There is a lot of tension and insecurity around being a new parent and this becomes even more of an issue when you are away from your family. Ann-Christin Villegas knows all about this, after relocating from her native Germany to Virginia in the USA and giving birth to two girls, both in the USA!

Ann found the process frustrating and challenging finding information and resources and she kept meeting other moms and expecting women who were in the same situation and frustrated.

Ann was so passionate about the difficulties she and others were facing that it motivated her to write a book titled Becoming A Parent: A Reality Check on Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby's First Year, to help new parents and expecting parents. For Ann, it is also very important that her parents and family in Germany have the opportunity to bond with her little ones, so they visit each year.

You'll hear Ann talk in the interview about:-

• How they plan for and manage their overseas trips and overcome the challenges of flights with young infants.
• Being confident in parenting your own way and not letting self-doubt to creep in or allow others to dictate how to parent.
• The importance of treating each of your children as a unique individual with their own ways and timeframes and not basing decisions on shoulds and have-tos!

AND much more.

So go ahead, my dear mum. Click to listen and get started.

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