'I went back to work when my baby was 6 months - it felt great and made me a better mum'
21.07.2023 - 11:17
/ ok.co.uk
Eimear O'Hagan felt an immediate connection to Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague when she saw the ex Islander open up about not feeling mum guilt in a new YouTube video. After welcoming her daughter Bambi into the world earlier this year, the TV personality has been praised by fans for admitting to feeling “proud” to go to work while her little one is at home. This is something that 41 year old Eimear can relate to.
Here, the writer describes why her enthusiasm to return back to work following the birth of her two sons, Ruadhan, eight and Donnacha, five, doesn’t make her a bad mum… “Sitting at my desk, I sipped my cup of coffee, read my emails and sighed with contentment. It was my first week back at work after having my first child, and it felt great to be ‘work me’ again, using my brain and writing skills, chatting on the phone with colleagues and knowing I was bringing in an income after six months on paltry statutory maternity pay. Did I feel guilty? Absolutely not.
Why would I? After giving birth in May 2015, I’d devoted myself day and night to my son, giving him every scrap of my energy and attention. I’d breastfed on demand, taken him to baby massage classes, sang and read to him, pureed avocado and wiped it off the walls when he chucked it at them, and played for hours as he became more active and aware. I’d loved absolutely every moment of it.
But did I want that to be the entirety of my life, 24/7, until he started school in five years time? Definitely not. Clearly, neither does Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague who returned to work three months after having her first baby Bambi, who was born in January this year. She’s recently admitted she feels guilty about not experiencing ‘mum guilt’ about her decision, and
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