“I’m so excited! I can’t wait to see my baby girl. I can’t wait to wear her one of these. I can’t wait to hug her. I can’t wait to smell her. But I’ll be honest, I’m not excited about the baby itself.
Like most pregnancies, I think I’ve just had a few to be honest, but the fact is that I find the whole process of pregnancy and delivery very disconcerting. The first few months is extremely nerve-wracking. It makes me feel a bit like I’m floating. The whole process can be exhausting, but the most disheartening part is when you give birth and it’s all over so fast.
The first two months of pregnancy can be nerve-wracking too. Especially the first few weeks. But the truth is that once you get past that stage, life is really nice. The first few months are just like any other time in your life. You go to concerts and you eat junk food and you go to clubs and you live the life you want to live. And you come out of that stage with a big smile on your face and a little baby in your arms.
It’s a good thing too because pregnancy can be a bit like a rollercoaster ride. The good news is that everything is pretty predictable. You’ll get your period, which means that you’ll be pregnant, there’ll be a little bump, and a little baby. The bad news is that you’ll most likely lose that baby.
That could be a good thing. The baby can be the one thing that turns your life around and makes you want it more. When you get pregnant, all you have is a bunch of emotions. The baby is the new thing to feel, it makes you feel alive. It’s the most exciting thing about a new life.
If you don’t have a job, this is a time when you’re essentially free to do whatever you want. If you don’t have a job, you could get drunk, maybe go to the mall, maybe get a tattoo, and get a bunch of new friends. If you don’t have a job, you’re free to do anything. Even though there isn’t a job, you don’t have to do it. You can do whatever makes your life more interesting.
I’m sure there are lots of things you could do but I think this is a good one to point out. People tend to think about birth and pregnancy as being a “bad” outcome. But in reality, as the saying goes, “you cant fix a broken clock.” We cannot control how our bodies work, but when we have a baby it’s our job to control our emotions.
This is basically the idea behind the title of this article. Just like I thought about pregnancy, I think about birth. I think about birth as a chance to learn about a person, grow a child with them, get to know them, and then become a part of their daily life. I think we as parents of new babies should do anything we can to ensure we get the chance to be a part of their daily life.
We think, “how could they not have told us this stuff before?” But while it might seem that we could “turn the clock back,” it probably won’t work that way. Sure, the clock is running, but so are the minutes and hours that you were in the shower when your baby was born. (That is, if you’re a woman.) We have feelings and emotions, and we can’t turn them off just like we can’t turn off the heartbeat.
This is especially true with new mothers because the first few weeks of pregnancy are pretty hard on the body. A new mom will be exposed to all kinds of substances, food, medications, stress, and hormones. It’s important to take note of all that and do whatever we can to ensure we’ve had as much time as possible with our new addition.