Tag: motherhood

  • Being Pregnant While Parenting Two Toddlers

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    I am currently 8 months pregnant. At home I have a four-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son. Life is busy, noisy, and full of movement from morning until evening. Being pregnant after having a child with Down syndrome brings many emotions. Our two-year-old has Down syndrome, and now we are expecting another baby. This pregnancy…

  • Spring Outside and in My Heart

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    Spring has finally arrived – both outside and in my heart. After weeks of illness in our family, things are slowly getting better. My partner is back at work, our daughter has returned to kindergarten, and life is beginning to find its rhythm again. Yesterday I went outside twice with our two-year-old son for a…

  • Infertility, Timing, and the Truth About Starting a Family

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    Infertility Is Becoming a Quiet Crisis Fertility crisis is becoming an increasingly serious problem in today’s world. Many people simply don’t get pregnant when they want to. This reality is heartbreaking in ways that are hard to put into words. There are many reasons behind it. One is health-related—our bodies are affected by years of…

  • The Everyday Joys and Challenges of Life with a Four-Year-Old and a Two-Year-Old

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    Our children are the most precious thing my partner and I have. We love them more than anything. This is what our daily life with two young children, aged four and two, looks like. Constant Motion, Constant Energy Most days can be summed up with one word: movement. I’m always amazed when we see a…

  • From No Children to One, From One to Two: What Really Changes

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    The Biggest Shift Is Becoming a Parent at All I truly believe this is the biggest difference of all: having children versus not having them. I am raising a four-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son, and I have come to understand that parenting is the most meaningful work in the world. No career, mission, or…

  • Living in the Countryside: Joys, Challenges, and Raising a Child with Down Syndrome

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    We live in the countryside.Our village has around 100 people. The nearest town, with about 10,000 residents, is a one-hour drive away. This is a huge luxury when you consider how many people around the world live in matchbox-sized apartments in concrete apartment blocks. No wonder birth rates are so low. Children are born where…

  • I Failed My Daughter — And I Still Can’t Forgive Myself

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    I still carry postpartum guilt. I keep replaying the moments, thinking of all the things I wish I had done differently with my daughter. This is a chapter from my e-book that I wrote through tears. Even now, I don’t know how much this has affected her, or whether I caused her lifelong trauma. The…

  • What Motherhood Gave Me That Career Never Could

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    I never thought motherhood was for me. At school, I was the “golden child.” I remembered everything effortlessly. I didn’t need to take notes. Good grades came easily simply by listening. University felt like the logical next step, and I completed my degrees all the way to a master’s level. At the same time, I…

  • A New Year That Didn’t Start Quietly

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    Happy New Year to everyone! This holiday season turned out to be one of the most intense I have ever experienced. So much happened that at times I completely forgot that I am pregnant. I once read that stay-at-home mothers get an average of 17 minutes of quiet, uninterrupted time for themselves each day. I’m…

  • Finding Time for Yourself as a Parent: Why “Time for Yourself as a Parent” Matters More Than We Admit

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    We constantly hear about how important it is to take time for yourself as a parent, both alone and together with your partner. In reality, though, it’s not always that simple. Even though we live together with our children’s grandparents, we still almost never get moments alone. Maybe we don’t prioritize it enough, but the…