Chloe Hamilton

3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Chloe Hamilton |Chloë Hamilton

I’m lying in bed, my hand on my baby son’s chest, measuring his respiratory rate. One, two, three, four. My palm rises with each breath. Five, six, seven, eight. With my other hand, I’m googling: “what is the average respiratory rate for a nine-month-old? Nine, 10, 11, 12. And then, of course, I lose count and have to start again. One, two, three, four. This goes on for another half-an-hour until I’m sure my baby is breathing normally.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chloe Hamilton

‘Alexlilly1999* has left you feedback!” pings the Vinted notification. My stomach flips as the app loads and I open my review: “Quite good.” A gut punch. I sit in shock, scrutinising the words in front of me. “Good” is a bit uninspired but “quite” feels both passive-aggressive and viciously spiteful: quite good. Alexlilly1999 has also given me just four stars. It’s a lukewarm write-up considering the dress I sold them was good quality, a brilliant price and shipped quickly. I glare at the review.

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Chloe Hamilton |Chloë Hamilton

‘Alexlilly1999* has left you feedback!” pings the Vinted notification. My stomach flips as the app loads and I open my review: “Quite good.” A gut punch. I sit in shock, scrutinising the words in front of me. “Good” is a bit uninspired but “quite” feels both passive-aggressive and viciously spiteful: quite good. Alexlilly1999 has also given me just four stars. It’s a lukewarm write-up considering the dress I sold them was good quality, a brilliant price and shipped quickly. I glare at the review.

1 month ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Chloe Hamilton |Chloë Hamilton

Who carries the heaviest mental load – Chloë or Stuart? Composite: Guardian Design; Sonja Horsman; GK Hart;279photo;Asya_mix/Getty ImagesIt starts with a discussion in the car, prompted by the washing up. It wasn’t done that morning. The laundry needs hanging up, too, and someone has forgotten to make the packed lunches. We need to pay the dog walker, fix the broken bath panel, work out why our toddler has started waking in the night and book our youngest in for a haircut.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Chloe Hamilton

It starts with a discussion in the car, prompted by the washing up. It wasn’t done that morning. The laundry needs hanging up, too, and someone has forgotten to make the packed lunches. We need to pay the dog walker, fix the broken bath panel, work out why our toddler has started waking in the night and book our youngest in for a haircut. Then there’s a half-planned playdate to confirm, meals to plan and all those family WhatsApp group messages that need a response.