'Nobody told me…' Mum gets real with BRUTALLY honest post
Mum Gylisa Jayne has cast aside the misconceptions of the ‘perfect mum’, sharing an oh-so-honest list of the things she wish she had been told before she had her baby.
And we have to say – we kinda love her for it.
Not only are Gylisa Jayne’s experiences relatable, she’s also pretty damn funny. Because let’s face it, when you’re a new mum you need a sense of humour.
“There has been countless moments during my first year of motherhood, when I have thought ‘why did no one tell me about this?’” Gylisa wrote on Facebook.
“I think midwife appointments should be spent sat in their office, they wheel in a big telly (like at school) and you can watch a video of all the bits of motherhood that they left out your Sex Ed classes.”
Things nobody told Gylisa Jane
1. No one told me that stitches in your vag can actually hurt way more than birthing a 7lb baby.
2. No one told me that breastfeeding DOES F*****G HURT. It does OK?
3. No one told me that EVERYONE will have an opinion on your baby – how to feed it, how to clothe it, how to name it, how to rock it, why you should only rock it for 5 seconds a day else it will be a spoilt little f**k.
4. No one told me that I would really, honestly NEVER be alone again. This includes sh**ting, showering and shaving.
5. No one told me that actually, once you get used to not being alone – you miss them when they nap because they are so cute.
6. No one told me that pregnancy side effects last for ages… so essentially you are pregnant for like two years.
7. No one told me that eating biscuits and drinking tea is a healthy diet. Because it's not. But it gets you through the day – so who gives a shit.
8. No one told me that having a baby might make me hate my husband sometimes. That sometimes I really would prefer a cuddle with our baby. That it would feel unfair ALOT.
9. But also, no one told me that seeing him playing/cuddling/looking after our baby would make me want to pop with happiness. And then cross my legs before he suggested another.
10. No one told me that despite feeling like I couldn't do any of this, that I wouldn't know the first thing about motherhood, actually my instincts would not fail me, and everyone is winging it.
11. No one told me that they felt mad too after their babies. That they felt lonely and scared and weird and not like themselves anymore. No one told me so I felt I couldn't tell anyone I felt like that either, until one day I did tell someone and it all spilled out and I ended up sharing my words with thousands of you. And you all admitted it too.
We applaud your honesty Gylisa Jayne!