Chloe: ‘It’s barbaric to knock mothers for their success stories’
Chloe Goodman, 27, whose daughter Isla is nearly one, says mums shouldn’t feel bad about feeling great and shouldn’t shoulder the blame for other people’s bad experiences.
The Ex On The Beach star says, “It really bothers me that new mums can’t share their journeys into motherhood if they have been positive. Why would we look at a post like Laura’s and think she’s gloating? She is sharing her own journey – if you don’t want to see it, then don’t look. “It’s nice when pregnancy, birth and parenting have gone so well for someone, especially a first-time mum. I don’t think they should be torn down or trolled for celebrating their success stories – it’s barbaric!
“For me, some days I feel like Supermum and some days I’m barely keeping it together. I previously lost a child through a missed miscarriage and my pregnancy with Isla was really difficult as I had to have stitches so I could carry her, and I was banned from being intimate and having baths.
“There were lots of limitations and I struggled to bond with Isla for six months, but I would never look at somebody else and say, ‘Why me?’ I’d just think, ‘Oh, bad luck’ and just be happy I had a child. There are always people who are worse off.
“I was also worried about losing myself after becoming a mum, so seeing other women who are able to be mums and work, and who have found a great balance, is inspiring for me and other women.
“When I was pregnant so many people would tell me my life would be over. Yes, of course it’s hard, but it gets better! Instead of blaming people we’ve never met for how we feel, and dictating what they should post, we all need to appreciate and enjoy our own lives – and we’ve all certainly had enough doom and gloom this year!”