Jacinda Ardern

It was just time for the sense of responsibility. And you were 37? I was 37, yeah. Wow. And then the election. In New Zealand, we have a system a little bit similar to Germany. You don't always know on election night who has the numbers to form a government. So on election night, it was not clear cut.

It was just time for the sense of responsibility. And you were 37? I was 37, yeah. Wow. And then the election. In New Zealand, we have a system a little bit similar to Germany. You don't always know on election night who has the numbers to form a government. So on election night, it was not clear cut.

It was just time for the sense of responsibility. And you were 37? I was 37, yeah. Wow. And then the election. In New Zealand, we have a system a little bit similar to Germany. You don't always know on election night who has the numbers to form a government. So on election night, it was not clear cut.

There was one small party that held the balance of power and they decided they would negotiate with both us and one other party. So we're in the middle of those negotiations. When I start feeling a little off. Had you missed your period? Well, there was one of the, obviously there's a number of things that suggest maybe you should think about taking a test.

There was one small party that held the balance of power and they decided they would negotiate with both us and one other party. So we're in the middle of those negotiations. When I start feeling a little off. Had you missed your period? Well, there was one of the, obviously there's a number of things that suggest maybe you should think about taking a test.

There was one small party that held the balance of power and they decided they would negotiate with both us and one other party. So we're in the middle of those negotiations. When I start feeling a little off. Had you missed your period? Well, there was one of the, obviously there's a number of things that suggest maybe you should think about taking a test.

I don't remember at the time them being large red flags for me. Any large red flags. Just feeling a bit off is how I would describe it. And a friend of mine suggested I take a test. And so in the middle of negotiations to find out whether I would be prime minister, I first found out I was pregnant. And you thought, what? I thought you could not write this until you did.

I don't remember at the time them being large red flags for me. Any large red flags. Just feeling a bit off is how I would describe it. And a friend of mine suggested I take a test. And so in the middle of negotiations to find out whether I would be prime minister, I first found out I was pregnant. And you thought, what? I thought you could not write this until you did.

I don't remember at the time them being large red flags for me. Any large red flags. Just feeling a bit off is how I would describe it. And a friend of mine suggested I take a test. And so in the middle of negotiations to find out whether I would be prime minister, I first found out I was pregnant. And you thought, what? I thought you could not write this until you did.

So I talk a lot more about, you know, how that was a bit of a surprise because having a child had been something we'd thought about, but it did not come easy to me. And so it was a real surprise.

So I talk a lot more about, you know, how that was a bit of a surprise because having a child had been something we'd thought about, but it did not come easy to me. And so it was a real surprise.

So I talk a lot more about, you know, how that was a bit of a surprise because having a child had been something we'd thought about, but it did not come easy to me. And so it was a real surprise.

I didn't know if I loved the universe in that moment. I think I have probably natural levels of anxiety for someone who's 37 years old and 10 weeks ago did not anticipate being in this position and who's also pregnant.

I didn't know if I loved the universe in that moment. I think I have probably natural levels of anxiety for someone who's 37 years old and 10 weeks ago did not anticipate being in this position and who's also pregnant.

I didn't know if I loved the universe in that moment. I think I have probably natural levels of anxiety for someone who's 37 years old and 10 weeks ago did not anticipate being in this position and who's also pregnant.

Because you were determined that you were going to breastfeed. I was determined. I was determined. And now looking back on it, I see there were lots of reasons why I was determined. I think I saw it as a part, a series of mini tests. the test of motherhood, you know, the test to prove that I was doing what I was meant to do. But it was hard and it didn't come easy for me.

Because you were determined that you were going to breastfeed. I was determined. I was determined. And now looking back on it, I see there were lots of reasons why I was determined. I think I saw it as a part, a series of mini tests. the test of motherhood, you know, the test to prove that I was doing what I was meant to do. But it was hard and it didn't come easy for me.

Because you were determined that you were going to breastfeed. I was determined. I was determined. And now looking back on it, I see there were lots of reasons why I was determined. I think I saw it as a part, a series of mini tests. the test of motherhood, you know, the test to prove that I was doing what I was meant to do. But it was hard and it didn't come easy for me.

The breastfeeding didn't come easy. Yeah, it didn't. And I think I had this idea in my head that eventually it's just meant to work. But it wasn't like that. And I think it's not like that for a lot of women. And one of the reasons I wanted to write about it was to just demonstrate that, you know, out there in the images that we present sometimes, it may have looked like I was Wonder Woman.

The breastfeeding didn't come easy. Yeah, it didn't. And I think I had this idea in my head that eventually it's just meant to work. But it wasn't like that. And I think it's not like that for a lot of women. And one of the reasons I wanted to write about it was to just demonstrate that, you know, out there in the images that we present sometimes, it may have looked like I was Wonder Woman.