As a doula, I get to see new families forming and growing all the time. I get to witness the joy, connection and evolution of the family unit, and I also get to witness the struggles and stresses of being a parent in 2024.
One worry that I see crop up over and over again is how to stay on top of it all. How will you ever get through the to-do list if every time you tick something off, ten new things get added? How will you be able to handle a second child, or a third, when you’re already so busy with one, or two? When and how will you go back to work, and how will the family dynamic change when that happens? How can you possibly be expected to prioritize family time when you’re just trying to make ends meet?