I was so incredibly excited to become a mum. I was so in love with my unborn child way before she arrived. I had this picture in my head of my husband and I and our beautiful baby living our happy ever after. That wasn't my reality unfortunately. I admit I changed during my pregnancy, gone was the the social butterfly, with endless parties and dinner invitations,  replaced overnight by a homebody,  nesting and trying to creating the picture perfect home for her child. Unfortunately, Maya's father wasn't ready for that change and it started to cause a divide. Maya forced herself into the world almost 8 weeks early, she was like a tiny sparrow who fit in her fathers hand. I was besotted with her the moment I saw her! I finally understood when people said they would do anything for their child, what they meant and I vowed to protect her.  Coming from a single parent family I knew the struggles my mum had faced raising two children single handily and I also understood how the absence of a father affects children. Choosing to walk away from my marriage was not a decision I took lightly! For a long time after, I felt I had failed my daughter and then I had that 'Ah-ha' moment, I wasn't a failure, I was her role model, it was my responsibility to teach her to value her worth, then add VAT to it!! I dust myself off, put on my super hero cape and started a new chapter. Hear my story and those of my tribe of supermums!!