#29 | Becoming a Mum in My 30's: My Honest Thoughts..

<p>Thank you for being here! 🤍</p><p><br></p><p>Disclaimer: If motherhood, fertility, loss or TTC is something that feels tender or difficult for you right now, please know there is absolutely no pressure to listen to this episode. Please take care of yourself first and if you are navigating something difficult in this space, I’m sending you so much love. 🤍</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is a really personal chat about becoming a mum in my 30s, why I’ve never questioned whether I want to be a mum, but why getting older has completely changed the way I think about when and how I enter motherhood.</p><p><br></p><p>With three of my close friends becoming mums recently, motherhood has suddenly felt a lot closer and more tangible, and it’s had me thinking about what I want to experience, build and prioritise before I step into that season of my life.</p><p><br></p><p>We get into:</p><ul><li><p>Why I’ve always known I want to be a mum</p></li><li><p>How getting older has made me feel LESS rushed, not less certain</p></li><li><p>Why I believe in “selfishly first, then selflessly”</p></li><li><p>The foundations I’m intentionally trying to build before motherhood</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The things I want to experience with Cruise before we have kids</p></li><li><p>Why I want to romanticise this current season of my life instead of constantly rushing towards the next one</p></li><li><p>What I think motherhood will ask of me and why I want to be ready for it to be hard</p></li><li><p>The kind of mum I want to be and the kind of woman I want to become</p></li><li><p>The pressure around age, timelines and what the internet tells us about fertility</p></li><li><p>The fears and “what ifs” I sometimes have about becoming a mum</p></li><li><p>Why I’m learning to focus on what I can control now and surrender the rest</p></li><li><p>Creating a life that gives me the freedom to choose what motherhood looks like for me</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p>This is obviously just my own experience and perspective, and I’m not here to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t be doing before becoming a mum. Everyone’s journey is so different. 🤍</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re in your 20s or 30s and thinking about motherhood, I hope this conversation makes you feel a little less rushed and a little more grounded in your own timeline.</p><p><br></p><p>Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) &amp; share this with someone who needs to hear that there’s no one “right” way to prepare for mother