Motherhood is like a school where you must attend the course yourself in order to understand it. There are many assumptions and corrections we make before we become mothers and then we discover a bunch of other things that we didn't expect. Though some of these things may not happen to you, here are ten things that come with being a mother - whether you like it or not.

10 Things That Happen To You During Motherhood 

1. A deeper voice

I think I am experiencing this one. I just feel my voice has changed ever since I gave birth and guess what? It's deeper. I think it comes because motherhood needs an authoritative tone to go with it, lol. Or we are too tired to form small voices, lol.

A deep voice is a common change in motherhood. Some women may love it while others don't but it is something to be expected.

2. Forgetting things more

Let me share an example; I go to get something and upon reaching there, I forget what I wanted to get. And this happens so many times a day. Sometimes I forget completely what I did just yesterday. It really surprises me how I forget things.

In my opinion, it is caused by tiredness or the fact that we work like robots as mothers. When you've got a list of things to do, it's easy to be forgetful. That's why it happens often.

3. Always tired

Even when I'm just getting out of bed I'm already tired. Thinking about what I have to do during the day makes me tired already.

4. Always sleepy

Moms never sleep enough BTW. There's so little time to rest and so much to do. It's even hard to get two hours of sleep without interruption.

5. Always worried

I worry about a lot of things and all of them are centred around how my baby will be affected. Even when I worry about my wellbeing, it's mostly because I know my baby needs me to be in the best of health so that I can take better care of her.

These and more can get you worried even in your sleep. You may not even want to leave your baby alone for fear that anything can happen to them during the one second that you are away.

6. More grateful

Yeah, I'm more grateful than I was before. I just feel grateful for life and health and everything good that happens daily no matter how small it is.

Seeing your baby grow little by little is something to be grateful for every day.

7. Become more patient

Motherhood has a way of testing your patience. It has made me more patient. I still do get angry quickly but I have to swallow it most of the time and apply patience instead of reacting without thinking.

8. Value little things even more

Little moments matter even more now. The best moments are those we spend smiling; laughing, cooking, and eating together. These moments create the best memories and as a mom, I tend to cherish them the most now.

9. Pray more

I pray more for my baby myself and my family. I pray anytime, anywhere. I have conversations with God like I'm talking to a friend and I love how close I have become to God.

10. Make more sacrifices

Being a mother comes with sacrifices. You sacrifice your time, energy, health and sanity to be a good mother every day. And though it's sometimes difficult, these sacrifices are just one of the best things to give your children.

Yet this doesn't mean that you can't get enough of self-development. It's necessary to improve and develop yourself daily but you may also need to stop or slow down for a while in order to get the best out of it.

It doesn't entice you any longer.

Self-development can make you feel worse when all you do is read books, and blogs and watch videos or audios without a break. 

When you don't see as much result as the effort you put into self-development, you may begin to feel like you need to stop because it's not working. 

Does every content you see on self-development look familiar? Do you feel like you've seen it or read it all already? When you can tell the rest of the article or video after seeing the title or intro then you've consumed enough self-development content.

When you are looking for more personal information that applies to you and what you are passing through, then you have consumed a lot of self-development content. 

Take out time to try them out and verify the information you have acquired.

Rome was not built in a day. You need time to learn new habits and practice them in order to see results.

Slow down on getting more self-development ideas. Work on the knowledge you already have.

Have your daily dose of motivation while you apply other self-development tricks you have learnt. 

Self-development is great but can be overwhelming when you are not seeing results or have had too much of it. 

I'm enjoying reading blogs from French-speaking bloggers. I used to read these blogs when I just started blogging because I was trying to understand the world of blogging. But now, I read them for my own pleasure (and to keep learning from them of course). I enjoy their way of writing and telling stories. I hope to tell stories as good as they do.

I'm showing the real me because I don't have the energy to fake anything. I haven't been posting every day because I have been confused for the longest time about how to present myself to you guys on Instagram. I'll go with the flow and talk about my interests on Instagram. I hope you guys find it interesting too.

Those are a bit of the things I am doing right now. I'm looking forward to sharing more beautiful posts with you guys in the days to come.