– No it’s not like what's shown in the movies.
I am sure you know this by now.
The first time you see or hold your baby, you might not feel overly happy and hear angels sing. The doctor is still busy stitching you up, the nurse cleaning up and you may have a lot of pain or be so exhausted that all you want to do is sleep.
The worst of Prenatal period is nothing compare to the gong show that ensues once you bring that adorable 6-lb bundle of joy home from the hospital.
The first time to the bathroom will not be so normal and easy – After getting stitches you will need help. This is not an easy visit to the bathroom, you risk the chance of passing out.
Breastfeeding does not come naturally to every new mother and your breast will become the size of watermelons – like every new thing, it takes practice. Not just for you but for your baby too. You will try 10 different positions to feed your baby and your baby will most likely favour one breast over the other.
The books on parenting also don't tell you the true scenario.
You will come to know the milestones a baby is supposed to reach at certain months but certainly not what ensues when they reach them.
Being 6 years into motherhood, and a STAY-AT- HOME MOM of a toddler and a pre-schooler, the following are the scary realizations:
Milestone Chart: one to six months
You are no less than a Soldier on Border.
1. Sleep deprivation is a torture - A Soldier is never OFF Duty.
Women who claim their kids slept through the night from day one are liars.I have forgotten what it is like to Sleep like a baby???? - most of us have heard this saying before. Well until you have a baby of course..
Night waking has become a natural part of my night regime.
2. Your Patience level is tested the most. - You are always ready to AIM and SHOOT.
Whoever said 0-3 months baby sleeps a lot is A MYTH.
The Truth: Baby’s up the whole night and baby rarely
sleeps in daytime.
3 Bed is no longer the ONLY place to sleep. - You have
sacrificed the comfort of your bed.
You will cram your entire adult life between the time your kid goes down and you go to sleep.
Infact they know the art of putting you to sleep!
4. Waking up at 7 am is now considered “sleeping in.”
5. There is hardly any difference between a Robot and You.
You have an endless list of chores
waiting to be done.
You will be doing laundry every
single day. Every. Single. Day. Folding kid and baby clothes is
torture.
6. Mirror Mirror stay on the Wall - That last time when you saw yourself in the mirror.
7. When your baby spits up, it looks worse than it is
On one side you are trying to clean
the mess and on the other side you have a screaming baby to soothe.
8. You poke your sleeping baby to see if
they’re breathing.
With my first baby I
would wake up if she is sound asleep just to check "is everything
alright"
Yeah we have
accomplished one milestone, now a few more to go
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