In this week’s podcast episode of "Sense by Meg Faure" podcast, I welcome back Cass, who has been sharing her experiences with baby Max for almost a year. I am so grateful to have had Cass on the show and for her commitment to sharing her journey, including the gritty aspects of motherhood. Max is approaching his first birthday in three weeks, and our journey is coming to an end following Cass and her thriving, gorgeous baby boy.

Cass gets candid today and admits that motherhood has changed her. She is a self-confessed ‘control freak’ who has had to learn how to be kinder to herself and let go of control when it comes to raising a child. She had a pivotal moment realising that a child is an individual human being, and they don’t fit into the preconceived ideas she had in her head. Cass shares that her experience with weaning has been challenging as Max would sometimes get bored with food and start buzzing around. Despite this, Cass learned that she only had to show up and give Max everything within her capability and not worry about mom guilt. I agree 100% - like adolescence is a journey from childhood to adulthood, matrescence is the physical, emotional, hormonal, and social transition to becoming a mother.

The conversation moved on to touch on topics such as baby shoes, walking, accidents, and language development. We discussed the challenges of keeping babies safe from falls and accidents while they are learning to walk, and while we do what we can to provide a safer environment, it's impossible to prevent all accidents from happening. We also talked about Max's recent language development, with Cass sharing that he has started saying his first words, including "hello" and "dog." Listen for all of this and more as we (almost) celebrate Max turning one years old!