A Singapore Mum's Matrescence Journal
The Becoming
Everyone bought a gift for the baby.
This one is for you.
60 prompts for the mum who is still finding her way back to herself. Written by a Singapore mum, for Singapore mums.
What's Inside
60 guided prompts across 5 parts. Literary typography designed for emotional breathing room.
60 guided prompts across 5 parts
Singapore-specific context (confinement, kiasu culture, HDB life)
Fillable PDF for iPad / tablet / laptop
Literary typography designed for emotional breathing room
Print-friendly format for physical journaling
Lifetime access — download once, keep forever
Part 1: The Grief
Prompts for the losses no one warned you about — identity, sleep, spontaneity, and the version of yourself you are still mourning.
Part 2: The In-Between
For the liminal space where you are no longer who you were, but not yet who you are becoming. Gentle prompts for uncertainty and hope.
Part 3: The Becoming
Reclaiming yourself through small, deliberate acts. Prompts that help you recognise the mother you are growing into.
Part 4: Singapore & Me
Confinement, kiasu culture, HDB life, and the uniquely Singaporean layers of motherhood. Prompts rooted in the place you call home.
Part 5: Letters
Write to your past self, your future self, your child, your partner. Letters that become keepsakes.
Sneak Peek
Six pages from inside the journal — a taste of the prompts waiting for you.
Prompt 1 of 60
A Prompt on Grief
What did you leave behind when you became a mother? Write about one thing you miss — and one thing you have found instead.
Prompt 2 of 60
The In-Between
Describe a moment this week when you felt neither fully yourself nor fully 'mum.' What did that space feel like?
Prompt 3 of 60
The Becoming
What is one small habit you have developed since becoming a mother that actually belongs to you, not your child?
Prompt 4 of 60
Singapore & Me
Write about one Singaporean tradition or cultural expectation around motherhood that you have embraced, resisted, or redefined.
Prompt 5 of 60
A Letter to Your Child
Dear one — I want you to know that before you arrived, I was someone too. Let me tell you about her...
Prompt 6 of 60
A Letter to Yourself
Write to the woman you were on the day you found out you were pregnant. What would you want her to know?
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— The founder of MumNearby
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60 prompts. One journal. For the mum who deserves to be seen too.
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