The day a woman becomes a mother she gives up so much of the person she once was.

Her family comes before her own needs and that sometimes can be to the detriment of her physical and mental health. It’s important to show your appreciation for Mum any day but never more important than on Mother’s Day. This year will be a Mother’s Day, unlike any other year. There will be no heading out for nice lunches or dinners or trawling the shops with the kids to find the perfect gift. This means that this year a little thinking outside the box is needed.  We have put together a list of things Mums really want for Mother’s Day this year.

Enjoy A Hot Cup Of Coffee

Uninterrupted Shower/Bath Alone

This may sound like a standard everyday thing for some but for a Mum of young kids, you would be surprised how hard this can be to accomplish.  Mums can rarely fit in a daytime shower or bath without an audience in the bathroom with them. More often than not we can even end up with a little person joining us in the bath or shower. There is something so relaxing about being able to truly enjoy a hot shower on your own. To be able to take the time to really enjoy the feeling of the water on your skin. Wash your hair, shave where necessary and not having to rush through and nearly lose a knee cap or the back of your ankle. If you want to make it extra special maybe get mum a nice exfoliant, body wash, and moisturiser to use to really glam up the experience.

A Nap – What Mums Really Want

A lot of times Mums are running on empty. We have the inept ability to take on more than we can handle and yet still feel like we are not doing enough.  Especially if we have little ones who still don’t sleep through the night we are in desperate need of catching up on some sleep. So what sounds more amazing when you are exhausted than taking a nap? If it’s possible to allow Mum to have time to take a nap in an empty house. So, Partners, this is a good opportunity for you to take the kids out for a walk or bike ride and give Mum the peace and quiet she needs to really be able to relax. If when you arrive back Mum is still sleeping then she obviously needs it so find other ways to keep the kids preoccupied until she is ready to wake up on her own.

Mums Really Want To Not Have To Cook

So there are a couple of ways you can make this one happen. If there are older kids in the house get them involved in cooking dinner for the whole family. Partners if not then it’s on you. If you can’t cook then order in. The biggest thing though is to make sure Mum doesn’t have to do a thing! You organise it all whether that’s shopping for ingredients or ordering the takeaway and going to pick it up. Plus remember that doing the cleaning up afterwards is just as important. As a mum, I can honestly say what a huge task it is to cook multiple meals a day every day for a family. That’s why giving mum a whole day’s break from the cooking will be well appreciated.

Not Having To Do The Bedtime Routine

Bedtime can be difficult even at the best of times. For those of us whose partners work late or away, we tend to do the bedtime routine on our own a lot of the time. Putting one child to bed is one thing but when you start trying to get multiple children all fed, bathed, stories and into bed it can be quite a task. So, on Mother’s Day give Mum a break. At the end of the day for one night it doesn’t matter if all kids aren’t bathed, it doesn’t matter if everyone doesn’t get a story. The most important thing is that Mum gets a break. So do what you have to to give Mum the night off. Partners, give Mum a book and a glass of wine and tell her she can go and relax because you have got it covered.

Dads, I’m sure you’re probably feeling like there is a lot of pressure on your for this day but remember you are stepping up to do the things that Mum does on her own most days. You are teaching your children to appreciate all the things that Mum does for them on a daily basis so get them involved and let them know why you are doing what you are to give mum a break. This is a great time to vocalise to them how much you appreciate all Mum does and how she does it out of love for them. Plus remember that it’s not too long until Fathers Day so do a good job and there should be no problem getting out on that fishing trip you have been wanting to go on.