A single mother reflects on her first year of parenthood and shares her advice for others in the same position.
Well, I did it: my daughter is now a one-year-old. Together, we have navigated her babyhood, and somehow, 365 days later, she is a toddler. No longer is her age measured in weeks or months, but actual years. Glimpses of the person that she is going to be have started to appear. She can walk; she can say “mum-mum”; she can have an almighty tantrum if her sippy cup is empty.
She can get up the stairs faster than you can shout, “Who left the door open?!” She likes Strictly Come Dancing and Harry Styles. When I became a single mother at eight weeks postpartum, I was extremely frightened about the future. I had no idea how I was going to manage. Yet I did – you just do. Nobody’s first year as a parent looks the same, and we all come up with coping mechanisms. If you have found yourself in the same position as me, here are my pearls of wisdom for you. Make your own village It’s a cliché for a reason. It is impossible to try to do everything yourself. All that will happen is that you will be unhappy, and therefore so will your bab
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