I was jealous of my friends having babies – but not for the reason I thought
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Because while Adele, globally acclaimed singer and multi-millionaire that she is, can afford to lightly hop off the daily grind treadmill “just ’cos”, there’s only one viable way for most other women to do likewise. Don’t get it twisted: I know that maternity leave is not a “year off”, “baby vacation” or any other wildly offensive description suggesting it’s some kind of holiday. A gruelling, sleep-deprived period awaits, defined by intense boredom, endless bodily fluids, hysteria and bouts of depression alongside the completely overwhelming “love like you’ve never experienced it” bit. Or, as writer Amy Key so poetically put it, a “maternity leave of the soul”; a time to “step out of our structures, habits and work’s expectations to see what we can find there.
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