In The Club
This illustrated gift title is for expectant parents or frazzled new parents who might need a little support during their first year of parenthood.
Featuring Helene the Illustrator's honest illustrations, each chapter looks at the different aspects of life with a new baby, from the first days of the newborn bubble through to the unbelievable milestone of their first birthday.
Helene began illustrating her experiences of motherhood after the birth of her daughter. She found herself frequently scrolling through Instagram and finding she couldn't relate to the picture-perfect mothers who littered her feed. She started sharing her art and was stunned by the response she received, from new parents who felt just like she did.
Helene's supportive, honest, empowering (and sometimes sweary) account of life with a new child unites parents from around the globe. While all parents, babies and births are different many of the emotions of new parenthood are universal. We are not alone, we're all in the same club and we've all got to do what we've got to do. We're all just making it up as we go along, hoping for the best!
In The Club is the hug, hot cup of tea - or massive glass of wine - that new parents who feel overwhelmed and under-qualified need.
Helene Weston is an illustrator and a knackered mum of one small but very cute sleep thief. Originally from the Midlands, Helene moved to beautiful Cornwall a few years ago.She used to be obsessed with drawing creatures, mostly aardvarks and cats, but now tends to focus her illustration around her own human pet and the trials and tribulations of motherhood. She enjoys using watercolours, acrylic gouache and pencil crayons but more recently has gone digital. Maternal mental health is important to Helene and this comes across in her commission work and through her Instagram account. She has illustrated work for charities, Doulas, educational resources, magazines, authors and bloggers.
When she's not drawing and painting, Helene loves reading, baking and yoga - her favourite part of a yoga class being the bit at the end where you lie down, they cover you with a cosy blanket and you have a sneaky nap... ahhh bliss!