This Mum’s Post About The First 9 Months of Motherhood Tells It Like It Is

A mum has been praised for her inspirational post about how parenthood is exhausting and it’s normal not to know something. Mel Watts, who is the person behind ‘The Modern Mumma’ blog, took to Instagram to say that the first nine months with your little bundle of joy “is filled with guessing, rocking, smiling and crying.” She also said that it’s okay to experience days of insecurity and uncertainty because all mothers go through this.

A photo posted by M E L W A T T S (@themodernmumma) on Jul 5, 2016 at 3:33am PDT

The caption reads:

“In the last 9 months I have never slept so little in my life. In the last nine months I have suffered my worst anxiety I have ever experienced. Having a new baby is exhausting and life just doesn't stop. The bills still need to be paid, Groceries still need to be purchased and the pressure you put on yourself is overwhelming. We expect ourselves to know what we're doing all the time. It doesn't matter if it's your first or if it's your third you're still learning daily. The first 9 months of your babies life is filled with guessing, rocking, smiling and crying. The amount of pressure we put ourselves isn't fair. We aren't invincible. We're humans and we're mothers. It's okay to have days that you don't feel good enough. It's okay to feel like you have no idea what day it is. You've got this. We've got this. Some women seem to have it all. Well so we think. Some women don't. I don't. I didn't have the motivation to even get dressed for the first 9 months let alone get my pre baby body back. And that's ok. If you do have the motivation good on you! Life challenges us daily. We are given new obstacles every single day. There's always tomorrow!”

We, like many others on Instagram, love this honest take on parenthood. Let us know your thoughts in the Facebook comments or get in touch on Twitter (@HerFamilydotie).