Meg Brackpool

[pommobear]

TBH I think there is a certain type of personality absolutely desperate to prove they can still live their previous life after they have kids. In my experience you simply can't. If you're lucky enough not to have a colicky newborn who is a good sleeper then maybe yes, in those early days it's easy enough to do the things you did before as they are non mobile and asleep most of the time. But I think it would take a very strange type of person not to experience an absolutely seismic emotional shift after having a baby. It fundamentally changes you. Maybe if you aren't a very sensitive person it doesn't do that but I have had three babies and honestly find it impossible to understand how you could *not* be overwhelmed after having one, emotionally if nothing else. Certainly it's most noticeable with the first but I've had it after each of mine. And my youngest was a dream as a newborn! He has just turned two now and those days are long gone

 

[Violetmissing]

Linked here: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88550130

I must say I do absolutely love her decor / what they’ve done with it but it’s on an incredibly busy road and I really wouldn’t call Arley’s room a bedroom so I think 5 bedrooms is a stretch!

I just don’t know how they have the money.
They’ll be moving to the sea or to Australia I imagine.

 

[Anotherct]

Sorry, who is Claire?

 

[Violetmissing]

Claire Kennedy - mates with Meg.

 

[Hypnotizedchicken]

I feel for anyone struggling with fertility that follows meg, she wasnt even sure she wanted kids and now she's popped one out and everything is perfect

 

[Anotherct]

I feel for anyone struggling with fertility that follows meg, she wasnt even sure she wanted kids and now she's popped one out and everything is perfect

This is me. We’ve been TTC with no luck not given up hope yet though and I take everything she says with a pinch of salt.

 

[pommobear]

This is me. We’ve been TTC with no luck not given up hope yet though and I take everything she says with a pinch of salt.

I would take it with a three tonne bag of salt!!

Best of luck to you. I had four miscarriages between babies 1 and 2.

 

[Cherrypie32]

And now nights are a doddle, c’mon Meg give new mums a break some of them could be feeling pretty crap they’re not living the motherhood dream.

 

[Carnations & Corner Baths]

She’s THAT mum in the NCT group isn’t she

 

[pommobear]

Sorry but even if your baby is an absolute dream and does nothing but sleep and feed, you get weepy and emotional because of the hormones. How does she not have that? It's odd at this point.

 

[Aussie]

Let's not forget, a few insta stories & posts is not a true snapshot of actual reality.

 

[Anotherct]

She’s pissing me off now. This is not reality for most mums. Especially the spending! The majority are struggling to pay their mortgage on maternity pay. Granted this again is not her problem but she’s doing my head in

 

[RibenaBerry]

Her stories today are so smug and insensitive. Apparently loads of women feel like her after having a baby and are just too scared of getting backlash to say so I’m glad she’s had a great birth and postpartum experience so far, but there’s just zero acknowledgement that she’s been incredibly lucky.

 

[Carnations & Corner Baths]

She’s literally 10 days in! She’s got no bleeping clue but thinks she’s an expert. It does not feel like this a few months down the line. It’s not easy, it’s not always fun. Even with the best baby and all the help in the world the realism for most mums is it’s tough, yes there is joy but there are lots of really hard times. I love my kids, love being a mum but I would not want to go back to the newborn years.

 

[Tell.A.Tale]

I also highly doubt she’s reading during night feeds. C’mon, at best she is scrolling on her phone or planning her next OOTD

 

[Hypnotizedchicken]

Anyone else think Sam is concerned at the amount of coffee intake

 

[Loplik44]

I know everyone is different (and I’m not aiming this at anyone if they have done the same) but even if you felt amazing during that first week I can’t understand the rush to go out and about every single day for coffee and cake dates.. everything she done in the last few weeks waiting for baby. Why not just switch off and enjoy that first magical week as a family of three getting to grips with baby and just savouring the moment!

 

[Floogals]

I had a very easy newborn, dreamy!! Still never had a chance to read during the night feeds as I was checking his latch, making sure he fed enough, was absolutely shattered still! But I managed to do my hair and makeup and look presentable. Because they’re little potatoes who don’t move!
Now he’s 7 months old, screams bloody murder if I’m more than a foot away from him and I look feral at all times because I am at his beck and call stopping him diving head first off the bed or eating my blusher!! it’ll get harder!!

 

[kingfisher100]

It’s insufferable. I wish she’d put the phone down and enjoy her amazing postpartum period

 

[Bunnyface]

It’s lovely that she’s having a perfect time but I don’t really get the logic behind needing to share that to support others who might be in the same boat. It’s like saying ‘I know some people have struggled to conceive for years and had multiple miscarriages’ but I haven’t and my story is also valid. You don’t really need that kind of support when everything is perfect, but when you are in the ‘trenches’ as it can be, with a baby with reflux who won’t be put down, struggling to breastfeed, no mat pay, no village etc then posts like these might make a horrible and lonely situation feel worse.