9 things I wish I'd known about having a baby
Ten weeks ago I gave birth to a happy, healthy baby girl. It was a planned pregnancy and my partner and I felt more than ready to begin the adventure that is parenthood. We are both in our early 30s, we have a mortgage, stable jobs and a high maintenance dog (our parenting practice run, if you will). The logical next step was to add a bouncing baby to the mix. Only I’ve now realised that it is virtually impossible to be ready to be a parent. Sure, you can stock up on dummies