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Mum guilt: No, you are not a bad mother

Mum guilt can make the already difficult job of being a mother even tougher and can eat away your confidence [Courtesy]

Ever experienced mum guilt? Well, I have. It happened two weeks ago.

I was woken up by my five-month-old crying, who, for the better part of the night, had not properly slept due to a cold, which meant I got no sleep. I looked at my watch, only to see I had slept for less than two hours.

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