I'm much closer to my mum since having E. I spent a long time being really bitter about some things that happened in my teenage years that really damaged our relationship - but seeing her with E has reminded me of the way she was when I was a little girl - she was so loving and attentive. She was my whole world.

I guess I also had this idea that her status as a mother meant that she should have behaved a certain way, been completely selfless and known exactly what to do for the best. Then I had my own child and -guess what? - I didn't change. I'm still me. I still have my own dreams. I'm still selfish at times and I'm just trying my best one day at a time. That's all I can ask of her, looking back..... and, yeah, she didn't always get it right but who does?

Has becoming a parent changed the way you feel about your own relationships with your parents?