Embarrassing stains on your T-shirt, sniffing someone’s bum to check if your little kid has pooped, the first sex after giving birth… as a first-time mom your life turns upside down. Our cartoon drawings visualize these funny situations in a relatable way.
We, illustrator Ingebritt ter Veld and I, Corinne de Vries, had babies shortly after one another. Our pregnancies and first months as young moms inspired these funny drawings. As a mom, you undoubtedly recognize the drawings of mom's everyday life during pregnancy and after childbirth - but those experiences are not always talked about. With these funny comics “#thingsonlymomsknow” we want to depict the reality of motherhood - with all the (sometimes literally) painful, funny and loving moments.
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I had so beautiful hair during pregnancy... It took two years until it was that full again. But the boobs are still there :D
How (not) To Sleep While Pregnant
Side sleeper with the prego pillow at this time. I would die without it!
I'm was a belly sleeper and found out I couldn't do it, anymore. I became a "side sleeper" because I was more comfortable that way, not on my back.
Pee-regnant
Spitfire
This is so true: After my son was born, my fashion sense went out the window. In the beginning, I actually forgot about myself and concentrated solely my son. Hair, nails, wearing my stylish clothes wasn't even a concern of mine. But when he was a year or so and I was getting myself back, I began to treat myself (get my hair, nails and toes done), so I can look like a nice, sexy mom.
My nephew spit up so much for the first ten months of his life that my brother and sister in law gave up on bibs and started using hand towels. Whichever family member fed him just knew that you were gonna being wearing spit up. My sister in law gracefully took it all in stride. She is a fabulous boy mom!
Peeps Who Give You The Creeps
I taught my wife the standing arm bar when she was pregnant, to combat belly grabbers. She even used it once when a stranger went to touch her.
I'm kinda torn on this one. A lot of pregnant women get offended when you acknowledge their pregnancy and yet expect special treatment because of they're pregnant, such as getting seats in buses and subways.
Pumping Madness
After I had weaned my son I was in the grocery store and the baby behind me cried...soak shirt front time.
One time I was pumping at work and listening to my music. I was halfway through when someone new entered the building and didn't know I was using that room at the time. He walked in on me right when 'My milk shakes bring all the boys to the yard' was on. I laughed if off right away (you couldn't make this stuff up!). He didn't come back for a very long time.
The breast pump was a novel idea. It allowed us to pump our breasts and stock up on milk for our babies. But after a while, I had to get rid of mines. The old fashion way is the best.
Disgusting Things You Do
That's probably like the only one that doesn't apply to the father. Haha
Load More Replies...Or when your toddler figures out how to take off his loaded diaper & paint the crib with it! Gross! He wore onesies every day til he was potty trained after that lol. And when he figured out how to take the onesies off I put them on backwards so he couldn't reach the snaps. Worked well.
Um, yea. These things do happen, especially the one with the pee in the face. Thought it couldn't ever happen. But with my son, nothing is off limits. These are so funny and true.
Postpartum One Word Horror Stories
That really happens. Once, ich took out the hair of my hairbrush and left in on the balcony. Then it was picked by a bird 😂
Load More Replies...if you don't stop taking the prenatal pills, your hair won't fall out. my sister never stopped after she had her son and just takes them as vitamin supplements. Her doctor thought it was a good idea since they were are just vitamin supplements anyhow.. Her hair is like a luscious mermaids and her skin is just always beautiful....... sigh.
most women don't she'd hair as much during pregnancy because of certain hormones, so afterwards all those hairs that didn't she'd come out in a hair avalanche.
Load More Replies...Boobytrap
allemaal hilarisch!!! 20 maanden borstvoeding gegeven!!!! allemaal correct!! hahahahahahhah
Memorable Firsts
Yea, memorable first time, after the baby. Oh man, it was painful but it kept on getting better.
I remember one of my babies did the first one, it shot out and ran down the chest of drawers, happy days!
Things You Are Afraid Of
So TRUE! This was when I stopped breastfeeding. When my son tried to take a chunk out of my nipple. He was a little over 1 year old.
True story - My mom said she stopped breastfeeding as soon as I grew teeth because I bit her 😂
Cry Baby
Fantastic Cartoon Story Board,,,I have Now Shared it with my Friends on Facebook,,,,,:)
Very cute. I'm a grandma now, but I remember shooting my husband in the eye with breastmilk across a room while undressing, by only unhooking my brassierre and letting my blobs out. Right in the eye !
Wow...I like those. And whoever reads my comments on BP knows that I rather rejoyce with sarcastic, dark, sometimes evil stuff (unless puppies are involved). This series is charming for its realism on the one hand and the absurdity on the other. Yet it does not forget to convey the most important message: love what you do and what opportunities you gain.
Love these! So true and the artist showed the love in each one <3 <3 <3
Can't wait! I have just gone off the pill and am trying for my second child! :)
my mum had an even worse time with me... i accidentally stabbed her in the eye with some wire
All those pictures are so true. I comforted by that. I am a mother of three. Thank you.
Very cute. I'm a grandma now, but I remember shooting my husband in the eye with breastmilk across a room while undressing, by only unhooking my brassierre and letting my blobs out. Right in the eye !
Wow...I like those. And whoever reads my comments on BP knows that I rather rejoyce with sarcastic, dark, sometimes evil stuff (unless puppies are involved). This series is charming for its realism on the one hand and the absurdity on the other. Yet it does not forget to convey the most important message: love what you do and what opportunities you gain.
Love these! So true and the artist showed the love in each one <3 <3 <3
Can't wait! I have just gone off the pill and am trying for my second child! :)
my mum had an even worse time with me... i accidentally stabbed her in the eye with some wire
All those pictures are so true. I comforted by that. I am a mother of three. Thank you.
