There was a post a couple of days ago about mothers groups and it got me thinking about my mothers group and how women often feel what they do during their pregnancy and as a mother has to be kept to themselves for fear of judgment by other women/mums. One of the mums in my group co-sleeps. Only I know because it is so frowned upon and she doesn't want to be judged. I thought I'd start a post where we can share our "dirty secrets" without judgment.
My dirty secrets:
- I wear my baby most days and sometimes don't even try to put her into her cot because I like to be close to her.
- I want to co-sleep but DH won't allow it.
- I don't want to give her a bottle because I want to be the only one who can feed her.
- I don't let her cry (unless I'm covered in soap in the shower - a wet, soapy mum is not comforting - I learnt that the hard way).
- I want to toss in my career and be a stay at home mum.
- I use a dummy and if that doesn't work I let her use me as a dummy.
- I used to judge other mums for doing what I now do before my DD arrived. Now I get it.
- I ate runny eggs when I was pregnant (cooked by me at home) and sometimes had two or three coffees in the one day.
What are your dirty secrets?
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