If you ever wonder how to explain the mental load to your other half, you’re not alone. Parenting is hard enough as it is without the heaviness of the mental load affecting your health.
Parenting comes with lots of surprises along the way, such as going through - and understanding - matrescence, kinkeeping, and how much you hate playing with your kid (but you do it anyway) not to mention what new mums go through as they deal with their new body post pregnancy (regardless of whether you're plus size and pregnant or straight sized and pregnant). It can sometimes feel all-consuming, and then there's the mental load...
