NUK Magazine 60 Years of Inspiration - YOU ARE SUPERMUM!

Being a mum is a genuine gift – and one of the greatest challenges

Just between us women: It seems but a moment ago that we were on our own, responsible for manoeuvring ourselves through life according to our own ideas, reaching goals and living dreams, with all that this entails – highs, lows and powerful emotions. It wasn’t always easy. We sometimes feel and act so very differently than the supposedly stronger sex. But what’s happening now is exponentially bigger than anything we have ever felt before. Having a child of our own is the greatest joy and kindles in us emotions, protective instincts and a sense of responsibility which was never there before. We are now responsible for the life of a small person. What a great task! But how does one actually take good care of oneself when the day still has 24 hours, but these hours have to suffice for two people? Because mothers want to do everything for their baby, they sometimes forget to take care of their own needs. And when that uneasy feel- ing takes hold that they may soon be reaching the end of their rope, they feel guilty that they are even having that thought. Being a mum is one of the most beautiful things in the world – and at the same time one of the greatest challenges one can rise to every day. Responsibilities grow with the child while time seems to shrink. Is there really a secret recipe for being a great mother and at the same time a confident woman, partner, colleague and, most importantly, oneself? YOU ARE SUPERMUM!

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