Wednesday, December 19, 2007

its definitely not easy being a mom.

They have a saying that goes.. "Better in than out"
I truly understood why they say that even though at the point when i was 9 months pregnant I had wished for the baby to "pop" out immediately.

Motherhood means a whole lot of sacrifices to be made, thats why they always say mothers the best - i understand it now.

You give up your sleep to care for the newborn who is so helpless, they depend on you for their survival. If they had a rash, its all because you did not take care of the baby well... probably never clean it properly. If they had diarrhoea, it must be because the bottles are not sterilised properly.

IT has been a really long and tiring 3 weeks.

Baby in the opinion of my parents are a god given blessing especially since I was an extremely difficult baby to care for compared to my own baby.

the never ending cycle of feed, diaper change, soothing baby to sleep then pumping breastmilk means you hardly have time to rest because soon after you finish pumping the milk and storing it, baby wakes for another feed and the cycle begins yet again.'

You need help from all members of your family and their moral support or any help rendered is very much appreciated.

Whether you are fully prepared for motherhood like me, there will still be instances when your swaying hormonal changes shock you for the things you do in the first month as a mommy. For instance, you cry because suddenly you get emotional over baby. You starting fretting that you are not a good mommy and the list goes on and on. When baby starts to give you a difficult time, you think the worse and that is the time when the emotional support is much needed.

I am thankful to God above for having blessed me with my parents who have been crucial in my survival of these 3 weeks - without whom I probably would have gone bonkers trying to pacify baby whom cannot articulate her needs to me so i can only depend on guesswork. Their presence has greatly helped me reduced the stress.

At the time of typing out this post, my father is currently helping me to take care of baby, so that i may have some time to myself to unwind and take my mind off baby.

so you see, if you havent been nice to mom, its time to start appreciating what she has done for you. They include ...

Morning sickness, pregnancy weight gain, labour pains aka contractions, cut in the perinium, healing of the stitches, difficulty in passing motion and peeing are part and parcel of becoming a mother.

Then there are the worries and the emotional upheavals we experienced when you cry...

words cannot really articulate the helplessness mothers faced when their babies cry...

Labels: baby boom, first-time mom, motherhood