For a long time, motherhood was seen as a role that women simply stepped into. Even now, it is often viewed in society as something instinctual that appears as soon as a baby is born. Sometimes the shift into motherhood can feel like this. But more often than not, this underestimates the reality of what it means to become a mother/birthing parent. For many women/birthing people, becoming a mum is a profound transition that affects every part of their life. What is matrescenc