The GUILT. The guilt is the worst. This is why I think it’s important that people know that YES being a parent is wonderful but sometimes you just need to prioritise yourself in order to stay sane, and that’s what is best for your family long term. I think we’d all be far less judgemental if we all took that on board.…

I'm glad that works for you! We got to the point where we were both useless zombies who were losing the will to live. Our boy was just terrible at getting off to sleep and staying asleep, day or night. Sleep deprivation is the WORST!

We did similar. It was taking 45mins + to put our boy to sleep for every nap, that’s with a combo of cuddle + walking + rocking + shhhhing. Do that 8 times a day and 3 times a night and it adds up. We then had a 48 hour period where he didn't sleep AT ALL and I nearly lost the will to live! You do what you can.

A star for your mother. I hope you get her a seriously fabulous Mother's Day gift every year!!

I agree with you. And yet... when your child hasn’t slept for more than a couple of hours for WEEKS at a time, and you’re so exhausted you can’t see properly or walk in a straight line, yeah, there can be times where even though you love that little baby more then anything you just Can Not Deal. We did sleep training…

OMG.

Pregnancy sleep is PRECIOUS sleep! I hope they appreciated your sacrifice!

Someone cut a piece of your veil out for a souvenir?? That's... weird behaviour at a wedding!

God I love and appreciate this gif.

Wow. My star was for your mother, she sounds awesome!

You put that SO well. In my many years of call centre hell, the drudgery was compounded by the dickheads who, when I said "Is there anything further I may assist you with today?" thought they were being HI-LARIOUS and original to say "Tomorrow's Lotto numbers, HUR HUR HUR". To which I would politely hur hur hur back…

Bless you good sir, bless you.

I have an engineer. Things are *meticulously* put away, we have cad drawings done of every room in our house so the furniture could all be arranged to maximise each rooms potential, and my spare room is stuffed full of model trains. I fought hard for the right to have my own bookshelf un-alphabetised, but arguing with…

Thanks :-) I just needed a puppy today!

Agreed! I had a rude shock when people stopped offering me their seats and giving way to me on the footpath. I even missed the kicking in my tummy.

I am with you there. We were trying for this pregnancy for ages but then I *immediately* got so sick that there was never any exciting point. It was just nausea, vomiting, bloating, weight gain, double chin, acne, no clothes that fit, mood swings, exhaustion, sleeplessness, oh yes, and the radiant glow. Ha! Just…

No not at all, I totally understand that. I'm just halfway through my second pregnancy, sick as a dog and fat as a mofo so Drews comments resonated with me deeply!

That's it. We feel like we need to apologise for not looking airbrushed and photo shoot ready at all times. Like that all our value is or could be. It's rough! It's not fair! But it's endemic in how we are raised in our culture and hard to escape. I do appreciate celebs saying stuff like Drew though, and not being all…

Yes. Or mentioned him in a tweet at the very least.

I love what you're saying and agree. And yet also there is a sad period of inevitability when you're preggers as you watch your body change and change and change, and you just can't stop it because that's just what happens. And often you feel pressure to say "Pregnancy is the best!" and have a cute bump and a glow,…