First time moms like me, more often than not have ALL the information they need about their growing baby, at their finger tips.
From simple things like month wise information about how they feel, what hormonal changes are expected in this term, is your baby the size of a plum or a watermelon and oh did that over-hyped sex drive in the third term kick-in yet?, we know it all!
Most often we over-do, over-think, over-prepare and want to ensure that when the baby comes we have everything sorted. After all what is google for? I was confident that I knew more than my mom, who gave birth four times! But my mom had a stronger argument, 'you may have google, but I have experience!'
We have all the information that we need, yet we are blissfully unaware of what it takes to be a mom. First time moms have this innate strength in them, that no matter what the world tells them, they believe they can handle it. This feeling is our blessing! HOLD on to that feeling and you will just be fine.
After you give birth there are few things that you can laugh about. Listed below were few of my profound thoughts before embarking on this journey:
• I had my hospital bag ready and guess what was one of the most essential items? - UNO Cards. If you are wondering why I had them? One of the websites had mentioned birthing process is long and you need something to occupy your mind in between the contractions. Well that was the last time I saw those set of UNO cards!
First time moms!
I had made a mental list of what my future child would be like:
• Extremely well behaved. She will NOT be that screaming kid, you meet in a supermarket or an aeroplane!
• I will feed her only healthy food and she will never see junk food. PS: her favourite food is french fries!
• I will give her all the worldly knowledge. Enroll her from piano to skating to dance to mathematics classes. I did a few ofcourse, but I now know, I always have time and there is no need to rush! And that she does not need to learn them all!
• My daughter will have the same temparament like mine. And boy I was so wrong!
So the point I am trying to make is that, reality will always be different from our expectations. Do read up, be aware of what needs to be done, dos and donts but while doing all this remember to enjoy the ride.
Because in the end, the only constant is that your little baby will make you feel that this journey was worth embarking on (most days, except the sick days or when you see your single friends sleeping till noon)!
So be blissfully unaware! Do share your thoughts on your pre-baby era!