About to becme a mom for the first time
By stardustw83
@stardustw83 (435)
United States
December 28, 2008 8:18pm CST
Hello there!!! I am 38 weeks pregnant ( as of today ) my due date is 1-12-09. This is my first child and happens to be a boy. But im just now coming to the realization i will no longer be just me but i will be a mother. How can i grasp this concept with out becoming over whelmed at the thought. My husband has two children from a previous relationship and I don't think fully understands where I'm coming from since this is my first child. I am 25 and have wanted to have a child for a couple years now thinking that it would never happen yet thankfull that it did. The pregnancy has been hard to deal with since in the first tri mester i pulled a ligament and it hasn't healed making walking more trouble than normal and even rolling over in bed hurts. I don't understand it at all but i can't wait to see my little bundle of joy. I think that being a mother will be a completely positive addidition in my life and really don't see anything negative with it its just overwhelming and im wondering when that feeling will ever go away or dimish itself or if it will at all. All you mothes out there how did you deal with this feeling if you even had it?
5 responses
@shelly53 (25)
• United States
29 Dec 08
First off: CONGRATULATIONS!! No other job will ever be as difficult and rewarding all at the same time. Relax, though, for soon you will be a pro at motherhood and will wonder why you were a bit nervous. Yes, the first one you worry a bit more because it is your first. That is normal. You will be very adapt soon and you will be a wonderful MOM. Isn't that a nice name for you now? MOM----MOM----MOM----get used to it! At times, you may want to change your name when you feel stressed. But, all in all, this new phase of your life will be wonderful and satisfying and rewarding and a bit sleepless to start. YOU WILL BE A WONDERFUL MOM!!! shelly53
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@stardustw83 (435)
• United States
30 Dec 08
yeah its nice to hear thank you!!! But being called mom or mother is still something to get used to
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
29 Dec 08
I felt the same way before my son was born. When I was pregnant with my daughter I was scared that I didn't have enough love, time or energy for two babies. Your fears are normal and, trust me, they will go away once you hold your precious baby boy in your arms. He will soon respond to you and the two of you will have a special rhythm that only a mother and baby share. Make sure you have some help for at least the first couple of days after you go home. You shouldn't have to worry about cooking or cleaning...you should only enjoy your baby and rest. Trust me...rest whenever you can because newborns are tiring! 
Congrats...you will be fine.
Congrats...you will be fine.@stardustw83 (435)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Thank you, im sure i will have plenty of help i have a few mothers who have been waiting for me to have this expreince and can't wait to be around the little one once he gets here. Not to mention my husband
@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
29 Dec 08
Fears are normal. It is a difficult journey, but holding the newborn in arms can vanish your fears. Take rest for the first two months and enjoy. The job is tiring but you need the rest. Seeing your baby's love in days to come can boost your confidence and vanish your fears.
