The New Motherhood

Becoming Noah’s mum has truly been the most incredible gift i’ve been given to date. I was lucky to have a smooth delivery with no complications - I honestly didn’t expect motherhood to be such an incredible experience. I remember so distinctly the day I gave birth to him, as Noah came out - the doctor’s asked the Nurse to give him a bit of oxygen, and I could hear his gently cry. As he lay on my chest it took me a moment to realise that our world would never be the same again. This tiny human, so pure, so untainted - had come into this world, he was now our responsibility. I had dreamt of having a family in my early twenties and here I was at 30, a mum to the most beautiful, little boy.

Upon coming home I really struggled with finding my balance again. The transition into motherhood wasn’t an easy one. I had picked up 14 kilos after giving birth to Noah, fallen behind on my work deliverables and was trying to help my body recover from giving birth. Kevin and I were on a repetitive cycle of feeding, burping and changing Noah’s diapers every three hours. Which meant we had little to no sleep.

A friend of mine had recommended I get a baby carrier and suggested it would help me to get more work done during the day. So when Artipoppe reached out to me, I jumped at the opportunity. Artipoppe stands with women, stands for mothers being able to move freely in the world. That’s what Artipoppe represents literally: keeping your precious one close to your skin and heart in a carefully crafted baby carrier. The child feeling safe and protected, enveloped in softness, while the mother makes her way in the physical realm without having to think twice about it.

Real feminism in motherhood, what’s the meaning of this according to Anna (the founder): ‘‘That ensues when a woman becomes a mother, she can go on to live her life to the fullest with her baby by her side.’’ This utopia isn’t always attainable in today’s world – especially when we look at the workplace. Just think of how, in professional environments, we work with a 24-hour circadian biological rhythm. Whereas women, as women’s hormone expert and The New York Times-bestselling author Alisa Vitti argues, actually should consider their monthly infradian rhythm. This might not mean excruciatingly long 12-hour working days but looking at your moon cycle and adjusting your tasks accordingly.

Once my baby carrier arrived I excitedly tried it on and was shocked that Noah had fallen asleep in a matter of minutes. I was able to clean the house, prepare dinner and get all my work done. I couldn’t recommend this carrier enough, it truly changed my lifestyle and allowed me to be a mum to Noah, whilst able to get everything I needed to do, done.

Motherhood is in need of a paradigm shift; mothers should have the time and space to deeply bond with their child and take up their place in society as unique and autonomous beings.

Artipoppe is all about freedom: freedom in the way we get to move through this world, freedom to listen to that inner voice and reconnect to the wild within, the natural instincts that we are all born with.

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