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January 6, 2012 · 5 Comments

Mommy Worries

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Mommy worries….all mommies have them! They all start with the first positive sign on pregnancy test. Will my baby hang in there against all odds? Will my baby be healthy? What if they have a deformity or disability? Okay, we’ll deal with it. Will baby be born prematurely? Then when baby is born and the amazing joy you feel that baby is totally fine the worries begin all over again! Will my baby hit all the milestones on time? How will I be as a mother? Can I handle this? Why don’t babies come with a manual?

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But nothing really prepares a new mother for any of this until you actually experience it firsthand. I read all the books, talked to many experienced mothers, and still had no idea until I went through it all myself. How do you explain to someone what it feels like to be kicked from the inside out? Or to actually feel what contractions are like? Or to truly understand the fierce mother bear protectiveness you feel over your little one?

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Yes, there are always mommy worries. But the mommy worry I’m feeling now is postpartum depression. Have you ever experienced this? My son was “colicky”. For the first 2 months of his life, he rarely slept, always cried, and always seemed so uncomfortable. I barely slept and didn’t have any support. My husband was working full-time and getting his Master’s Degree. Finally at 9 weeks old (after my persistence of going to different doctors), we found out he had GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Basically bad heartburn 🙁  In my son’s case, he didn’t vomit which was a sure sign of reflux. Instead he swallowed it back down which meant it burned coming up and burned going back down. Poor little guy.
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Once on medication, he was a much happier camper and so was mama. But because of those rough two months, I got postpartum depression. Never felt like I wanted to hurt my baby but felt like I just couldn’t handle it. Like I didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning, like I just couldn’t handle anything. I knew that this was probably postpartum depression since I read so many pregnancy books before baby was born so I got my husband to take me immediately to my family doctor. Because I got help right away, which is key, I started to feel much better right away. I think just knowing that you are “normal” and you’re not a failure as a mother is a major step.

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Now that baby no. 2 is coming towards the end of this month, I can’t help but think of that time again and worry that I could get postpartum depression again. But I’m prepared this time and have been preparing in so many different ways since my son was born.

Motherhood is definitely the hardest job in the world and the most important. I’m aware that there will always be mommy worries but all we can do is prepare as much as possible, have faith, and take care of yourself first. All we need to do is love our little bundles of joy and everything will turn out!!

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Love you lil monkey. Mommy loves you!!
{look at that drool!}

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  1. Jessica says

    January 7, 2012 at 4:05 am

    Beautiful pictures! You’re a beautiful mama. I hope everything goes smoothly with the next arrival. If it’s ok, I’d like to follow your blog. You can come on over and follow mine too if you’d like. I’m a young mama and I can relate to the struggles and joys of parenthood. http://www.sewingourlifetogether.blogspot.com

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  2. Jamie -Better With Age says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:27 am

    Thanks for your comment Jessica! I’d love for you to follow my blog. I’m going to check out your blog 😉 Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Susie from Bienvenue says

    January 9, 2012 at 4:00 am

    Ohhh girl. I know all about those Momma worries and they just carry on as your baby grows. My oldest is 21..yeah. Talk about worry. UGH! Hang in there cause its soo worth it. By they way, how did you look so awesome after just having a baby? Wow! May you enjoy every minute and worry less 😉

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  4. Jamie -Better With Age says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:05 am

    Thanks for your sweet post Susie! I looked awesome 3 years ago! Trust me, I don’t look like that now (9 months pregnant and all). I hear that mommy worries don’t really leave. I guess it’s part of being a momma 😉

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