One mum's answer to the question: 'How's maternity leave?'
If this is your first baby, you might have imagined maternity leave as a time of walks in the park and coffee with friends, and as you settle into life as a new parent you'll have people asking how it is all going. One mum responded to the question on TikTok with a data visualisation of the reality of maternity leave.
When all the nappy changes, feeds, play and soothing your baby are put together, you can see why you're probably more tired than you expected to be!
You might feel that you would like to be doing more or have a list of tasks you planned to complete during maternity leave. Pausing and thinking about just how much time caring for your baby takes might help you to let some of the jobs list go for now.
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