In it together

Putting my little girl to bed, I could barely keep my eyes open.

My husband Simon, 34, and I had welcomed Evelyn, now two, into the world in August 2018, and our family was complete.

Our son Alfie, now five, was thrilled to be a big brother, but I couldn’t deny raising two children was hard.

I was absolutely exhausted, and as my maternity leave drew to an end, I worried how I would cope.

Most evenings, I would fall asleep with the kids, or I would head to bed immediately after.

‘Maybe it’s just stress,’ I confided in my husband.

Raising two kids was tiring, but I was also nervous about returning to work.

I assumed it was all just getting on top of me.

However, as the weeks passed, my bowel habits became irregular, and I