~*~Peachy~*~

ValerianOddity

From your earlier post:

There is also a part of me that feels terribly empty since Owen has been born, like he's gone...but he's here - does that make since?  I never, ever, ever thought that I would say that I miss being pregnant b/c it was such a hard pregnancy for me, but girls, I miss my baby boy being in my belly and not having to share him with anyone else or worry about it being too cold...or if he's getting enough to eat....or if he'll have more gas bubble pain.....and so on.

I felt exactly like this after Gabriel was born.  The first 2 weeks were the hardest; I was so miserable by the end of my pregnancy, but I just felt empty without my baby in my belly.  One night, my s.o. gave me a hug, and he put his hand on my tummy like he had through my pregnancy, and I told him, "It's empty", and started bawling.

It gets better.  My hormones were so crazy the first couple weeks pp that I cried at the drop of a hat.  Hell, I STILL cry; sometimes just because I'm so happy with my LO, it can't come out any other way.  You're going to be a wonderful mommy.  (((HUGS)))

perfectpeach

Hi honey   *hugs* thank you SO much for this - I think I just needed to hear from my girls that I'm not the only one who went through this and that it's all NORMAL....I'm so concerned with being "normal" and "doing okay", my poor Dh is probably sick of me asking him if "I'm doing okay" with everything....my recovery, caring for Owen, keeping track of things and such.  It's almost like I'm HYPERAWARE of everyone's emotions around me and wanting to make sure that they're all okay and not upset/frustrated with me.

Love you - thank you again for this