No one could have prepared me for the unexpected joys of motherhood. I find myself falling more in love with my sweet Brooke everyday. It's hard to believe that it's already been four months, two rounds of shots, multiple changes in diaper size, rolling from belly to back and back to belly, lots of late night feeds, and many many many more memories.
I'd like to start the first post with a question. Feel free to post your input and hopefully from one mom to another we can grow together!
question #1: what was one thing that you weren't told about motherhood that you wish you would have been told??
Remember...we all have to learn somehow! I'm telling you up front that I don't know everything about being a good mom, wife, or twenty something chick. However I love laughing about the mistakes and learning from the errors. Hope you enjoy this blog journey!
NO one ever told me the ENORMOUS amount of pain you would be during ENGORGEMENT! I literally thought that I would die from exploding boobs. I remember that I sent my lactation consultant an email at 4am desperately telling her that I was about to die of PAIN. Need less to say all new moms should be ready for the huge, tender and painful side of engorgement. LOVELY!
ReplyDeleteNo one ever told me I would be an emotional wreck for the first week or so after giving birth! Talk about an emotional rollercoaster! Going from being so overjoyed with the little human being you have created to being a basketcase over something a simple as ANOTHER poopy diaper, I was all over the place! Thankfully my hormones leveled out because I think my husband might have gone insane. All worth it looking back on it now though, I have my own little piece of heaven to hold in my arms everyday.
ReplyDeleteAnd I second your engorgement issues, HELLO boobs I never had! They like tripled in size! Holy cow for breastfeeding! Which also turned out to be a wonderful experience in the end, wouldn't change a thing. Best way to bond with my little man.
Kristan: what about the hair loss? no one ever told me that you would really start to experience hair loss about 3-4 months out! i mean like MASSIVE hair loss! For someone that has fine hair i don't have much to lose. Need less to say i'm ready for it to stop!
ReplyDeleteI have had a HORRIBLE time with breastfeeding! He can't get enough, which in turn means hours of crying (for both of us). Come to find out he was tongue tied, so they fixed that and now he could care less about nursing unless he is really upset. Nothing like feeling like a failure for not being able to nurse him all the time and give him what he needs.
ReplyDeleteoh Jen...i'm soo sorry that nursing has been difficult! I know what you mean about wanting to cry during feeds or when feeds aren't working out. I remember when Brooke wasn't getting enough around 5pm! I finally realized that I wasn't producing at night and ended up having to give her a bottle. It made me feel like such a failure and left me very emotional. Are you pumping at all? Do you see a lactation consultant? Do you nurse and then give him a bottle? Just wondering...sorry for all the questions. Ultimately you have to realize that YOU are a FABULOUS MOMMA and DOING A GREAT JOB! Hang in there girly! It gets better and remember just one day at a time!
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