Could anyone ever explain what being a parent would feel like? Of course people thought they could, and probably still think they can but after giving birth you realised that no-one's explanation was right.
'Life before' meant no responsibilities, lying in, cinema, meals, nights out and how that will all change in a few hours (well 7hrs for me but a lot more for others) by something so small.
Life isn't about you and what you want any more, its what your baby wants and needs from here on. It can become very daunting the thought that this little 7lbs 13oz baby needs you for everything, to eat, sleep, toilet, change!
Your their everything, their only communication is to cry (and that can become hard, but I'll come back to that), you and dad are their number 1's.
People can help but you will always be who they turn to, you have become a very important person in the world to this little bundle of joy! Have you always wanted to be a somebody.....make something of your life? Well you just have in the form of your little baby.
Your pregnant for 9 months, DD (due date) arrives, and you just wait……and wait. When nothing happens during the day your thinking surely it will happen during tonight, but wake up in the morning and………..still pregnant! From then on every day feels like a month, every hour feels like a day, every minute feels like a hour and every second feels like a minute, and all you want to do is meet your little bundle of fun, whilst everyone else is telling you to rest, enjoy your time before baby comes, and that's something you don't do because your just ready to meet them, 9 months is a long time (now that is one thing people did get right)! You don't know when you will next be able to eat out, watch a film, go to the cinema, and most importantly sleep 8 hours, 7 hours, even 6 hours. But you don't care because all you can think about is what they will look like, will they have hair, how much will they weigh, but the main question you want answered..….will everything be OK?
Lets get to the painful part next time.................
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