HGTV's 'Flipping El Moussas' star Heather Rae calls maternity leave 'closest thing to mental breakdown'
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA: Heather Rae Young recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Tristan. Ever since the birth of her first child, Heather has been updating her fans on social media about her motherhood journey so far. But things seem to not be going too well for the reality star.
Heather is on maternity leave from her work. To everyone, it seems that maternity leaves are almost equal to a vacation. Well, 'The Flipping El Moussas' star cleared the myth by sharing a post on her social media. Tarek El Moussa's wife shared a post on her Instagram story, calling maternity leave "most tiring." Keep reading to know why Heather is not liking her maternity leave.
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'Maternity leave is the most busy-bored'
It's just been a few weeks since Heather gave birth to Tristan and it seems that she is not enjoying her maternity leave. The star shared a post in her story, dedicating the lines to "every coworker who thought I was on vacation." The post said, "Maternity leave is the most busy-bored, happy-sad you'll ever be, while also the most tired you've ever been." The post further read, "It's the farthest thing from a vacation and the closest thing to a mental breakdown." "IDK how else to describe it. It's a weird time," the post ended. Well, it clearly seems that Heather agrees with these lines and therefore shared it with her fans on social media. She captioned her story with a laughing emoji.
'You can never fully prepare for mommyhood'
Heather recently shared a photo on her feed where her mother and father are seen posing with Jenna Young Piper, Heather's sister. The reality TV personality wrote, "You can never fully prepare for mommyhood but lucky to have my parents as role models." She thanked her family in the post for being there during her pregnancy and even after the birth of Tristan. She wrote, "Also so lucky to have my sister @jennayoungpiper as a role model. This weekend is actually the first weekend our babies got to meet and my heart can barely handle it !!!" Heather's sister Jenna has three kids, two daughters, and a six-month-old son. Heather believes, "we’re hoping our sons will be besties like we are I can’t talk too much about it because I don’t want my mom to see this and cry." She further updated that her parents were supposed to be with her but they couldn't make it because "the weather in CA has been insane so they’re fully snowed in at our Running Springs house and can’t even leave the house if they tried because of how unsafe the roads." Heather wishes, "hopefully the weather gets a little better and they can be here with us."
To catch up with Heather's pregnancy time stay tuned to 'The Flipping El Moussas' releasing on March 2, 2023, at 8 pm ET/PT on HGTV.