21/09/2026
11 babies in 16 days!!
I love what I do. Being there for the first breath, the first cry, the moment a family becomes something new. It never gets old.
But somewhere in that stretch, I realised I was running on empty. And then came the mom guilt, the “should I really be taking time for myself?” voice.
Here’s what I am learning: rest isn’t selfish. I can’t pour from an empty cup, not for my patients and not for my own babies.
So I took a little R & R. Quite. Alone. Just me.
To every mom (and doctor, and caregiver) who feels guilty for stepping away: you’re not less of a mom for needing rest. You are a better one for it x