After giving birth, was it difficult for you to come home?
It’s very hard and we don’t realize it. We see it as a great emotional charge and a great moment of solitude. At the beginning, Jules’s cradle was in our room: it moved, woke me up. Without telling daddy, I changed his room.
There are also tears, the place of the father, of the mother. Me, very possessive, and my man, “very mother”. I had a rough month, I understood why some couples separate. I went through a big baby blues. I had to be in the action. While he slept, I did the laundry. I accumulated fatigue, and then the bamboo strike happened. At one point, I thought I was not going to come back up the slope. My advice: listen to yourself and rest!
Have you been well supported, especially when it comes to your desire to breastfeed?
I wanted to breastfeed and breastfed for 4 months. I was very well accompanied. I gave birth at the clinic. What happiness breastfeeding! When he was born, my son was already a good breastfeeder. I also used a breast pump. However, weaning was a bit more difficult.
We must stop blaming women who want to breastfeed and work. This is why I am really for the development of corporate nurseries.
Are you an anguished mom?
I am not anxious, except for food, sleep and poo. I have to say that Jules is a really easy going kid. We take him everywhere, he sleeps.
A little tip from a young mother?
Lanolin, super effective against crevices. I also spread it on during my pregnancy.
Otherwise, buy pretty clothes after childbirth and especially not keep your maternity clothes. There is no better way to feel good.
What are your plans for 2011?
Take care of my son. I should also finish writing the screenplay for my first book and the one for my play “The Bathroom”. At the end of 2011, in principle, I will play at the theater in Marseille.
« Nine months in the life of a woman », The story of Astrid Veillon’s pregnancy is available in bookstores. Editions Calmann-Levy.
Thank you to the Trocadero Best Western hotel for their welcome.