Wright, 36, gave birth to her first son Presley a couple of months ago and has openly admitted her house "looks like a game of Jumanji" since welcoming the little one, whilst Mollie-Mae Hague recently broke down in tears on Instagram.The new, first-time mum admitted she was "struggling" and "doesn't feel like herself" following her daughter, Bambi's, arrival.
Losing control of 'normal' life and your former identity are common feelings that motherhood influencer and author, Becky Vieria knows all too well. In an exclusive open letter for OK! to any new mums reading, the mum behind popular Instagram account @WittyOtter shares her brutally honest account of what to expect during that first year... 'Dear New Mums: You will positively loathe the first year of motherhood (but you don’t have to!) Shortly after giving birth, we're often told that we’ve just embarked upon the most magical period of our lives.
We're led to believe that once our baby makes its grand arrival, mystical fairies will sprinkle our lives with glitter hearts and rainbows, and we will live happily ever after. I, however, disagree. New motherhood is one of the most agonizing stages in a woman’s life, mentally, physically and emotionally.