MOST new mums look forward to a maternity leave full of family visits, catch-ups with friends and a selection of baby groups. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds, who last wee…
But then I remember this is a virtual mummy-and-baby meeting via video chat app Zoom.Mum Georgette Culley and five-month-old Jude are dancing with 150 mums and their babies to Pharrell Williams on a virtual mummy-and-baby meetingSo I pop him in his cot and join the other mums at the Baby College class for a catch-up.Like most women, I had big plans when I found out I was pregnant.
Maternity leave would give me more time to see friends and Jude would get loads of attention from his grandparents. But just as I was getting the hang of motherhood, lockdown happened and we are cooped up in a small flat with no garden.He loves our one-hour walks — his eyes darting around taking in the trees, ducks, and other children.I’ve spent a fortune on Amazon buying new educational toys for him, but nothing beats interacting with other people.
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