Posts by Sonay Erten

Since becoming a mum, I’ve found something I did not quite expect. It is not motherhood that feels boring or under-stimulating to my ADHD brain. It is almost everything else. This post is about what happens when your priorities shift, your motivation changes shape, and being a mum becomes the thing that feels most meaningful right now.

A baby crying in public can feel huge when you are the parent. Add in bus noise, loud phone calls and sensory overload, and something ordinary can suddenly feel impossible.

I started to feel behind in motherhood because I hadn’t done “proper” baby groups early on. This post explores AuDHD parenting, comparison, and how easily invisible expectations turn into guilt that doesn’t match reality.

I thought I was late to get feeding support when my baby was a few months old, and that quickly turned into self-blame. This post explores traumatic birth recovery, mixed messages around infant feeding support, and what happens when lack of access gets mistaken for personal failure.

Pregnancy has a way of convincing you that every unfamiliar feeling is something serious. In my last post, I wrote about the time I thought I was having a miscarriage when it was actually anxiety and a stomach ache. This time, I was convinced I was having contractions. I wasn’t. It was trapped wind.

I didn’t expect a seagull in Venice to send me into a full spiral, but that’s exactly what happened. Early pregnancy anxiety is no joke, especially when you’re already prone to overwhelm.

Ok so I wasn’t exactly open minded. From quite early on, I wanted a water birth.

My little one had his first vaccinations today.

A lady in the park complimented me today

TW: Mention of emergency c-section