Doubts and Fears about Motherhood
By bnerlyn
@bnerlyn (32)
Philippines
March 13, 2007 4:54am CST
The responsibilities of becoming a mother can be exhausting and overwhelming.You may want to get out and work or you may have to work for economic reasons.But there are still the dishes to do, the baby to feed, and a husband to think about....and the question goes...
Do I want to give up so much to become a mother?
Will I be any good at it?
Will my marriage adjust?
4 responses
@lyndee22 (1210)
• Philippines
27 Mar 07
motherhood tackle a lot of things in the house. aside from taking care of the whole family other responsibilities lies ahead. if you're a working mom time management is very important. many adjustments are made just to fulfill, accomplish everything in time no matter how difficult it was for us to do. there's a lot of sacrifices we endure. we can't totally depend on our husbands but we're thankful that they share their time and ability to rear a family.
@ciaosamson (541)
• Philippines
24 Mar 07
I guess you have to ask yourself first if you're ready to be a mother. You have to consider the things you mentioned earlier. Are you working? If you are, how would your company take a pregnant employee? not to mention an employee who will take maternity leave and ocassional leaves if the baby is sick. Can you afford a nanny? Do you think you can get a nanny whom you could trust to leave your baby with? Or do you have relatives whom you could leave your baby with when you're at work?
Consider these things and then you answer your own question :D
@driver_erning (98)
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
Being a mom really is a great responsibility because it doesn't only end in feeding and giving what your children needs, most importantly is to raise them up to be good adults.True that you would give up so much to be a mom, but then your husband should be a mother to your children too.That way you won't have to feel like you had lost a lot of things just because you have children.Kids, I believe are blessings from God, after all the tiresome chores, they would cheer you up and love you back. Will you be a good mother? Just love your children and you will be the among the best mothers there is.I was fortunate to have one of the best ones.
@nikisazombie (22)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I have doubts and fears about being a mother every day. And I'm expecting!
You are the only one who can answer those questions. You do have to give up a lot to become a mother, but you also gain so so much. I'm worried about being a good mother myself. I think it's just something you have to take from day to day. And if your marriage is strong enough, than it should adjust to parenthood. But that's not saying that they all do. Because some just don't.
I'm also really worried about being a mother. I wake up after nightmares... but then I think about this child inside me, and I love him/her more and more every day. I think motherhood will be a challenge, but rewarding as well.