The testimony of Véronique, @Happynewmom on Instagram: “I want to play down the worries of motherhood”

What do you get from your Insta, Facebook and YouTube channel accounts?

@Happynewmom : After my childbirth, I went through a real moment of depression and I wanted to share the story of my childbirth with other mothers, to find women who had experienced the same thing as me. Over time, I also began to tell about our IVF journey and then my daily life. I like this exchange, this sharing of experiences and knowledge, this sincerity. I try to answer all my “web friends” even if it takes me a long time.

What makes your accounts successful?

@Happynewmom : I think the side “de-dramatizing”, without taboos. For example, I invented the “cauliflower team” to talk about our anatomy after childbirth… They say of me that I am “painting nature”! That sums me up well. I arrive at school with my head loose in the morning. I put on a machine and I forget to extend it. And my house, which looks tidy in the photos, is in fact overrun with boxes and parcels! Not to mention my daughter who cries as soon as she is upset. I have a real teenager at home and I’m not hiding it at all!

The moments with the children, how does it go?

@Happynewmom : In the morning it’s speed, I prepare both and me in the middle! I always get up at the last moment … I often finish my hairstyle, my makeup after returning from school. In the evening, I put the blog aside to devote myself to the big one: snack, games, bath, meal. I also take her to the dance every Wednesday. We cycle on Saturdays, I take the stroller to walk a little sporty. But we would like to have time to do things on our own with the big girl. Activities just for her. 

Parents: Have you returned to work since Andrea was born?

@Happynewmom : The birth of Anna was very complicated, it was a big baby, badly positioned, the labor lasted a long time, I had a lot of stitches. I had the after-effects of childbirth at the level of the anal sphincter. I got back to work with my problems and my overflow of emotions. I had a big slump. After the birth of Andrea, the embarrassment returned, especially when I was under stress, which is the case in my job (banking advisor). In short, I am in a moment of pause, I am thinking about orienting myself towards communication.

You and your husband Murphy had your babies through IVF, what do you remember from this experience?

@Happynewmom : Both In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) went very well and worked the first time every attempt, although it was logistically very tiring. What shocked me was the attitude of the first doctor I consulted after a year of trying. He immediately prescribed a treatment to boost ovulation even though no thorough examination had been carried out. I quickly changed my doctor to see a renowned specialist. In fact, the concern came from my husband who suffers from azoospermia …

How did Murphy take this news?

@Happynewmom : By the time the diagnosis was announced, it was hard for both of us. Well, especially for me. Murphy handled the news better than I did, even though he lost hair from the stress! But he took a step back. After Anna was born, when the midwife asked us what our contraception would be, he replied, “I’m a pill all to myself!” “.