A Real‑Life Mum‑Thought So baby arrived, and honestly, maternity leave has been a whole movie. It's been joyful, chaotic, tender, exhausting, heart‑melting, all of it. I just need to look at my baby and boom, pure joy. Actually, pure love. You know what, it's both pure joy and love. I adore this version of me — the mummy version. But time? Time is a sprinter. I had 12 months of maternity leave, and suddenly… It’s almost over. Some days I wish I’d taken the 18‑month option, bu
