First time moms

Junebug0617

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I found this the other day in What to Expect The First Year, and found it so comforting to know I'm not alone when it comes to being a "rookie" on the job...thought I'd pass it along for those that need some encouragement for the late night feedings..

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There's no other job in the world that thrusts you, without previous training or experience and without supervisory guidance, into fully 18 to 24 hour shifts.  What's more, there's no other job that offers as little feedback during the first weeks to let you know how you're doing.  The only person who could possibly give you a job evaluation is a largely unresponsive, unpredictable, and uncooperative newborn who doesn't smile when she's satisfied, doesn't hug you when she's grateful, sleeps when she should be eating, cries when she should be sleeping, hardly even looks at you for more than a couple of minutes, and doesn't seem to know you from the next door neighbor.

All this didn't matter when she smiled at me for the first time today!

 

Junebug0617

Okay, I have no idea why it's posted like this-it looks normal in my preview though...sorry!

srex_ee

That makes it all worthwhile doesn't it?   Wait til LO starts to smile when you come into a room..or looks around the room for you..cries for only you etc.  There are days where I'd like my old life back, but those moments disappear quickly when my little guy smiles at me and curls up in my lap.