Olivia and Alex Bowen: 'We got a fake baby for the dogs!'
20.04.2022 - 15:43
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O: As ready as we can be. It’s so hard to prepare. We’ve got a few more bits to arrive, like the pram and the travel seat, and I think that when they get here, it’s really going to feel real.
O: [Laughs.] We were talking about the dogs, because they’ve never been around a baby really. I’ve actually contacted my dad to see if we can have my little sister’s fake baby doll, so we can put it in the pram and pretend to hold it because, apparently, this helps dogs get used to it! I’ve also been playing baby noises on the TV. So, we probably will be strolling around with a fake baby.O: It was something I was really scared about, but being part of the Cow &Gate Baby Club has been really important to me.
They have so much on there – articles, a careline, even WhatsApp. I think a lot of people get weighed down with the negatives and the judgment, which is what their campaign is all about. Even when I’ve said about being scared of birth, I have had people come at me in my DMs about my choices – it’s a really hard thing to get your head around.
To have a free service like that on hand is really important. O: Well, the C&G Baby Club’s #LoveDon’tJudge campaign has found that seven out of ten parents feel judged, which is a lot. A: It has a real effect on people’s mental health.
When Liv reads these comments and it upsets her, that obviously affects me, too, because I don’t want to see my wife like that. We just want to show people that, instead of judging, you should support others. O: And we do see a lot of support.