The First Week

The First Week

No one talks about all of the many things that happen after birth

Everyone gets so caught up in the oooh's and aah's that new babies bring

No one talks about the swollen breast that hurt to the touch

or the newborn baby whose first desire is to suck

brings on feelings of insecurity when it seems as if your God given supply is not enough...

They say that babies are a blessing...

No one talks about all of the blood that seems to flow without cease

or how you lay in your bed wide awake at night in pain or too sore to get good sleep

But yet they say ...babies are a blessing

No one tells you that you can go from happy to crying in less than 3 seconds

or how those same breathing techniques that you learned for labor

come in handy for those after birth pains and contractions.

I keep telling myself that babies are a blessing

No one tells you that your 2 year old son won't come near you because he feels as if

new baby has taken his place

and all that you can do is find new ways to bring a smile to his face

But despite all of these unknowns that have entered into my life....

it's still all worth it

I will embrace every single moment

because motherhood is truly a blessing....