30 things every mama worries about during the winter months
Winter has come and boy do we know it. The weather has been positively SHOCKING and it's us mums that feel it the most. Layering yourself up and bracing each bitter winter day is one thing. However, when you have a house full of snotty small humans to keep warm over the cold weeks, you can't help but miss the warm weather.
To remind you that you are not alone, here are 20 winter blues all mums dread this time of year!
1. Snots… Everywhere
2. Losing little hats
3. Odd gloves
4. Saying 'put your coat on' a million times
5. Uncomfortable toddlers in 100 layers
6. Sweaty foreheads under woolly hats
7. Frozen little feet in the morning
8. Massive heating bills
9. Tired tiny humans as the days get dark and short
10. Taking 100 years to layer everyone up before you leave the house
11. Feeling like you have to put tights under everything to keep them cosy
12. That first sniffle of a cold
13. Leaving the park at 3pm instead of 5pm because it's too dark
15. Little feet that trip on unravelling scarves
16. The sound of your baby coughing at 4 am
17. That first head scratch indicating you have guests for the cold season
18. Having to entertain them indoors for hours
19. Running out of healthy and wholesome meal ideas to keep the winter bugs at bay
20. Packing extra layers everywhere you go
21. Dirty tissues found in pockets
22. Hours spent drying laundry indoors
23. Frozen little hands that refuse to wear gloves
24. Finding clean vests every morning
25. Keeping them warm at night as they kick off their duvet
26. Rushing to dress them quickly after a bath so they don't get cold
27. Driving EVERYWHERE because of the weather
28. Taking off all their layers so they are safe in car seats
29. That one child in every family that refuses to wear a coat
30. Sticking to your budget as Christmas looms
What are your least favourite things about parenting in winter?