Things you will definitely do wrong when you have a child

Hold me dear, you are doing NOTHING wrong. In any case, you are doing your best. But pregnant friends, others will have all sorts of opinions about you. Not necessarily about you as a person, but about you as a mother. A selection of what I got thrown at me.

‘Are you breastfeeding? I didn't feel like that. After the birth, my body was mine again. Greetings. What a hassle, right? Are you really up for that?’

Yes, I do it as long as it works. It's nature, may I?

‘Do you drink a glass of wine while breastfeeding? Then your child drinks along, right?’

I drink a glass right after feeding. By the time of the next feeding, it seems to me that it has already been well absorbed by my body. And it doesn't happen every day or anything.

‘How many days does your child go to daycare? Five! Ouch.’

Uh, yes. But only when she was two years old. In Sweden and Spain, it's the most normal thing in the world, but you act like I'm doing something to my child.

‘Are you already going on vacation with your baby? Don't you think that's dangerous?’

We're going to the south of France and believe it or not, but there are also hospitals there. And babies.

‘Did you only breastfeed for four months? I did it for two years.’

Fine, if you don't mind being on your period from your breasts, be my guest. I found the combination of work and breastfeeding a bit tricky in a company with 1100 women and a pumping room.

‘Does your child still sleep in your room???’

Yes. A lion doesn't throw her cub in the corner of the den. If she and we feel good about it, what exactly is the problem?

‘Don't you just give Olvarit?’ (with my first child)

No, because I have the time and enjoy letting her taste the purest flavors.

‘Do you give Olvarit??’

Yes, because I have two more children and no time to cook and puree my own vegetables, and besides, she loves it and is perfectly healthy.

‘Didn't you make that treat yourself?’

Well, it is homemade, just not by me.

‘Aren't you doing potty training yet?’

What comes, comes.

So dear Tessa, just prepare yourself for it. You will NEVER do it right. As long as your children are happy, that's what you should think.