Being Amelia’s mother it’s a blessing! But let me tell you that I have dark circle around my eyes. I am sleep-deprived!
She is teething and using my breasts as a dummy during the night, or wakes up crying 5-10 minutes and then back to sleep.
Oh, yes, I am trying to wean her off but takes time.
We are in 2024 not 1995 when my inexperienced mother listened to a “witch” neighbour to apply some chilli powder around her breast to wean me off. My mother stated that my mouth was swollen and I cried all night long, well what would she expect!?
Amelia is just fine, playing while myself is sitting and wishing for 2 more hours of sleep.
Wait, are you wondering why I am not calling a family member to look after her while I rest? Good joke, there’s no one, apart from me and her Dad!
All her so-called family is in Romania, but even if we were in Romania I don’t see anyone coming to help, or maybe one of my sisters 🤔…
Some parents were blessed with childcare for free and others with this statement “Please pay your childcare fees by the 10th of this month 60% of your salary!”
With the rest of the 40% pay half of your rent, and welcome to the UK!
Amelia will be starting nursery in 1 week. Blessings and tears surely are about to happen 🙏
Parenting is all about loving unconditionally, waking up at 2 AM, paying nursery fees, wishing for 2 more hours of sleep when you know the Genie is blocked in the teapot 🫖 and drinking 5 coffees a day to keep that motivation and so much more.
Stay humble and honest, parents!
CRINAMORPHO 