Before becoming a parent, it’s easy to imagine how things will be. But the day-to-day reality of caring for a child can look very different from what was expected. Matrescence is the physical, emotional, psychological, and social transition a person goes through when they becomes a mother. The term matrescence was popularised by anthropologist Dana Raphael in the 1970s.
Below are various articles, blogs, podcasts and tips that maybe of interest to you.
Baby Chick Article - Motherhood: This Isn’t What I Expected… The expectations for motherhood (or lack of them) can be surprising. And hard. One mother shares, "This isn't what I expected!"
Pop Sugar Article - What No One Tells You About Matrescence
Very Well Mind Article - How to Avoid Falling Into the Expectations vs Reality Trap - There’s a lovely phrase in the pictures about ‘ask yourself what you’re expecting from a situation’.
Compassionate Wellness Counseling Article - 3 Tips For Managing Expectations In Motherhood
Dr Tess Browne Article - Becoming a Mother: The Impact of Expectation
ZenCare - Transition to New Parenthood
BBC Worklife Article - The hidden load: How 'thinking of everything' holds mums back
Mother & Baby Article - The invisible burden: How the ‘mental load’ of motherhood holds mums back
Cope Article - Newborn baby and adjusting to parenthood
Juggling the Mental Load - tips
https://pickanytwo.net/overwhelmed-by-motherhood/
https://www.thepragmaticparent.com/overwhelmed-by-motherhood/
https://motherhoodandmayhem.online/mom-burn-out-overwhelm/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/returning-parental-leave/zj74jfr
https://www.theorganisedmum.blog/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/parents-wellbeing-coping-strategies/zgwd96f
https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/4540/blp-feeling-overwhelmed-poster-web.pdf
Podcasts
Baby sleep Matrescence, Milk and Melt-Downs: welcome to motherhood
The Motherkind Podcast (Zoe Blaskey)