“I can stay at home with the kids and while they sleep, I can work on my new business venture.” Those are familiar thoughts that run through many women’s minds when motherhood transitions to mom-preneur.

I live in the UK and mental health isn’t spoken about enough over here in my opinion. There seems to be a certain stigma around it and a feeling of embarrassment if you have any form of mental illness.

For me, the hardest part of being a Mum is the self-flagellation we constantly do, we as Mums are constantly beating ourselves up. I hear so many people on Mum’s groups, at work and with friends talking about “Is it bad that I did this, or that” or even “Is it bad that I felt like this…” How we feel, should always be ok. 

So, it's time to go back to work. It feels like just a matter of weeks since I put that 'out of office' on, I had a completely empty inbox, and I walked out the door - a little teary - to take up my new job as 'mum'. I was incredibly emotional leaving, full of apprehension and hormones.

Life changes from the moment you find out that there is a tiny life growing inside you. For many expectant moms or moms with kids already, it is a joyous experience with a build-up of excitement but for other moms…it’s a scary experience.

Strangers strike up conversations with you in the street, your work colleagues regularly touch your bump, and everyone wants to share their very own birthing stories with you. It seems that everyone has a little piece of advice for when baby arrives but what they don’t tell you is about ‘the fear’…

Before my baby came along, I was a very proud PAWrent to my adorable fur baby Rani. She was my baby. Don’t get me wrong, she still is my baby but you can understand that the family dynamic has changed! Rani entered our lives as a rescue dog.

I always knew I would be a mother. I had no doubt in my mind that that’s what my future would hold, as cliche as it sounds I was born to be a mum. And not to sound too conceited but I knew I would be good at it.